Summary
Rhik Samadder is a British journalist, writer, broadcaster and actor.
Childhood and education edit
He was born in Lewisham[1] on 24 December 1980, the son of parents who immigrated from India the previous year.[2]
He did a degree in philosophy at University College London,[3] and studied acting at the Drama Centre London.[4]
Career edit
As an actor, he had roles on HBO, BBC, ITV and Channel 4.[5] On stage, he had title roles in The Indian Boy (Royal Shakespeare Company 2006) and Romeo and Juliet (Salisbury Playhouse). Other theatre roles include King Saturn (Soho Theatre), Fewer Emergencies (Oxford Playhouse), No Smoke (Arcola Theatre) and Ealing Common (Theatre 503). His film credits include Chemical Wedding (2008).[6]
He began to be disillusioned with acting because, as an actor of Asian descent, the majority of parts he was approached for were terrorist dramas.[7] After his father died in 2006, he had a breakdown and moved in with his mother, causing him to reassess his career and abandon acting.[8]
He now has a regular column in The Guardian, where he created successful features such as Inspect a gadget and Rhik Samadder tries something new.[9] He has also written for The Observer as well as for GQ, Men's Health and Prospect magazines.[10]
He is the author of the acclaimed autobiographical memoir I never said I loved you (2019) which tackles difficult themes such as race, sexual abuse, eating disorders, and mental health and is a Sunday Times bestseller.[11]
References edit
- ^ "Life on the inside". UnHerd. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "C&W Agency". cwagency.co.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ Davies, Helen. "I Never Said I Love You by Rhik Samadder review — a blazing account of depression". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Rhik Samadder". Headline Publishing Group, home of bestselling fiction and non-fiction books and ebooks. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "I Never Said I Loved You: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER by Rhik Samadder - Books". www.hachette.com.au. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Liars' League". Liars' League. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "'Rejection didn't hurt my pride - I had none left': confessions of a failed actor | Rhik Samadder". the Guardian. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "'Rejection didn't hurt my pride - I had none left': confessions of a failed actor | Rhik Samadder". the Guardian. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "Rhik Samadder on I Never Said I Loved You: 'I didn't want to write about abuse'". British GQ. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Rhik Samadder". Headline Publishing Group, home of bestselling fiction and non-fiction books and ebooks. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "I Never Said I Loved You: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - Rhik Samadder; | Foyles Bookstore". www.foyles.co.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
External links edit
- Inspect a gadget
- Rhik Samadder tries something new