Best Known For:
Playing Yusef Khan in EastEnders.
Early-life:
Ahsen Rafiq Bhatti was born on September 13, 1969 in Nottingham. He started his acting career at age 14, appearing in the children's series Dramarama. Ace trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
Career:
In the 1990s, Bhatti's career started to take off. He got roles in such TV series as Family Pride, Band of Gold, Cardiac Arrest and Holding On. In 2002, he made an appearance in the film Bend It Like Beckham. The next year, he had the lead part in the TV dark comedy Grease Monkeys. He went on to appear in New Street Law, Secret Diary of a Call Girl and The Sarah Jane Adventures before landing the role of Yusef Khan in EastEnders in 2010. Bhatti departed from the soap opera in 2011 and, since then, he has made appearances in a number of TV series, including Black Work, Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands, DCI Banks and Three Girls.
Quote:
'In my career, I've played quite a few dysfunctional people! But what I've learned is that you also have to find empathy in any character and there's reasons why people are a certain way.'
Trivia:
He used to be part of a lifeboat crew.