Afzal was born on 8 February 1989 to a Pakistani family 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.[1] He attended Abraham Moss High School in North Manchester.
Afzal trained for three years to be a hafiz.[2][3]
Careeredit
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]
Personal lifeedit
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]
^ ab"Lunch Monkeys: Abdullah Afzal". BBC. 19 August 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
^ abAli, Umbreen (2 October 2013). "Citizen Khan: 'People call me Amjad in the street'". Lancashire Telegraph. Lancashire. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
^ abAli, Umbreen (2 October 2013). "Citizen Khan: 'People call me Amjad in the street'". Asian News. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
^"Lunch Monkeys: Abdullah Afzal plays Asif Khan". BBC. 10 January 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
^ abc"BBC – Asian Network's Big Comedy Night – Performances – Abdullah Afzal". BBC Asian Network. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
^"HaLOL: can the UK have a laugh about Islam?". New Statesman. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
^Rahim, Sameer (21 July 2011). "HaLOL Comedy Night, Comedy Store, review: 'challenging'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
^"By a Young Officer: Churchill on the North West Frontier". BBC Radio 4. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
^"Finding Fatimah official website". Retrieved 3 February 2017.
^"World's only Muslim Panto opens this Christmas". ITV News. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
^Poole, Raff (24 January 2022). ""Cinder'aliyah": Britain's first Muslim pantomime from Abdullah Afzal". Hayat Life. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
^"The Great Muslim Panto is BACK!". pennyappeal.org. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
^Heward, Emily (11 December 2014). "Citizen Khan star Abdullah Afzal spills the beans on the long-awaited wedding episode". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
abdullah, afzal, punjabi, عبداللہ, افضل, born, february, 1989, british, actor, stand, comedian, uddinnative, nameعبداللہ, افضلborn, 1989, february, 1989, cheetham, hill, manchester, englandmediumtelevision, film, radio, stand, upnationalitybritishyears, active. Abdullah Afzal Punjabi عبداللہ افضل born 8 February 1989 is a British actor and stand up comedian Abdullah AfzaluddinNative nameعبداللہ افضلBorn 1989 02 08 8 February 1989 age 35 Cheetham Hill Manchester EnglandMediumTelevision film radio stand upNationalityBritishYears active2006 presentGenresObservational humourSubject s Islamic humourNotable works and rolesCitizen Khan Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4 1 Film 4 2 Television 4 3 Radio 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksEarly life editAfzal was born on 8 February 1989 to a Pakistani family 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 1 He attended Abraham Moss High School in North Manchester Afzal trained for three years to be a hafiz 2 3 Career editIn 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 Personal life editHe 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 editFilm edit Year Title Role Notes 2010 Raamis Raamis Short film 2017 Finding Fatimah Jahid Feature film Television edit Year Title Role Notes 2008 2011 Lunch Monkeys Asif Khan 13 episodes 2012 2016 Citizen Khan Amjad Malik 27 episodes 2017 Celebrity MasterChef Himself eliminated Radio edit Year Title Role Station 2012 By a Young Officer Churchill on the North West Frontier Railway Clerk Sikh Soldier BBC Radio 4See also editIslamic humour British Pakistani List of British PakistanisReferences edit a b Lunch Monkeys Abdullah Afzal BBC 19 August 2009 Retrieved 1 April 2016 a b Ali Umbreen 2 October 2013 Citizen Khan People call me Amjad in the street Lancashire Telegraph Lancashire Retrieved 1 April 2016 a b Ali Umbreen 2 October 2013 Citizen Khan People call me Amjad in the street Asian News Retrieved 1 April 2016 Lunch Monkeys Abdullah Afzal plays Asif Khan BBC 10 January 2011 Retrieved 1 April 2016 a b c BBC Asian Network s Big Comedy Night Performances Abdullah Afzal BBC Asian Network 7 February 2014 Retrieved 1 April 2016 HaLOL can the UK have a laugh about Islam New Statesman 10 March 2015 Retrieved 1 April 2016 Rahim Sameer 21 July 2011 HaLOL Comedy Night Comedy Store review challenging The Daily Telegraph Retrieved 1 April 2016 By a Young Officer Churchill on the North West Frontier BBC Radio 4 26 July 2014 Retrieved 1 April 2016 Finding Fatimah official website Retrieved 3 February 2017 World s only Muslim Panto opens this Christmas ITV News 9 December 2021 Retrieved 10 November 2022 Poole Raff 24 January 2022 Cinder aliyah Britain s first Muslim pantomime from Abdullah Afzal Hayat Life Retrieved 10 November 2022 The Great Muslim Panto is BACK pennyappeal org Retrieved 10 November 2022 Heward Emily 11 December 2014 Citizen Khan star Abdullah Afzal spills the beans on the long awaited wedding episode Manchester Evening News Retrieved 1 April 2016 External links editAbdullah Azfal at IMDb Abdullah Azfal on Twitter nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about an English film actor is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a British comedian or humourist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Abdullah Afzal amp oldid 1207831770, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
