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Dhirendra(I)

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Dhirendra
Sabi ( Bilal Baig and Imran ( Dhirendra) consult the Imam (Ahmad Meree)
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Dhirendra was born in an English, French, Gujarati, Hindi, and Swahili speaking home in Dar-es-Salaam Tanzania to Indian parents of Gujarati descent, respectively born in India and present-day Democratic Republic of Congo. Following an extensive career, he left acting and the UK in 1997 owing to a 'glass ceiling', to pursue his other love for food and wine moving to Windsor Ontario, managing the Mason-Girardot Alan Manor restaurant pioneering the slow food movement, until he was 'discovered' 5 years later the by CBC Television and asked to play the role of Hakeem Jinnah in the ground-breaking 'Jinnah on Crime Mysteries'.
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      • 1 win & 5 nominations total

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    Known for

    Sort Of (2021)
    Sort Of
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Imran
    Britt McKillip and Ian Hanlin in LEGO Jurassic World: La Légende d'Isla Nublar (2018)
    LEGO Jurassic World: La Légende d'Isla Nublar
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Simon Masrani(voice)
    Karen David and Tyler Hilton in Noël de ma jeunesse (2022)
    Noël de ma jeunesse
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Smokey John Howell
    • 2022
    Jinnah - On Crime: Pizza 911
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Hakeem Jinnah
    • 2002

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    • Trust Me, I'm a Doctor
      • Devinder Kapoor
      • Post-production



    • Super Team Canada (2025)
      Super Team Canada
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Flapjack
      • 2025
    • Riley Keough and Lily Gladstone in Under the Bridge (2024)
      Under the Bridge
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Mukand Masihajjar
      • 2024
    • Harish Patel, Zarna Garg, Jonathan Groff, Karan Soni, and Sunita Mani in A Nice Indian Boy (2024)
      A Nice Indian Boy
      7.4
      • Wedding Planner
      • 2024
    • Mariel Molino in The Nanny (2023)
      The Nanny
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Cecil Maphala
      • 2023
    • Karen David and Tyler Hilton in Noël de ma jeunesse (2022)
      Noël de ma jeunesse
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • Smokey John Howell
      • 2022
    • Sort Of (2021)
      Sort Of
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Imran
      • 2022
    • Polly Pocket (2018)
      Polly Pocket
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Richard
      • 2021–2022
    • Aurora Teagarden: Meurtre au bord du lac (2021)
      Aurora Teagarden: Meurtre au bord du lac
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Motel Manager
      • 2021
    • Lego Jurassic World: Double Trouble (2020)
      Lego Jurassic World: Double Trouble
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Simon Masrani (voice)
      • 2020
    • Britt McKillip and Ian Hanlin in LEGO Jurassic World: La Légende d'Isla Nublar (2018)
      LEGO Jurassic World: La Légende d'Isla Nublar
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Simon Masrani
      • 2019–2020
    • Dhirendra and Peri Allan in Cheers, (2020)
      Cheers,
      Short
      • John Winston
      • 2020
    • Deadly Class (2018)
      Deadly Class
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Shabnam's Dad
      • 2019
    • Lego Jurassic World: L'Expo Secrète (2018)
      Lego Jurassic World: L'Expo Secrète
      6.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Simon Masrani (voice)
      • 2018
    • Le Monde de Nina (2015)
      Le Monde de Nina
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Mr. Kapur (voice, as Dhirendra Miyanger)
      • 2015–2018
    • Charles Singh in Commitment (2016)
      Commitment
      Short
      • Rohan Patel
      • 2016

    Additional Crew



    • The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh (2024)
      The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Dialect Coach
      • 2024

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    Videos20

    Sort Of
    Demo Reel 2:56
    Sort Of
    A Nice Indian Boy Live Improvisation
    Demo Reel 4:24
    A Nice Indian Boy Live Improvisation
    A Nice Indian Boy Live Improvisation
    Demo Reel 4:24
    A Nice Indian Boy Live Improvisation
    LJW Stormy Stampede
    Demo Reel 1:21
    LJW Stormy Stampede
    LJW Underwater Monster Rescue
    Demo Reel 1:45
    LJW Underwater Monster Rescue
    The Wedding Day
    Demo Reel 2:08
    The Wedding Day
    Richard proposes to Grandma
    Demo Reel 1:53
    Richard proposes to Grandma

    Personal details

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    • Official sites
      • Dhirendra Fan Page
      • Instagram Page
    • Alternative names
      • Dherendra
    • Spouse
      • Peri AllanJune 6, 1993 - present (1 child)
    • Other works
      He acted in Kristine Landon-Smith's play, "Untouchable", with Anand and Sudha Bhuchar, which was performed at the Riverside Studios in London, England, (Tamasha Theatre Company production) with Ravi Aujla and Sudha Bhuchar.
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      Adoptive parent to Ethiopian born Figure skater Saloni Miyanger. Moved to Canada from UK in 1997. Certified Sommelier. Fluent in English, French, Hindi, Gujerati, Kiswahili.
    • Quotes
      "Literature in the form of Shakespeare and other classics came a little later, my father managed a bookshop , comics were the beginning of my 'literature' journey- Dandy, Beano, Topper and Beezer graduating to graphic Marvel and Archie Comics, and Harold Robbins, James Hadley Chase, Dashiell Hammett, Agatha Christie - some of the pulp fiction of the era.'

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