Stephen Uppal

Stephen Uppal (born 1978) is an English actor of Indian descent from Ormesby in Middlesbrough.^[1] He is known for playing Ravi Roy in the long-running British soap Hollyoaks, Zaf in the 2009 film Freight, and also for playing characters in The History Boys at Wyndham's Theatre.^[1]

Stephen Uppal
Born	1978 (age 46–47) Middlesbrough, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2008–present

Uppal gained a qualification in English at the University of Teesside before winning a place at Arts Educational School where he performed many roles which included Arthur in Peggy Sue Got Married, Smike in Nicholas Nickleby and Neville in The Mystery of Edwin Drood.^[2]

Filmography

Television

Year	Show	Episode(s)	Role
2008–2010	Hollyoaks	regular cast	Ravi Roy

Film

Year	Film	Role
2005	Red Mercury	Pamphleteer
2010	Freight	Zaf
2019	Stalked	Cal
2019	Looted	Jamie – Police Officer
2021	Twist	Moody
2022	Kaur	Avani's father[3]

Stage credits

• My Beautiful Laundrette (Salim), Duchess Theatre (Workshop)
• The History Boys (Cover Rudge/Timms), Wyndham's Theatre
• The History Boys (Cover Rudge/Timms), Royal National Theatre
• Tonight's the Night (Company), No 1 UK Tour