Amar (or Amer) Chadha-Patel (born 3 June 1986) is a British actor, filmmaker, and musician. On television, he is known for his roles in the ITV drama Beecham House (2019), the Disney+ series Willow (2022), the Roku comedy Slip (2023), and the Netflix series The Decameron (2024). His films include Dashcam (2021) and The Creator (2023). He is a member of the band Strong Asian Mothers and the directing collective Tom & Amar.
Early life Chadha-Patel grew up between Highbury in North London and Hackney in East London, while his grandparents lived in a Punjabi Sikh community in West London. He was 29 when he decided to go into acting.
Career In 2012, Chadha-Patel formed an indie electro music band called Strong Asian Mothers with his friends Kalim "Khushi" Patel and Josh "Rogan-Josh" Stadlen. They self-released their debut EP Lynx Africa in 2016.
Chadha-Patel has directed commercials and fashion campaigns for the likes of ASOS, AllSaints, and L'Oreal. His film A Brave New Love for The Kooples won Best Cinematography at the 2015 London Fashion Film Festival, in addition to being nominated for Best Editing and Best Major Brand Production. Chadha-Patel formed a directing collective with Tom Allen under the name Tom & Amar; Tom & Amar directed the music video for Strong Asian Mothers' 2017 single "Hard to Find".
Chadha-Patel made his television debut in 2019 when he played the main role of Ram Lal in the ITV historical drama Beecham House and the recurring role of Detective Sergeant Keith in the 2019 Channel 4 sitcom Year of the Rabbit. He also appeared in the film Doom: Annihilation and had soundtrack credits as a DJ on Gurinder Chadha's Blinded by the Light. The following year, he had a recurring role in the Sky Atlantic and HBO series The Third Day.
In 2021, Chadha-Patel starred in the horror film Dashcam and had small roles in episodes of the Netflix series Sex Education and Amazon Prime series The Wheel of Time. He also co-wrote and edited the short film Behind the Mask for director Simon Matthews. During Disney+ Day 2021, it was announced Chadha-Patel had joined the cast of the series Willow, which premiered in 2022. Chadha-Patel starred as Thraxus Boorman. In 2023, he played Eric in the Roku comedy series Slip and Rusty Raj in the Amazon Prime tennis series Fifteen-Love, and appeared in the Gareth Edwards' science fiction film The Creator (originally titled True Love). For the former, he received a joint Canadian Screen Award nomination with Zoe Lister-Jones and Tymika Tafari in the Comedy Ensemble category.
Chadha-Patel starred as Dioneo, a doctor in the 2024 Netflix medieval dark comedy The Decameron. He has a role in the film William Tell.
Filmography Film Year Title RoleNotes 1993 Bhaji on the Beach Amrik Credited as Amer Chadha-Patel 2010 It's a Wonderful Afterlife Speed Dating Man #4 2015 A Brave New Love Director 2016 Army of One Osama bin Laden Credited as Amer Chadha-Patel2019 Blinded by the Light DJ Uncredited Aladdin Palace GuardCredited as Amer Chadha-Patel Doom: Annihilation Pvt. Rance Redguo 2021 Dashcam Stretch 2023 The Creator Omni / SEK-ON / Sergeant Bui 2024 William Tell Furst 2025 Motor City
Television Year Title RoleNotes2019 Year of the Rabbit Detective Sergeant Keith 5 episodes Beecham House Ram Lal Main role2020 The Windsors Ash Episode #3.2 Flack Deepak Episode: "Danny & Deepak" The Third Day Preacher 5 episodes2021 BBC Laugh Lessons Writer, director; episode: "Toxic Ting" Sex Education DJ Dave Episode: "Episode 1" The Wheel of Time Lord Yakota 2 episodes 2022–2023 Willow Thraxus Boorman Main role2023 Slip Eric 4 episodes Fifteen-Love Rushikesh "Rusty" Raj Main role 2024 The Decameron Dioneo 8 episodes
Video games House Hack (2021) as Barney
Music videos "Budapest" (2014), George Ezra
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result Ref.2015London Fashion Film Festival Best CinematographyA Brave New Love Best Editing Best Major Brand Production 2024 Canadian Screen Awards Ensemble Performance, Comedy Series Slip
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Amar Chadha-Patel at Insight Tom & Amar