Stephen Rahman-Hughes

Stephen Rahman-Hughes
Rahman-Hughes at the 9th Asian Awards in 2019
Born (1970-01-26) 26 January 1970 (age 54)
London, United Kingdom
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active2004–present
Children3

Stephen Rahman-Hughes (born 26 January 1970) is a British–Malaysian actor and singer from London. He is known for his roles as DCI Vikesh Dasari in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale and Adam Bateman in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.[1][2]

Career

In 2006, Rahman-Hughes starred as Hang Tuah in the Malaysian musical production of Puteri Gunung Ledang.[3] Later in 2006, Rahman-Hughes made his television debut in the Sky One drama series Dream Team. In 2007, he became a vocalist in a male opera group, Teatro.[4]

In 2011, Rahman-Hughes became the lead actor of Malaysian film The Malay Chronicles: Bloodlines. In August 2018, he joined EastEnders as Adam Bateman, a dentist. [5] It was announced on 28 September 2019 that his character was axed from the show. Adam’s final episode aired on 3 December 2019.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Los dan Faun Dick Johnson
2011 The Malay Chronicles: Bloodlines Merong Mahawangsa
2014 Cut The Actor Short film
2019 Shadowplay Dr Keith
Television
Year Title Role Note
2005 Dream Team Carl Caskey Recurring role; 9 episodes
Doctors Jayant Chopra 1 episodes
2006–2007 Emmerdale Vikesh Dasari Series regular; 39 episodes
2006 The Afternoon Play James Khan 1 episode
2007 Highlander: The Source Zai Jie Television film
2011–2012 The Kitchen Musical Alex Marcus 13 episodes
2011 Doctors Asif Khan 1 episodes
2013 Bollywood Carmen Don Television film
2018–2019 EastEnders Adam Bateman Series regular
2019 Almost Never Dev Recurring role
2023 Sister Boniface Mysteries Harinder Ray 1 episodes
2024 3 Body Problem Anwar Suleiman 3 episodes

References

  1. ^ Dainty, Sophie (7 August 2018). "EastEnders casts Emmerdale star as Honey love interest". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  2. ^ Townsend, Michelle (8 August 2018). "Emmerdale star set to join EastEnders". rsvp. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Stephen Rahman-Hughes On Hardships As A West End Actor". Star2.com. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Stephen Rahman-Hughes - Eclipse Artists Agency". www.eclipseartistsagency.com. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  5. ^ "EastEnders spoilers: Meet Albert Square's dishy new dentist!". What' s on TV. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2019.