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Abdullah Afzal

English actor and stand-up comedian From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Abdullah Afzal (Punjabi: عبداللہ افضل; born 8 February 1989) is a British actor and stand-up comedian.

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Early life

Afzal was born on 8 February 1989 to Pakistani parents in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, England. His family originates from Rawalpindi in Pakistan. He has three older brothers, two older sisters and a younger half-brother. His native language spoken at home was Pothwari.[1] He attended Abraham Moss High School in North Manchester.

Afzal trained for three years to be a hafiz.[2][3]

Career

In 2007, Afzal had his first acting role as a young student in a short film called Raamis (originally called Extraordinary Rendition).[4][5] Between 2008 and 2011, he starred as Asif in two seasons of BBC Three sitcom Lunch Monkeys.[1] Since 2012, he has portrayed the character of Amjad Malik in BBC One's Citizen Khan.[5]

In February 2014, Afzal presented the Christmas comedy specials on BBC Asian Network.[5] In July 2015, he performed stand-up at the Eid Special Comedy Night at The Comedy Store in London.[6][7]

In July 2014, Afzal played two roles in BBC Radio 4's By a Young Officer: Churchill on the North West Frontier.[8]

In 2017, he appeared as Jahid in the romantic comedy film Finding Fatimah.[9]

In 2021, Afzal wrote, starred, and directed Cinder’aliyah, Britain’s first Muslim pantomime.[10][11] The pantomime is due to tour again in 2022.[12]

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Personal life

He works at Manchester Airport and Eden Boys' Leadership academy Manchester to supplement his acting career ,[2][3] and lives in Manchester with his wife Uzma, who he married in 2015.[13]

Filmography

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