Amit Shah

Amit Kaushik Shah (born 26 April 1981) is a British actor who was BAFTA nominated for his role as Faisal Bhatti in the AMC/BBC hit third series of Happy Valley. He is known for his roles in the ITV series Mr Bates vs The Post Office and the Channel 4 comedy-drama Crashing (2016). His films include Pain Hustlers (2023), Final Score (2018), and The Courier (2019).

Early life Amit Shah was born in Enfield, England. Shah's parents were originally from Kenya, and his grandparents from Gujarat, India. His father is an accountant, and his mother is a health-food shop manager. Shah was cast as the lead in a school play at the age of 16. He read drama at Staffordshire University and then went on to train at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in West London. In 2003 he was given permission by the principal to graduate early so that he could begin rehearsals for Bombay Dreams, a West-End musical produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Shah's first major part in a feature film was in 2014 for The Hundred-Foot Journey in which he starred alongside Helen Mirren and Om Puri. He has since been cast in Johnny English Strikes Again, Ordinary Love, and Last Christmas. In 2025, he played a leading role in the TV series Murder Before Evensong, based on the novel by Richard Coles.

Filmography Film +Key Denotes works that have not yet been released

Year Film Role Director Notes 2006 Like Minds Raj Mehta Gregory J. Read 2008 The Blue Tower Neran Smita Bhide 2009 13 Semester Aswin Frieder Wittich 2010 It's a Wonderful Afterlife Speed Dating Man 6 Gurinder Chadha The Infidel Rashid Nasir Josh Appignanesi 2011 Lost Paradise Javad Waleed Akhtar Looking For Neil Neil Georgi Banks-Davis 2012 The Facility Arif Ian Clark 2013 All Stars Teacher Ben Gregor 2014 Cut The Director Billy Mullaney The Hundred-Foot Journey Mansur Lasse Hallström The Listener Jeremy Michael Gilhooly 2015 Howl Matthew Paul Hyett 2016 The Break-up of Dave Dave Billy Mullaney 2017 Breathe Dr. Khan Andy Serkis To Wendy Who Kicked Me When I Said I Love You Sidd Dan Castella 2018 Final Score Faisal Scott Mann Johnny English Strikes Again Samir David Kerr The Orgy John Sam Baron 2019 Parasomniac Errol Oliver Hill Quiet Carriage Derek Ben S. Hyland Ordinary Love Steve Lisa Barros D'Sa, Glenn Leyburn End-O Dr.Mann Alice Seabright Last Christmas Andy Paul Feig The Courier Nick Murch Zackary Adler 2022 Klokkenluider Ewan Neil Maskell 2023 Pain Hustlers Eric Paley David Yates 2024 7 Keys Naz Joy Wilkinson Paddington in Peru Zayden Dougal Wilson 2025 Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger Oliver Chris Foggin

Television

Theatre

Year Title Role Venue Director 2003 Bombay Dreams Cast Apollo Victoria Theatre Andrew Lloyd Webber 2006 The Royal Hunt of The Sun Cast Royal National Theatre Trevor Nunn 2007 The Alchemist Abel Drugger Royal National Theatre Nicholas Hytner 2011 King Lear Oswald Royal National Theatre Robin Lough 2012 The Comedy of Errors Angelo Royal National Theatre Dominic Cooke 2014 East is East Abdul Khan Trafalgar Studios Sam Yates 2023 "Never Have I Ever" Kas Chichester Festival Theatre