Ray Panthaki
Also Known As: Raiyo Panthaki
Biography: Ray Panthaki (born 20 January 1979) is a British actor, producer, screenwriter and director best known for the roles he played in Marcella (2016–2020), Away (2020), and the movie Boiling Point (2021), for which he was nominated for the 2021 BIFA for Best Supporting Actor. Other credits include Tube Tales (1999), Ali G Indahouse (2002), 28 Days Later (2002), Bollywood Queen (2003), Kidulthood (2006), Provoked (2006), Convenience (2013), It's a Wonderful Afterlife (2010), Screwed (2011), Interview with a Hitman (2012), Convenience (2013), Colette (2018), Official Secrets (2019), Gangs of London (2020), and The Serpent Queen (2022).
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: London, England, UK
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Provoked: A True Story
Overview: Provoked is the true story of Kiranjit Ahluwalia, a Punjabi woman who moved to London after her marriage with Deepak Ahluwalia. Her husband seemed caring at first but then began to beat her up. He started drinking a lot and sleeping around with other women. he also subjected her to spousal rape. After ten years and having two children with him, out of fear, she sets him on fire.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-04-06
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Black Diamond
Overview: Follows a young woman whose idyllic life with her hedge funder boyfriend turns it into a deadly triangle of lust, obsession and murder after meeting a local cowboy handyman.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-01-10
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City Rats
Overview: Welcome to the world of the City Rats where eight lives collide in a Pulp Fiction style blend that reveals London‘s true dark and twisted underbelly.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-04-24
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Screwed
Overview: The film is a semi-biographical story based on the experiences of former prison guard Ronnie Thompson who spent seven years working in some of the UK's most dangerous prisons. Based on Thompson's book of the same name, the project stars James D'Arcy (Master & Commander), Noel Clarke (Kidulthood), Frank Harper (The Football Factory), Jamie Foreman (Layer Cake), Andrew Shim (This Is England) and Kate Magowan (Stardust). The story revolves around former soldier Sam Norwood who takes a job as a prison officer when he returns from Iraq and becomes exposed to the underworld of prison culture - including corrupt guards and drug trafficking.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-06-03
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The Man Inside
Overview: A thriller centered on a young boxer trying to distance himself from his father's gangster past and the relationship with his trainer.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-07-27
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Convenience
Overview: Two friends attempt to rob a petrol station but are so useless that they end up working there all night.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-10-02
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Bonus Track
Overview: George, a 16-year-old who believes he is a future star musician, can't believe his luck when the son of a famous duo takes an interest in his music. This new arrival helps him rehearse for a talent show and leads both boys to learn from each other and grow closer.
Genres: Music Comedy Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-10-11
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The Feral Generation
Overview: In 2004, a Home Office survey revealed that there are 20 to 60 youngsters,aged 16 to 24,living rough in each inner city in the UK. They are responsible for vast levels of crime and in almost all cases they have come from broken homes and a history of abuse,both physical and sexual,most of the time inflicted on them by their own parents. Nikki,18,fled a sexually abusive homelife and a succession of foster families to live on the street. There she met Vincent,21,the product of heroin addicted parents. Together they spend their days trying to survive the perils of living rough and supporting their own drug addictions. They are wild,unwanted and trying to live without fear.They are the lost children of modern day society. They are The Feral Generation.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-12-14
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Tube Tales
Overview: Nine short stories based on the true experiences of London Underground passengers: "Mr. Cool" (Amy Jenkins, dir.); "Horny" (Stephen Hopkins); "Grasshopper" (Menhaj Huda); "My Father the Liar" (Bob Hoskins); "Bone" (Ewan McGregor); "Mouth" (Armando Iannucci); "A Bird in the Hand" (Jude Law); "Rosebud" (Gaby Dellal); "Steal Away" (Charles McDougall)
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-11-19
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Jump Boy
Overview: A London schoolboy of Pakisthani heritage attempts to impress his mates with his knowledge of all things American. But he soon painfully learns that there are those that won't stand for his know it all persona.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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World War Dead: Rise of the Fallen
Overview: To celebrate the centenary of WW1, a TV Documentary team travels to the Somme to put together a ratings smash about new mysteries relating to the famous battle. However, what they unearth is far from a new story of those that died 100 years ago – but an army of the undead and a brand new war.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-05-04
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28 Days Later
Overview: Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. Carried by animals and humans, the virus turns those it infects into homicidal maniacs -- and it's absolutely impossible to contain.
Genres: Horror Thriller Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-10-31
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Rehab
Overview: TV drama - following Adam Bishop, a petty criminal, as he leaves prison for a drugs rehabilitation programme in order to turn his life around.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-03-26
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It's a Wonderful Afterlife
Overview: Indian mother Mrs Sethi's obsession with marrying off her daughter turns murderous. With jokes that routinely miss the mark and cringeworthy slapstick, this black comedy farce shouldn't work. Somehow, though, it does.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-05-07
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Jadoo
Overview: This comedy revolves around two brothers, both wonderful chefs, who fall out catastrophically. At the climax of their dispute they rip the family recipe book in half - one brother gets the starters and the other gets the main courses. They set up rival restaurants, across the road from each other, and spend the next twenty years trying to out-do each other. Neither brother will admit it but they both know they are not entirely successful in the 'other half' of the menu. It takes a daughter - a successful corporate lawyer marrying a man from a very different background - to reunite them. She is planning her marriage and is determined that they will both cook the wedding banquet.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-09-06
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The Best of EastEnders
Overview: Join Adam Woodyatt, who has played the long suffering Ian Beale since the very first episode of EastEnders, as he takes the viewer on a special trip down memory lane. Adam re-lives the very best of the drama: the bust-ups and shocks, the cliffhangers (or "duff-duffs" as Adam calls them), the moments that made us laugh and the ones that made us cry.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-11-26
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Blood Strangers
Overview: A mother is dealt a double blow when she learns that her murdered teenage daughter was working as a prostitute.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-02-03
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Colette
Overview: After marrying a successful Parisian writer known commonly as Willy, Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette is transplanted from her childhood home in rural France to the intellectual and artistic splendor of Paris. Soon after, Willy convinces Colette to ghostwrite for him. She pens a semi-autobiographical novel about a witty and brazen country girl named Claudine, sparking a bestseller and a cultural sensation. After its success, Colette and Willy become the talk of Paris and their adventures inspire additional Claudine novels.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-09-21
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Bollywood Queen
Overview: A cross cultural romance set in London's East End about a young girl of Indian heritage.
Genres: Drama Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-12-11
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One Crazy Thing
Overview: Jay is a former daytime TV star whose life has hit rock bottom until he meets his dream girl. Hannah is bright, beautiful and hates modern life. There's just one problem. How does Jay tell Hannah about the leaked sex tape which made him an internet sensation?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-04-01
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Ghosted
Overview: A widow's attempts to find love are ruined when the ghost of her cheating dead husband joins her on her dates.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-11-18
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Official Secrets
Overview: The true story of British intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun who—prior to the 2003 Iraq invasion—leaked a top-secret NSA memo exposing a joint US-UK illegal spying operation against members of the UN Security Council. The memo proposed blackmailing member states into voting for war.
Genres: Thriller History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-08-30
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Interview with a Hitman
Overview: An elite hitman returns to erase his past only to find that somebody has messed with his future.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-07-20
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SAS: Red Notice
Overview: An off-duty SAS soldier, Tom Buckingham, must thwart a terror attack on a train running through the Channel Tunnel. As the action escalates on the train, events transpire in the corridors of power that may make the difference as to whether Buckingham and the civilian passengers make it out of the tunnel alive.
Genres: Drama Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-08-11
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Boiling Point
Overview: A head chef balances multiple personal and professional crises at a popular restaurant in London.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-07-05
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Ali G Indahouse
Overview: Ali G unwittingly becomes a pawn in the evil Chancellor's plot to overthrow the Prime Minister of Great Britain. However, instead of bringing the Prime Minister down, Ali is embraced by the nation as the voice of youth and 'realness', making the Prime Minister and his government more popular than ever.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-03-21
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