page_title: Himesh Patel
section_title: EastEnders
hierarchical_section_title: Himesh Patel / Career / EastEnders
caption_attribution_description: Actor Himesh Patel at the Inside Soap Awards - pictured by Ian Smith
context_page_description: Himesh Jitendra Patel is an English actor. He is known for playing Tamwar Masood on the BBC soap opera EastEnders from 2007 to 2016 and for starring in the 2019 musical romantic comedy film Yesterday.
context_section_description: When he was 16, Patel received a call on the day of his GCSEs saying he landed an audition for the British soap opera EastEnders through an agency in The Young Actors' Company. He finished his last exam and had his parents rush him to his audition. After his first audition a casting assistant saw him waiting outside the audition room and asked him to read for the casting director. Patel won the part of Tamwar Masood, and 1 October 2007 marked his first appearance on EastEnders. 
  In 2011 Patel and Meryl Ferdandes won the Inside Soap Award for Best Wedding.
  Patel has also appeared in EastEnders: E20 as Tamwar. In 2011 he co-wrote episode one of series three with co-star Charlie G. Hawkins. In 2013 he filmed an internet spin-off of EastEnders called Tamwar Tales - The Life of an Assistant Market Inspector. Four episodes were aired weekly, starting on 25 July 2013. All four episodes and one behind-the-scenes clip are available on the EastEnders official website.
  He played Tamwar for nine years until he left the show in 2016 to explore other opportunities. His last appearance was on 22 April 2016.
caption: Patel in 2011
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