Erkan Mustafa
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Erkan Mustafa is a British actor and television presenter of Turkish
descent, most noted for the part of Roland Browning in Grange Hill (BBC
1982-1987). Unlike most of the other young actors in Grange Hill, Mustafa did not attend a stage school; he auditioned for and won the role after having been found during a nationwide search.
Other parts include "Enormous Orphan" in Blackadder's Christmas Carol
(BBC 1988) and "Otto" in Chef!
(BBC 1991).
In 1993 Channel 4
's The Word
tracked him down to a friend's record shop where he was helping out. He then appeared on This Morning
s Grange Hill reunion in 1998. In 2005 he appeared in the Grange Hill reunion programme Bring Back Grange Hill.
Erkan occasionally works in television with fellow Grange Hill star Lee MacDonald
and both were seen presenting in recent times on E4 Music.
In October 2009, Erkan hosted a Grange Hill Cast Reunion at the Sound nightclub in London's Leicester Square*.
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
descent, most noted for the part of Roland Browning in Grange Hill (BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
1982-1987). Unlike most of the other young actors in Grange Hill, Mustafa did not attend a stage school; he auditioned for and won the role after having been found during a nationwide search.
Other parts include "Enormous Orphan" in Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Blackadder's Christmas Carol is a one-off episode of Blackadder, a parody of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. It is set between Blackadder the Third and Blackadder Goes Forth , and is narrated by Hugh Laurie...
(BBC 1988) and "Otto" in Chef!
Chef!
Chef! is a British situation comedy starring Lenny Henry that aired as twenty episodes over three series from 1993 to 1996 on the BBC. The show was created and primarily written by Peter Tilbury based on an idea from Lenny Henry and produced for the BBC by Henry's production company, Crucial...
(BBC 1991).
In 1993 Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
's The Word
The Word (TV series)
The Word was a 1990s Channel 4 television programme in the United Kingdom.-Format:Its presenters included Mancunian radio presenter Terry Christian, comedian Mark Lamarr, Dani Behr, Katie Puckrik, Jasmine Dotiwala, Alan Connor, Amanda de Cadenet and "Huffty"...
tracked him down to a friend's record shop where he was helping out. He then appeared on This Morning
This Morning (TV series)
This Morning is a British daytime television programme broadcast on ITV. As of September 2011, its main presenters are Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, and Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes, with various other presenters standing in for illness or contributing to sections of the programme.The...
s Grange Hill reunion in 1998. In 2005 he appeared in the Grange Hill reunion programme Bring Back Grange Hill.
Erkan occasionally works in television with fellow Grange Hill star Lee MacDonald
Lee MacDonald
Lee MacDonald is a British actor best known for playing the part of Zammo Maguire in the children's TV series Grange Hill from 1982-1987. Since then he has made cameo appearances on Birds of a Feather, The Bill and a TV version of A Midsummer Night's Dream. He trained as a boxer, but a car crash...
and both were seen presenting in recent times on E4 Music.
In October 2009, Erkan hosted a Grange Hill Cast Reunion at the Sound nightclub in London's Leicester Square*.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-1987 | Grange Hill Grange Hill Grange Hill is a British television drama series originally made by the BBC. The show began in 1978 on BBC1 and was one of the longest running programmes on British television... |
Roland 'Roly' Browning | 74 episodes |
| 1988 | Blackadder's Christmas Carol Blackadder's Christmas Carol Blackadder's Christmas Carol is a one-off episode of Blackadder, a parody of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. It is set between Blackadder the Third and Blackadder Goes Forth , and is narrated by Hugh Laurie... |
Enormous Orphan | TV movie |
| 1993 | Chef! Chef! Chef! is a British situation comedy starring Lenny Henry that aired as twenty episodes over three series from 1993 to 1996 on the BBC. The show was created and primarily written by Peter Tilbury based on an idea from Lenny Henry and produced for the BBC by Henry's production company, Crucial... |
Otto | 7 episodes |
| 2005 | The Bill The Bill The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work... |
Inquest Jury Member | 1 episode |
| 2005 | Bring Back... Grange Hill | Himself | TV documentary |
| 2005 | 18 Stone of Idiot 18 Stone of Idiot 18 Stone of Idiot is a British television programme broadcast on Channel 4 in 2005 designed as a vehicle for Johnny Vegas and produced by Chris Evans.The first show was broadcast on 27 May 2005 and a further five episodes were broadcast weekly thereafter... |
Himself | 1 episode |
| 2008 | I am Paul Baillie | Paul Baillie | TV documentary |
| 2008 | TV's 50 Hardest Men | Himself | TV documentary |