Ayub Khan Din (born 11 July 1961) is a British writer and actor. He wrote the BAFTA, BIFA and London Film Critics Circle award-winning film East Is East (1999), adapted from his 1996 Olivier-nominated play of the same name. His 2008 comedy play Rafta, Rafta... won the Olivier Award. He went on to write the film sequel West Is West (2010). On television, he created the Channel 4 comedy-drama Ackley Bridge (2017–2022). As an actor, Khan Din's roles include Sammy in Hanif Kureishi's film Sammy and Rosie Get Laid in (1987), Hanif Ruparell in the soap opera Coronation Street (1992–1993), and Ravi Shah in the ITV series London Bridge (1996).
Read moreShow less
Biography from TMDB.
- May 21, 1961 (65)
- Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK
- Actor and writer
- 8 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
What are Ayub Khan-Din's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Ayub Khan-Din's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for Ayub Khan-Din'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
19 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.
Magic Mike's Last Dance(2023)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
National Theatre Live: East is East (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Ackley Bridge(2017)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
All in Good Time(2012)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
West Is West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
East Is East(1999)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all filmsStaying Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
London Bridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Backup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Goodbye Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Idiot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
The Care of Time(1990)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Chief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Shalom Salaam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Poirot(1989)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Young Toscanini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid(1987)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
My Beautiful Laundrette(1985)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
The Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Career shape
Star power in the 68th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 19 titles from 1984 to 2023.
Biggest box office
Magic Mike's Last Dance (2023)
Highest rated
East Is East (1999)
Most popular right now
Magic Mike's Last Dance (2023)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Ayub Khan-Din's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Ayub Khan-Din work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ayub Khan-Din's MovieCove titles; Meera Syal shares the most, 2.
- Meera SyalShared titles: All in Good Time (2012), Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Meera Syal
- Michael ParkerShared titles: All in Good Time (2012), East Is East (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Parker