Ronak Patani

Ronak Patani (born 1993),[1] is a British actor and voice artist of Indian descent.[2] He is best known for the roles in the films Point Break, The Works and Mayfair.[3]

Ronak Patani
Born
Ronak Patani

1993
London, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationActor, voice artist, poet
Years active2012–present
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)

Career

He was raised in London, England and later trained at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.[4] Then on 2012, he made acting debut with the short film Hannah. In 2014, he worked as a casting assistant for the British film Three Brothers directed by Aleem Khan.[5]

In 2015, he made his international acting debut in the Hollywood remake of Point Break. He was lucky to work opposite top British stars: Ralph Fiennes, Benedict Cumberbatch, Meera Syal, Sharon D Clarke and Sanjeev Bhaskar in his early career. During his acting performance in the play Macbeth at the Royal National Theatre, his friend Rajesh Gopie invited him to play in a South African film titled Mayfair.[6]

In 2018, he appeared in the South African Indian action crime film Mayfair. He played the supportive role of 'estranged son Zaid' in the film, which later received positive reviews.[7][8] The film was also screened at the 62nd BFI London Film Festival and Africa in Motion Film Festival in October 2018.[9][10]

Other than acting, he is also a prolific poet where he won the prestigious Roundhouse Poetry Slam, a UK competition for spoken word artists. He performs his poetry throughout the UK, and also produces poetry short films.

Filmography
YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
2012HannahTariqShort film
2012SchemataDerenikFilm
2014Three BrothersCasting AssistantFilm
2015Point BreakFBI TechnicianFilm
2016StellaDannyTV Series[11]
2016The WorksEdgarShort film
2016The LevelPervaiz QuareshiTV Series
2018MayfairZaid RanderaFilm
2019BrexitLeave Intern AmeetTV Movie

References
  1. "Ronak Patani information". castupload. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  2. "Ronak Patani bio". spotlight. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  3. "Rajesh Gopie: Actor". MUBI. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  4. "Ronak Patani". National Theatre. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  5. "Rajesh Gopie". British Film Institute. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  6. "Mayfair's Ronak Patani to visit SA". Gauteng Film. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  7. "Mayfair – Cape Town International Film Market & Festival – CTIFMF". Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  8. "Mayfair". Channel. 2018-10-14. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  9. "Johannesburg's Mayfair suburb goes international in new movie". IndianSpice. 2018-09-28. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  10. Press, Indigenous Film Distribution (2018-11-06). "Mayfair opens to great reviews". Screen Africa. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  11. "Stella - Series 5". British Comedy Club. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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