Stephen Rahman-Hughes (born 26 January 1970) is an English–Malaysian actor and singer. 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]
Stephen Rahman-Hughes | |
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 Rahman-Hughes at the 9th Asian Awards in 2019 | |
| Born | 26 January 1970 London, England |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
| Children | 3 |
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 Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa. 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
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Los dan Faun | Dick Johnson | |
| 2011 | Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa | Merong Mahawangsa | |
| 2014 | Cut | The Actor | Short film |
| 2019 | Shadowplay | Dr Keith |
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Dream Team | Carl Caskey | Recurring role; 9 episodes |
| Doctors | Jayant Chopra | 1 episode | |
| 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 episode |
| 2013 | Bollywood Carmen | Don | Television film |
| 2018–2019 | EastEnders | Adam Bateman | Series regular |
| 2019 | Almost Never | Dev | Recurring role |