Jimmi Harkishin

James "Jimmi" Harkishin (born 19 March 1965) is a British actor best known for his role as shopkeeper Dev Alahan in Coronation Street, which he has played continuously since 10 November 1999. He also played Ranjit in the film Bhaji on the Beach (1993) and Iyaaz Ali Khan in East is East (1999).^[1] Harkishin played Gary Lobo in the Jonathan Creek episode "Danse Macabre".^[2]

Jimmi Harkishin
Born	Rajan Harkishindas 19 March 1965 (1965-03-19) (age 60) Paris, France
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1986–present
Known for	Role of Dev Alahan in Coronation Street
Television	Uncle Jack (1990–1993) Medics (1990, 1992–1995) Coronation Street (1999–)
Children	3

Harkishin was born in Paris, France to an Indian father (Deepak) and Italian mother (Soni). He has three children, Holli Harkishin, Rajan Harkishin and India Rose Harkishin with partner Susan Beaton.^[3]

He began acting in 1986 under the stage name James Harkishin, and played the regular characters of Jose Cuervo for 18 episodes between 1990–93 in the children's TV series Uncle Jack.^{[citation needed]} He also played Dr. Jay Rahman in the medical drama TV series Medics,^[1] appearing for 34 episodes between 1992-95.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	A Killing on the Exchange	Krishna	2 episodes
1988–1990	South of the Border	Krish	Regular role, 10 episodes
1989	Shalom Salaam	Rashid Sattar	5 episodes
	Saracen	Hazzom	Episode: "Reaper"
1990	Eurocops	Vip	Episode: "Pushed"
	TECX	Karim Dhillon	Episode: "A Soldier's Death"
1990–1993	Uncle Jack	Jose Cuervo	Regular role, 18 episodes
1990	Medics	Vijesh	Episode: "Annie"
1992–1995		Dr. Jay Rahman	Regular role, 34 episodes
1992	Casualty	Greg	Episode: "Rates of Exchange"
	Crime Story	Arthur Hosein	Episode: "Gone Too Far: The Mystery of Mrs. Muriel McKay"
	Desmond's	Derrick	Episode: "The Godmother"
1993	The Bill	Kumar	Episode: "The Knowledge"
	Fighting for Gemma	Richard Meeran	Television film
	Harry	Sami	Episode #1.9
1997	Holding the Baby	Doctor	Episode #1.2
1998	Jonathan Creek	Gary Lobo	Episode: "Danse Macabre"
	Heat of the Sun	Amir Ali	Episode: "Private Lives"
	Close Relations	Ravi	Unknown episodes
1999–present	Coronation Street	Dev Alahan	Regular role
2005	Coronation Street: Pantomime		Television film
2010	East Street		Charity crossover between Coronation Street and EastEnders

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1988	For Queen & Country	Sadiq
1993	Bhaji on the Beach	Ranjit
1995	Paparazzo	Spike
1999	East is East	Iyaaz Ali Khan

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2002	The British Soap Awards	Sexiest Male	Nominated	[4]
2002	TV Quick Awards	Best Soap Actor	Nominated	[5]
2013	The British Soap Awards	Best Actor	Nominated	[6]
2022	Inside Soap Awards	Best Comic Performance	Nominated	[7]
2022	Asian Media Awards	Best TV Character	Nominated	[8]