Irvine Iqbal

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Irvine Iqbal

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Born|  (1977-07-22) July 22, 1977 (age 47)

Bolton

Nationality| British South Asian
Alma mater|

* Brunel University
* Westminster Business School

Occupation|

* Singer
* Actor
* Voice Over Artist

Irvine Iqbal (née Navid Naqvi.[1]; born 22 July 1977) is a British South Asian singer, actor and voice over artist.

## Contents

* 1 Personal life
* 2 Work
* 2.1 Theatre
* 2.2 Workshops
* 2.3 Film
* 2.4 Television
* 3 Discography
* 4 Further Reading
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Personal life[edit]

Iqbal was born in Bolton and grew up in Lostock[2], and is the son of two doctors Ushi and Naseem Naqvi[1]. He attended the Rossall School in Lancashire and later moved to London to completed a degree in Drama, Film and Television at Brunel University. Following this, he secured a place at the Royal Academy of Music, studying Singing in Musical Theatre. In 2017, he was made an Associate of the Academy. Irvine went on to secure a number of television roles, as well as several parts in West End productions.

Irvine then studied for a post graduate in Law, before completing a Masters in Business (MBA) at Westminster Business School[3]

## Work[edit]

### Theatre[edit]

Title  | Year(s)  | Role(s)  | Venue

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Bombay Dreams | 2003  | Cricketer/1st Cover Madan  | Apollo Victoria Theatre
The Far Pavilions | 2005  | Ensemble/1st Cover Koda Dad/1st Cover Diwan  | Shaftesbury Theatre
The Mahabharata | 2005  | Duryodhama  | Old Vic
Then Like My Dreams | 2009  | Barry  | Theatre Royal Stratford East
Wuthering Heights | 2010  | Vijay  | Lyric TheatrLyric Theatre Hammersmith
Bend It Like Beckham | 2015  | Uncle/Teetu's Dad/Ensemble/1st Cover Mr Bhamra  | Phoenix Theatre
Aladdin - The Musical | 2015 - 2018  | Sultan  | Prince Edward Theatre
Branded | 2017  | Aziz  | Criterion Theatre
Broken Wings | 2018  | Bishop Bulos  | Theatre Royal Haymarket
The Boy in the Dress | 2019  | Raj  | Royal Shakespeare Company
Rumi: The Musical | 2019  | Husam  | London Coliseum
Now or Never | 2021  | Oliver  | The Barn Theatre
Romeo & Juliet | 2021  | Prince Escalus  | Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
East is East | 2021  | Mr Shah  | National Theatre
Aladdin | 2022  | Abanezer  | Hammersmith Lyric
The Father and the Assassin | 2022  | Muhammad Ali Jinnah  | National Theatre
Come Fall in Love - DDLJ Musical | 2022  | Baldev  | The Old Globe
The Witches | 2023  | Chef Chevalier  | National Theatre

### Workshops[edit]

Title  | Year  | Role(s)

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Bend It Like Beckham | 2013  | Uncle/Ensemble
Bombay Dreams | 2018  | MK Chopra
The Infidel | 2019  | Arshad
Zoological | 2020  | Brian the Lion

### Film[edit]

Title  | Year  | Role(s)

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Aladdin - The Musical | 2022  | Sultan
The Sikh Soldier | 2023  | Balbir

### Television[edit]

Title  | Year  | Role(s)

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The Bill |  | Azim Ahmed
Casualty |  | Ron
Doctors |  | Policeman
Eastenders |  | Komal
The Bay | 2023  | Hassan

## Discography[edit]

Cast recordings
Title  | Year

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Bend It Like Beckham | 2015
Rumi: The Musical | 2021
Now or Never | 2022
Broken Wings | 2018
The Boy in the Dress | 2019

## Further Reading[edit]

Iqbal for The Stage

## References[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Race no issue in Irvine's career". The Bolton News. 2002-04-18. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
2. ↑ "Bolton star takes on magical West End role in Aladdin". The Bolton News. 2016-07-10. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
3. ↑ Pendlebury, ByAmy (2017-03-17). "Amazing Alumni – Irvine Iqbal | Rossall - Independent Boarding School". Retrieved 2023-09-20.

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