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Alex Caan

Alex Caan

Actor

Alex Caan (born "Fayyaz Ahmed") is an actor who graduated from RADA in 1998. He appeared on several episodes of Coronation Street in 2006, and other credits include roles in EastEnders, Holby City, Rockface, Doctors, Ultimate Force, Spooks, Little Devil, The Last Enemy, Harley Street and Emmerdale. He also appeared in the films Brothers, Red Mercury and The Red Maple Leaf. On stage, he appeared in productions of The Song of Deborah, As You Like It, The Colour of Justice, Balti Kings, Unsuitable Girl, Ritual in Blood, Heroes, Beautiful Thing, Passage to India and The Fortune Club in Leicester. For radio, he was heard in the BBC Radio serials Silver Street and The Archers. A former high jumper at Iowa State University in the United States of America, he previously worked as a consultant coach for UK Athletics and in September 2009, was appointed as the national event coach for high jump in the build-up to the London 2012 Summer Olympics. He is sometimes confused with Alexander James Caan, the son of the late American actor James Caan, but they are two different people.

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Works as
Actor
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Up 2% in 30 days

Where can I watch Alex Caan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on BritBox (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alex Caan's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

15 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Stonehouse(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Interviewer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Rupert Shylock

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The Red Maple Leaf(2016)

    as Simon Zucker

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • I'm Trying to Impress You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Ollie

  • Harley Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Roger

  • The Last Enemy(2008)

    Show 5 episodes · as Haman

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Little Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Miles

  • Red Mercury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Mushtaq

  • Brothers(2004)

    as Farid, Afghanistan

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Ultimate Force(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Hassan · as Rugby Referee

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Whistle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • MI-5(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Prince Khaldoon

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Rockface (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 4 episodes · as Dr Yilmaz

  • Holby City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Ahmed Bin Abdullah Al-Hashmi · as Mortuary Technician

  • EastEnders(1985)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mr. Jackman

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows