Vincent Ebrahim

Actor · Born January 1, 1951 (75) · East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Vincent Ebrahim (born 1951) is a South African actor and comedian. He is known for portraying the roles of Ashwin in the BBC later Sky One comedy series The Kumars at No. 42 (2001–2006, 2014), pub landlord Bobby in the BBC One comedy series After You've Gone (2007–2008), Robert "Big Bob" Gupta in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks (2014) and Hashim Elamin in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street (2021).

What are Vincent Ebrahim's films like?

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Threshold guardianas Ebrahim Kaif in Material (2012)

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 Vincent Ebrahim's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

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Filmography

23 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

The Good Ship Murder(2023)
Show 3 episodes · as Captain Gregory Jameson
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows
New Material (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
as Ebrahim Kaif
Starstruck(2021)
Show 1 episode · as Sunay
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
National Theatre Live: Dara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
as Emperor Shah Jahan
The Queen and I(2018)
as Judge
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead(2018)
as Nikhil
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Killing Eve(2018)
Show 1 episode · as Mike
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Allied(2016)
as Driver in Desert
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
National Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful Forevers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Actor
The Kumars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 6 episodes · as Ashwin Kumar
The Physician(2013)
as Tughrul
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Material(2012)
as Ebrahim Kaif
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
The Old Guys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Show 6 episodes · as Rajan
Compulsion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Satvik
After You've Gone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Show 25 episodes · as Bobby
New Street Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 1 episode · as Sonny Mehta
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit(2005)
as Mr. Caliche (voice)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Meet the Magoons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 6 episodes · Actor
Ideal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 2 episodes · as Mr Rupani
The Kumars at No. 42 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Show 51 episodes · Actor
Bedtime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Show 3 episodes · as Mohammad
We Are the Elephant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Actor
Springbok (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Actor

Career shape

Biggest box office

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)

$193M worldwide

Highest rated

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)

Midcredits 94^th

Film career

20052018

Peak 2005 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.