Himesh Jitendra Patel (born 13 October 1990) is a British actor. He began his career portraying Tamwar Masood in the BBC soap opera EastEnders (2007–2016). This was followed by roles in the Channel 4 sitcom Damned (2016–2018) and the HBO miniseries Station Eleven (2021), earning a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for the latter. Patel has also starred in the comedies Yesterday (2019), Don't Look Up (2021) and Greedy People (2024), and featured in Christopher Nolan's action movies Tenet (2020) and The Odyssey (2026).
