Atta Yaqub

Atta Yaqub (born 1979) is a Scottish model and actor. He played the lead role in the 2004 film Ae Fond Kiss....

Career Yaqub was born in Glasgow to Pakistani parents in 1979. Yaqub began modelling as a young adult. He appeared in ads for The Royal Bank of Scotland and Cruise. He made his acting debut in Ken Loach's film Ae Fond Kiss where he played a Pakistani Muslim man who falls in love with an Irish Catholic woman. For his role he was nominated for a British Independent Film Award for Best Newcomer.

He featured in Running in Traffic and Nina's Heavenly Delights. In 2011 he entered international cinema with the German film Fernes Land (Junction Point) and Sabiha Sumar's Rafina. In 2012 he joined the cast of the BBC Three drama Lip Service. He was also involved in the "One Scotland, Many Cultures" anti-racism campaign. Yaqub speaks English and Punjabi fluently as well as some Urdu and German. Yaqub was educated at Shawlands Academy, Glasgow.

In 2009, Yaqub criticised Prince Harry for making what he saw as prejudiced comments about Pakistanis and asked for a personal apology.

Filmography Year Film Role Notes 2004 Ae Fond Kiss... Casim Khan Doctors Madhav Verma "Party Games" 2005 The Camping Trip Sunny Meet the Magoons Suky Riprah "Stairway to Havan" Perfect Day Ash Pakistani Actually Himself Documentary 2006 New Street LawNadeem Rashid Season 1, Episode 5 Explosions Hassans Nina's Heavenly Delights Kary Shah 2007 Karachi UncoveredHimself BBC documentary 2009 Running in TrafficAmman 2011 Fernes Land Haroon German-language film 2012 Lip Service Season 2 2015 Good Morning Karachi Jamal 2017 T2 Trainspotting Medical student