birth_place birth_date yearsactive article_title name occupation
middlesbrough , england 1978 2008-present stephen uppal
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stephen uppal

stephen uppal -lrb- born 1978 -rrb- is an english actor of asian descent from ormesby in middlesbrough .
he is known for playing ravi roy in the long-running british soap `` hollyoaks '' , zaf in the 2009 film `` freight '' , and also for playing characters in `` the history boys '' at wyndham 's theatre .
uppal gained a qualification in english at the university of teesside before winning a place at arts educational school where he performed many roles which included arthur in `` peggy sue got married '' , smike in `` nicholas nickleby '' and neville in `` the mystery of edwin drood '' .
more recently , uppal has played the role of jack in the pantomime `` jack and the beanstalk '' at the norwich theatre royal .
