Ricky Sekhon
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Ricky Sekhon ; born 1983) is an English
actor
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to India
n parents and has two older sisters. He graduated from Royal Holloway, University Of London in 2004 with a BA in Drama and Theatre Studies. He has lived and worked in both the UK and Spain and he also speaks French, Spanish and Punjabi.
scripted movie The Infidel
As well as several other Independent films, Short Films, Commercials and Theatre Productions in the UK and Europe. Ricky started as an Acting Member of The National Youth Theatre
from 2001–05, and recently returned as an Assistant Director for the new courses. He has also been a part of the Outreach programmes at NYT for many years, taking Drama to Urban youth centres, directing Short Films and most memorably shooting a film "The Induction" with the inmates at Feltham Young Offenders Institute Feltham (HM Prison). He has worked on Directors Courses and Short Films at the London Film School
in Covent Garden
with exciting new Directors, having his work displayed at the National Gallery
.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
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Personal life
Ricky Sekhon was born in West Middlesex, LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
to India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n parents and has two older sisters. He graduated from Royal Holloway, University Of London in 2004 with a BA in Drama and Theatre Studies. He has lived and worked in both the UK and Spain and he also speaks French, Spanish and Punjabi.
Acting career
Most recently Ricky Sekhon plays Hazeem in the David BaddielDavid Baddiel
David Lionel Baddiel is an English comedian, novelist and television presenter.-Early life:Baddiel was born in New York, and moved to England when he was four months old. His father, Colin Brian Baddiel, was a Welsh research chemist with Unilever before being made redundant in the 1980s, after...
scripted movie The Infidel
The Infidel (2010 film)
The Infidel is a 2010 British comedy film directed by Josh Appignanesi and written by David Baddiel. The film stars Omid Djalili, Richard Schiff, Yigal Naor and Matt Lucas and revolves around a British Muslim who goes through an identity crisis when he discovers he was adopted as a child and born...
As well as several other Independent films, Short Films, Commercials and Theatre Productions in the UK and Europe. Ricky started as an Acting Member of The National Youth Theatre
National Youth Theatre
The National Youth Theatre is a registered charity in London, Great Britain, committed to creative, personal and social development of young people through the medium of creative arts....
from 2001–05, and recently returned as an Assistant Director for the new courses. He has also been a part of the Outreach programmes at NYT for many years, taking Drama to Urban youth centres, directing Short Films and most memorably shooting a film "The Induction" with the inmates at Feltham Young Offenders Institute Feltham (HM Prison). He has worked on Directors Courses and Short Films at the London Film School
London Film School
The London Film School is a private film school in London and is situated in a converted brewery in Covent Garden, London, close to a hub of the UK film industry based in Soho. The LFS was founded in 1956 by Bob Dunbar as The London School of Film Technique...
in Covent Garden
Covent Garden
Covent Garden is a district in London on the eastern fringes of the West End, between St. Martin's Lane and Drury Lane. It is associated with the former fruit and vegetable market in the central square, now a popular shopping and tourist site, and the Royal Opera House, which is also known as...
with exciting new Directors, having his work displayed at the National Gallery
National gallery
The National Gallery is an art gallery on Trafalgar Square, London, United Kingdom.National Gallery may also refer to:*Armenia: National Gallery of Armenia, Yerevan*Australia:**National Gallery of Australia, Canberra...
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Cinema
- The Infidel - HazeemThe Infidel (2010 film)The Infidel is a 2010 British comedy film directed by Josh Appignanesi and written by David Baddiel. The film stars Omid Djalili, Richard Schiff, Yigal Naor and Matt Lucas and revolves around a British Muslim who goes through an identity crisis when he discovers he was adopted as a child and born...
(2010) - The Last Call - Julian (2010)
- Greasy Spoon - Balif (2007)
- Immigration Education - Hassim (2007)
- Lucky Heather - Junkie (2006)
- All The Children Are Sleeping - Lead Assailant (2006)
- Watch over Me: Part 2 - Taxi Driver (2004)
External links
- http://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/189134938713/ Ricky Sekhon Spotlight Profile
- http://www.uk.castingcallpro.com/view.php?uid=59048/ Ricky Sekhon Casting Call Page