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Atta Yaqub
Scottish actor

Atta Yaqub

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Scottish actor
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Glasgow
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Biography

Atta Yaqub (born 1979) is a Scottish model and actor of Pakistani/Punjabi descent. He is most notable for playing the lead role in the 2004 film Ae Fond Kiss....

Career

Yaqub began modelling as a teenager. He appeared in ads for The Royal Bank of Scotland and Cruise. He made his acting debut in Ken Loach's film Ae Fond Kiss where he played a Muslim man who falls in love with an Irish Catholic woman. For his role he was nominated for a British Independent Film Award for Best Newcomer. He went on to play roles in Running in Traffic and Nina's Heavenly Delights. In 2011 he entered international cinema with the German film Fernes Land (Junction Point) and Sabiha Sumar's Rafina. In 2012 he joined the cast of the BBC Three drama Lip Service. Yaqub has also co-presented a weekly SPFL roundup show on YouTube called SPFL Extra, alongside Nicky Reid.

Personal life

Yaqub has a degree in IT management and also works as a counselor, advising drug addicts. He is a representative for the Goethe-Institut. He goes to schools around Scotland to promote the Show Racism The Red Card programme. He was also involved in the "One Scotland, Many Cultures" anti-racism campaign. Yaqub speaks English and Punjabi fluently as well as some Urdu and German.

In 2009, Yaqub criticised Prince Harry for making what he saw as prejudiced comments about South Asians and asked for a personal apology.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2004Ae Fond Kiss...Casim Khan
DoctorsMadhav Verma"Party Games"
2005The Camping TripSunny
Meet the MagoonsSuky Riprah"Stairway to Havan"
Perfect DayAsh
Pakistani ActuallyHimselfDocumentary
2006New Street LawNadeem RashidSeason 1, Episode 5
ExplosionsHassans
Nina's Heavenly DelightsKary Shah
2007Karachi UncoveredHimselfBBC documentary
2009Running in TrafficAmman
2011Fernes LandHaroonGerman-language film
2012Lip ServiceSeason 2
2015Good Morning KarachiJamal

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