Born in Birmingham, West Midlands to Sikh parents who had immigrated from Punjab, India;[1] he speaks fluent Hindi and Punjabi. When he was five, his family moved to Berkshire.[1] Undertaking a series of supporting roles, he took a two-year degree course at RADA, followed by theatre work.[2] Rivers stated that he changed his birth name, Amardip Singh Nahal, to the stage name Simon Rivers in order to "kick start his career".[3] After taking parts in various television series, including Casualty, he played Dr Ameer Mowad in the two series of the BBC Wales production, Crash. In 2011, he began portraying the role of Dr. Kevin Tyler in the BBC daytime soap Doctors. He departed the soap on 30 October 2014.[1][4]
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^ abcRoz Laws (3 May 2011). "Doctors star Simon Rivers reveals the prejudice he suffered - for being a Brummie". Sunday Mercury. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
^. The Guardian. 14 January 2010. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
^"Sikh actor changed name to get acting roles". BBC. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
^"Kevin and Freya: Our first day". BBC Doctors. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
simon, rivers, born, amardip, singh, nahal, 1978, english, actor, known, portraying, role, kevin, tyler, soap, opera, doctors, bornamardip, singh, nahal1978, occupationactoryears, active2004, presenttelevisiondoctorslife, career, editborn, birmingham, west, mi. Simon Rivers born Amardip Singh Nahal in 1978 is an English actor known for portraying the role of Kevin Tyler in the BBC soap opera Doctors Simon RiversBornAmardip Singh Nahal1978 age 45 46 OccupationActorYears active2004 presentTelevisionDoctorsLife and career editBorn in Birmingham West Midlands to Sikh parents who had immigrated from Punjab India 1 he speaks fluent Hindi and Punjabi When he was five his family moved to Berkshire 1 Undertaking a series of supporting roles he took a two year degree course at RADA followed by theatre work 2 Rivers stated that he changed his birth name Amardip Singh Nahal to the stage name Simon Rivers in order to kick start his career 3 After taking parts in various television series including Casualty he played Dr Ameer Mowad in the two series of the BBC Wales production Crash In 2011 he began portraying the role of Dr Kevin Tyler in the BBC daytime soap Doctors He departed the soap on 30 October 2014 1 4 References edit a b c Roz Laws 3 May 2011 Doctors star Simon Rivers reveals the prejudice he suffered for being a Brummie Sunday Mercury Retrieved 20 September 2011 Dancing with the devil at Stratford Circus The Guardian 14 January 2010 Archived from the original on 26 September 2012 Retrieved 20 September 2011 Sikh actor changed name to get acting roles BBC 16 August 2016 Retrieved 11 November 2020 Kevin and Freya Our first day BBC Doctors Retrieved 20 September 2011 External links editSimon Rivers at IMDb nbsp nbsp This article about an English actor is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Simon Rivers amp oldid 1158325324, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
