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Bhatti, Ace (1970-)
 

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Born in 1970, Ahsen Bhatti first appeared on television in 1984, in the children's TV series Dramarama, at the age of 14. Eight years later, he appeared in Family Pride (ITV, 1991-92).

During the '90s Bhatti's television career was steady. In 1994, he was cast as a doctor in Cardiac Arrest (1994-96), then again in Grafters (ITV, 1998-99) and The Grimleys (ITV, 1999-2001). During this period he featured as a pimp in Band of Gold (ITV, 1995-96), and appeared in Holding On (BBC, 1997), The Ghostbusters of East Finchley (BBC, 1995) and NCS Manhunt (BBC, 2001-).

Bhatti made his feature film debut in 1995 in Brothers in Trouble (d. Udayan Prasad), following up with Sixth Happiness (d. Waris Hussein, 1997). He also briefly appeared in Bend it Like Beckham (d. Gurinder Chadha, 2002) .

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Thumbnail image of Bend It Like Beckham (2002)Bend It Like Beckham (2002)

Surprise smash hit comedy about a football mad young Asian girl

Thumbnail image of Brothers In Trouble (1995)Brothers In Trouble (1995)

Drama about a group of illegal immigrants in northern England

Thumbnail image of Sixth Happiness (1997)Sixth Happiness (1997)

Fictionalised autobiography of gay and disabled Bombay author Firdaus Kanga

Thumbnail image of Cardiac Arrest (1994-96)Cardiac Arrest (1994-96)

Hard-hitting portrait of junior NHS staff, written by a disaffected doctor

Thumbnail image of Holding On (1997)Holding On (1997)

Epic, multi-stranded drama series set in late 1990s multicultural London

Thumbnail image of Second Coming, The (2003)Second Coming, The (2003)

Visionary drama imagining the Son of God's reappearance in Manchester

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