Stephen Rahman-Hughes

Stephen Rahman-Hughes (born 26 January 1970) is a British–Malaysian actor and singer with Cymru ancestry. He is known for his roles as Merong Mahawangsa in the 2011 film The Malay Chronicles: Bloodlines and Adam Bateman in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.

Career In 2006, Rahman-Hughes starred as Hang Tuah in the Malaysian musical production of Puteri Gunung Ledang. Later in 2006, Rahman-Hughes made his television debut in the Sky One drama series Dream Team. In 2007, he became a vocalist in a male opera group, Teatro.

In 2011, Rahman-Hughes became the lead actor of Malaysian film The Malay Chronicles: Bloodlines. In August 2018, he joined EastEnders as Adam Bateman, a dentist. It was announced on 28 September 2019 that his character was axed from the show. Adam's final episode aired on 3 December 2019.

Filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes 2008 Los dan Faun Dick Johnson 2011 The Malay Chronicles: Bloodlines Merong Mahawangsa 2014 Cut The Actor Short film 2019 Shadowplay Dr Keith

+ Television Year Title Role Note 2004 Bad Girls Stuart Jones Episode: "The Darkest Hour"2005 Dream Team Carl Caskey Recurring role Doctors Jayant Chopra Episode: "Leap in the Dark" 2006–2007, 2025 Emmerdale Vikesh Dasari Recurring role 2006 The Afternoon Play James Khan Episode: "Molly" 2007 Highlander: The Source Zai Jie Television film 2011–2012 The Kitchen Musical Alex Marcus Main role 2011 Doctors Asif Khan Episode: "Every Heart That Beats" 2013 Bollywood Carmen Don Television film 2018–2019 EastEnders Adam Bateman Regular role 2019 Almost Never Dev Recurring role 2023 Sister Boniface Mysteries Harinder Ray Episode: "The Star of the Orient" 2024 3 Body Problem Anwar Suleiman Recurring role