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Shameem Ahmad(I)

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Shameem Ahmad
Known for nuanced, grounded performances across film and television. She appears in the BAFTA-nominated satire Four Lions, period comedy-drama The Power of Parker, and BBC's Alma's Not Normal, where she brings warmth and sharp comic timing to everyday characters. On Netflix's Fate:The Winx Saga, she plays Bavani Selvarajah, a recurring role that showcases her work in fantasy-drama, while credits on long-running series such as Cold Feet highlight her versatility in contemporary British storytelling.
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    • Known for

    Four Lions (2010)
    Four Lions
    7.3
    • Chairwoman
    • 2010
    Harvey Keitel, Gabriel Byrne, Sibylla Deen, Reece Ritchie, and Emily Atack in Lies We Tell (2017)
    Lies We Tell
    4.2
    • Jameela
    • 2017
    Sarah Parish in Bancroft (2017)
    Bancroft
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Naila Kamara
    Max Harwood in Everybody's Talking About Jamie (2021)
    Everybody's Talking About Jamie
    6.6
    • Mrs. Ghosh
    • 2021

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Casualty (1986)
      Casualty
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Avani Chopra
      • 2026
    • Edison Alcaide in Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes (2025)
      Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Jane
      • 2025
    • Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)
      Coronation Street
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Midwife
      • Midwife Barbara
      • 2016–2025
    • Viola Prettejohn, Jay Lycurgo, Lewis Gribben, and Buket Kömür in Generation Z (2024)
      Generation Z
      4.8
      TV Series
      • Dr. Kallernam
      • 2024
    • Forgotten Word (2023)
      Forgotten Word
      • Cashier
      • 2023
    • Jimmy Akingbola, Emmett J. Scanlan, Gemma Whelan, and Tahirah Sharif in The Tower (2021)
      The Tower
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Chairwoman
      • 2023
    • Rosie Cavaliero, Conleth Hill, and Sian Gibson in The Power of Parker (2023)
      The Power of Parker
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Jean
      • 2023
    • Timothy Spall, Anne Reid, and Éanna Hardwicke in The Sixth Commandment (2023)
      The Sixth Commandment
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Carer
      • 2023
    • Eliot Salt, Hannah van der Westhuysen, Elisha Applebaum, Abigail Cowen, and Precious Mustapha in Fate: The Winx Saga (2021)
      Fate: The Winx Saga
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Bavani Selvarajah
      • 2022
    • Disability Benefits (2022)
      Disability Benefits
      5.5
      TV Short
      • Librarian
      • 2022
    • Sophie Willan in Alma's Not Normal (2020)
      Alma's Not Normal
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Carol
      • 2021
    • Max Harwood in Everybody's Talking About Jamie (2021)
      Everybody's Talking About Jamie
      6.6
      • Mrs. Ghosh
      • 2021
    • Snaps (2021)
      Snaps
      TV Mini Series
      • Mrs. Singh
      • 2021
    • Sarah Parish in Bancroft (2017)
      Bancroft
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Naila Kamara
      • 2017–2020
    • Doctors (2000)
      Doctors
      4.6
      TV Series
      • Michelle Jennings
      • 2018

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    • Alternative name
      • Shameem Ahmed

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