Saikat Ahamed

Saikat Ahamed is a British actor and writer based in Bristol. He is best known for his role of Vince Arya in Monday Monday.

Early life Ahamed was born in Surrey and grew up in Birmingham, West Midlands, England in the 1980s.

Ahamed attended King Edward's School in Birmingham, and left in 1992. In 1995, he graduated with a degree in broadcast journalism from Cardiff University. He then studied acting at the London Centre for Theatre Studies. He was twice Gold champion in Ballroom and Latin American dance. Barisal, Bangladesh, trained as a doctor and made her way to the United Kingdom to provide an easier life for her children. Ahamed's family moved from Bangladesh in 1972 to the UK, where he was born and has lived since.

Career Since 1999, Ahamed has been an actor working on stage, screen and radio. His work on television and film includes, the regular part of Vince Arya in Monday Monday, East Is East and Trollied.

Ahamed's acting work includes A Fine Balance with Tamasha at Hampstead Theatre, a National Tour of Journey to the West with Tara Arts. At Tobacco Factory Theatre, he played Ali Baba in Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves as well as the 'step-brother' in Cinderella, both directed by Sally Cookson. He played the roles of James Henry Trotter in James and the Giant Peach at the Polka Theatre, Ben Gunn in Treasure Island at Bristol Old Vic and Tinker Bell in Peter Pan at Bristol Old Vic. He played Puck and as well as helped to puppeteer Puck in Midsummer Night's Dream at Bristol Old Vic, His theatre work also includes shows at The Kennedy Centre

As a writer, Ahamed has completed a number of plays. In February 2013, he performed his one-man show The Tiger and the Moustache at the Tobacco Factory Theatre in Bristol. In 2015, he performed his one-man show Strictly Balti: at The Gilded Balloon during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August, at the Tobacco Factory Theatre in October and Birmingham Repertory Theatre in November, before embarking on a national tour.

Since 2005, Ahamed has also worked as a professional storyteller, weaving his traditional tales in schools, restaurants, libraries and festivals in Bristol. In 2006, also received the Norman Beaton Fellowship from BBC Radio Drama and has worked regularly for them ever since.

In February 2015, Ahamed was interviewed on BBC Somerset. In November and December 2015, he was interviewed by Nadia Ali on BBC Asian Network. In October 2022, he portrayed the role of Nabil Rahim in the BBC soap opera Doctors.

Personal life Ahamed lives in Bristol with his wife, Jenny, and two children.

Strictly Balti Ahamed The Gilded Balloon, Tobacco Factory Theatre, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, The Southbank Centre, The Oxford Festival of the Arts, one-person play Also writer 2015 Three Kings Writer for Travelling Light Theatre Company 2017 The Miser La Fleche Garrick Theatre 2021 Hansel and Gretel Writer for Insane Root Theatre 2024 Welcome to Gaza Reader Malcolm X Community Centre Bristol 2025 In Search of Goldoni Bristol Old Vic, one-person play Also writer

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