Aml Ameen

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Aml Ameen (born in London on 30 July 1985) is an English television actor.

Aml Ameen
Image:Aml Ameen.jpg
Born	July 30, 1985 (1985-07-30) (age 22) London, England
Occupation	Actor,

[edit] Biography

Aml (pronounced AM-MEL) Ameen first appeared on television in 2004's Bella and the Boys, in which he played the character Terry.

He learnt his acting craft at the Barbara Speake stage school in London. As a child he appeared in West End in shows such as Oliver! and Jolson.

At the age of 11 he performed on stage with Michael Jackson at the 1996 BRIT Awards, the performance is remembered as the same one that the famous Jarvis Cocker incident occurred.

His next role was a one-off appearance in an episode of the BBC television series Holby City. He also starred as Trife who was the main character in the British film Kidulthood, and was named one of the Times newspaper's Ones To Watch for 2006. He was the main character and the storyline centred around youths.

He played PC Lewis Hardy in the long-running ITV police series The Bill, this is his most famous and popular role to date. Lewis Hardy is a headstrong character who has swapped his life as a street kid to try and make a difference on the right side of the law. He has a few problems with authority and regularly bumps heads with his seniors, most especially frequent beat partner PC Roger Valentine. After Lewis was put undercover and was shot, he transferred to Operation Trident. Lewis is now a recurring character.

He presented an award at the Mobo Awards 2006.

He is also seen as a dancer in the children's television show "Brum"^{[citation needed]}

Aml won 'Best actor in a TV performance' at the 2007 Screen Nation Awards.

In April 2008 he was also seen as a leading role in the BBC Three teen drama "Dis/connected", playing Anthony, an 18 year old college student from London who faces gang trouble on the streets, as well as losing his friend after she commits suicide.