Alex Caan

Known for

Acting

Biography

Alex Caan (born "Fayyaz Ahmed") is an actor who graduated from RADA in 1998. He appeared on several episodes of Coronation Street in 2006, and other credits include roles in EastEnders, Holby City, Rockface, Doctors, Ultimate Force, Spooks, Little Devil, The Last Enemy, Harley Street and Emmerdale. He also appeared in the films Brothers, Red Mercury and The Red Maple Leaf.

On stage, he appeared in productions of The Song of Deborah, As You Like It, The Colour of Justice, Balti Kings, Unsuitable Girl, Ritual in Blood, Heroes, Beautiful Thing, Passage to India and The Fortune Club in Leicester. For radio, he was heard in the BBC Radio serials Silver Street and The Archers.

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Best known work

EastEnders

1985

Spooks

2002

Brothers

2004

Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators

2018

Holby City

1999

Stonehouse

2023

The Last Enemy

2008

Whistle

2002

Ultimate Force

2002

The Red Maple Leaf

2017

Filmography

2023
StonehouseTV
as Interviewer (1 episode)
2018
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private InvestigatorsTV
as Rupert Shylock (1 episode)
2017
The Red Maple Leaf
as Simon Zucker
2016
I'm Trying to Impress You
as Ollie
2008
Harley StreetTV
as Roger (1 episode)
2008
The Last EnemyTV
as Haman (5 episodes)
2007
Little DevilTV
as Miles (1 episode)
2005
Red Mercury
as Mushtaq
2004
Brothers
as Farid, Afghanistan
2002
Ultimate ForceTV
as Hassan (1 episode), as Rugby Referee (1 episode)
2002
Whistle
2002
SpooksTV
as Prince Khaldoon (2 episodes)
2002
RockfaceTV
as Dr Yilmaz (4 episodes)
1999
Holby CityTV
as Mortuary Technician (1 episode), as Ahmed Bin Abdullah Al-Hashmi (1 episode)
1985
EastEndersTV
as Mr. Jackman (2 episodes)