Islah
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
An award winning Actor, Filmmaker & BBC Radio presenter who started his career on YouTube before hitting the big screens. He comes mainly from British-Bangladeshi background, but also part East-Asian (Nepalese, Chinese, Indonesian, Malaysian, Filipino) and Mesoamerican / Andean.
Islah successfully produced and directed three comedy series 'Mandem On The Wall' & 'Corner Shop Show' & 'The Halalians'. All which transitioned onto both television & screening in cinema. His writing and directing work in 2023 on his short film 'If Only' was commended by famous director Zack Snyder ('300', 'Man of Steel', 'Batman V Superman') He has featured as memorable characters in 'Men In Black: International' (Sony Pictures), 'Man Like Mobeen' (BBC / Netflix), 'Make Me Famous '(BBC), 'Alma's Not Normal' (BBC), 'Too Close (ITV)' & 'Mood' (BBC). His versatility in theatre graced the biggest stages around the UK such as Hackney Empire and in various theatre shows including 'The Great Muslim Pantomime', which toured around the UK.
His presenting career has taken him to host his BBC radio show, Eid in Trafalgar Square for the Mayor of London. He's interviewed big names like Michael B Jordan, Lily James, Jensen Ackles, Awkwafina, Simu Liu and Priyanka Chopra Jonas.
After the award winning success of the 'Corner Shop' series, he launched his online entertainment platform 'The Corner Shop Network', to champion positive ethnic representation. He has gone on to produce both scripted and unscripted entertainment shows including his new comedy series 'Take-Awasian'.
Islah successfully produced and directed three comedy series 'Mandem On The Wall' & 'Corner Shop Show' & 'The Halalians'. All which transitioned onto both television & screening in cinema. His writing and directing work in 2023 on his short film 'If Only' was commended by famous director Zack Snyder ('300', 'Man of Steel', 'Batman V Superman') He has featured as memorable characters in 'Men In Black: International' (Sony Pictures), 'Man Like Mobeen' (BBC / Netflix), 'Make Me Famous '(BBC), 'Alma's Not Normal' (BBC), 'Too Close (ITV)' & 'Mood' (BBC). His versatility in theatre graced the biggest stages around the UK such as Hackney Empire and in various theatre shows including 'The Great Muslim Pantomime', which toured around the UK.
His presenting career has taken him to host his BBC radio show, Eid in Trafalgar Square for the Mayor of London. He's interviewed big names like Michael B Jordan, Lily James, Jensen Ackles, Awkwafina, Simu Liu and Priyanka Chopra Jonas.
After the award winning success of the 'Corner Shop' series, he launched his online entertainment platform 'The Corner Shop Network', to champion positive ethnic representation. He has gone on to produce both scripted and unscripted entertainment shows including his new comedy series 'Take-Awasian'.
