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Andrew Rajan(I)

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Andrew Rajan
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Born in London 1966 Andrew grew up in Bedford, moving back to London to take up an apprenticeship in Mechanical and Production Engineering with the Ministry of Defence. Completing his four years, he then took off around the world, settling for a time in Australia, eventually coming back to apply for drama school.

Andrew attended The Guildhall School and thereafter worked mostly in television. A strong array of British fare ensued, with BAFTA award-winning dramas 'Loved Up' and 'Holding On', plus guest leads on 'Soldier, Soldier', 'The Bill' and 'EastEnders', among others.

Disillusioned with the stereotyped roles he was afforded, he began campaigning for more inclusion and representation, whilst turning his sights on creating work, making his first short film 'Losing Heart' in 1997 as Producer, Actor. 'Losing Heart' was directed by long-time Mike Leigh collaborator Marion Bailey and afforded Andrew the opportunity to learn how to utilise the Master Improvisation technique favoured by Mike Leigh.

On the back of this successful short, Andrew raised the finance for his first feature film 'Offending Angels' as Writer, Director, Producer, Actor, his ambition being to create worthwhile roles for non-white actors, making no mileage from their skin colour; something he wasn't seeing at all in the British industry.

This was followed by a role in Stephen Norrington's 'League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen' and the lead in the World Premier staged production of Hanif Kureishi's 'Intimacy', an 80-minute monologue.

Thereafter, he successfully applied to the National Film & Television School in Beaconsfield, completing his Masters in Screenwriting, whilst also making the controversial short, 'Opportunist', which was picked up by FoxTV.

As Writer, Director, Producer, he's since made two feature-length documentaries, 'Finding Fink at Fifty', about hedge-fund Supremo Stanley Fink and 'The Penthouse at St Pancras'. Andrew then made feature-drama 'Greys Inbetween', picked up by eight channels worldwide.

Andrew has contributed articles for The Guardian concerning #OscarsSoWhite and The Telegraph. He has been interviewed by BBC News Channel and Al Jazeera, as well as multiple radio channels, including BBC World At One and Five Live.

Juror for the Vevey Film Festival, the BAFTA's, The Sony Radio Awards and the RTA's. He has written four novels and several stageplays.

All of his work continues to explore the territory of identity and preconceptions to do with race and culture. His most recent appearance was in the Cannes-winning feature 'Little Joe', Directed by Jessica Hausner, starring Emily Beecham, Ben Whishaw and Kerry Fox.
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Susannah Harker, Shaun Parkes, and Andrew Rajan in Offending Angels (2000)
Offending Angels
4.4
  • Baggy
  • 2000
Ben Whishaw and Emily Beecham in Little Joe (2019)
Little Joe
5.8
  • Jasper
  • 2019
Sean Connery, Jason Flemyng, Tony Curran, Naseeruddin Shah, Stuart Townsend, Shane West, and Peta Wilson in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
5.8
  • Headphones Crewman
  • 2003
Greys Inbetween (2008)
Greys Inbetween
7.4
  • Director
  • 2008

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Actor

  • Ben Whishaw and Emily Beecham in Little Joe (2019)
    Little Joe
    • Jasper
    • 2019
  • Alan Davies in The Brief (2004)
    The Brief
    • Rashid Latiff
    • TV Series
    • 2004
  • Casualty (1986)
    Casualty
    • Phil Teasdale
    • TV Series
    • 2003
  • Sean Connery, Jason Flemyng, Tony Curran, Naseeruddin Shah, Stuart Townsend, Shane West, and Peta Wilson in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
    The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
    • Headphones Crewman
    • 2003
  • Murder in Mind (2001)
    Murder in Mind
    • Dan Wetherall
    • TV Series
    • 2003
  • EastEnders (1985)
    EastEnders
    • Samir
    • TV Series
    • 2002
  • Susannah Harker, Shaun Parkes, and Andrew Rajan in Offending Angels (2000)
    Offending Angels
    • Baggy
    • 2000
  • Brothers and Sisters (1998)
    Brothers and Sisters
    • Emmanuel
    • TV Series
    • 1998
  • Colin Blumenau, Nula Conwell, Peter Ellis, Trudie Goodwin, Jon Iles, Gary Olsen, Eric Richard, John Salthouse, Tony Scannell, Jeff Stewart, Mark Wingett, and Delia Swan in The Bill (1984)
    The Bill
    • Viren Kavia
    • TV Series
    • 1998
  • Holding On (1997)
    Holding On
    • Hafiz
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1997
  • Robson Green in Soldier Soldier (1991)
    Soldier Soldier
    • Fus Ravi Singh
    • TV Series
    • 1996
  • Ian Hart and Lena Headey in Loved Up (1995)
    Loved Up
    • Ifti
    • TV Movie
    • 1995
  • Richard Harris and Maryam d'Abo in Savage Hearts (1995)
    Savage Hearts
    • Vikram
    • 1995
  • Michelle Holmes, Madhur Jaffrey, and Billie Whitelaw in Firm Friends (1992)
    Firm Friends
    • Amrit
    • TV Series
    • 1994
  • Alex Kingston, David Morrissey, Enzo Squillino Jr., and Malcolm Storry in The Knock (1994)
    The Knock
    • Pakistani Officer
    • TV Series
    • 1994

Director

  • Greys Inbetween (2008)
    Greys Inbetween
    • Director
    • 2008
  • Fraser Ayres in Opportunist (2006)
    Opportunist
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2006
  • Susannah Harker, Shaun Parkes, and Andrew Rajan in Offending Angels (2000)
    Offending Angels
    • Director
    • 2000

Writer

  • Greys Inbetween (2008)
    Greys Inbetween
    • writer
    • 2008
  • Fraser Ayres in Opportunist (2006)
    Opportunist
    • screenplay
    • Short
    • 2006
  • Susannah Harker, Shaun Parkes, and Andrew Rajan in Offending Angels (2000)
    Offending Angels
    • Writer
    • 2000
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