Simon Rivers
| Simon Rivers | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Amardip Singh Nahal 1978 (age 36–37) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Simon Rivers (born Amardip Singh Nahal in 1978[1]) is an English actor who played the role of Kevin Tyler in Doctors.
Born in Birmingham, West Midlands to Sikh parents who had immigrated from the Punjab,[2] he speaks fluent Hindi and Punjabi. Aged 5 his family moved to Berkshire.[2]
Undertaking a series of supporting roles, he took a two year degree course at RADA, followed by theatre work.[3]
After taking parts in various television series, including Casualty, he played Dr Ameer Mowad in the two series of the BBC Wales production, Crash. He is best known for playing Dr. Kevin Tyler since 2011 in the BBC daytime soap Doctors. He departed the show in 30 October 2014.[2][4]
References
- ↑ http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-births-1837-2006?lastname=nahal&eventyear=1978&eventyear_offset=1&mothersmaidenname=baldish%20kaur%20&district=birmingham
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Roz Laws (May 3, 2011). "Doctors star Simon Rivers reveals the prejudice he suffered - for being a Brummie". Sunday Mercury. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ↑ "Dancing with the devil at Stratford Circus". The Guardian. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ↑ "Kevin and Freya: Our first day". BBC Doctors. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
Simon Rivers led a drama workshop in Chippenham for the Chippenham Youth Theatre group (CYT and explained what it was like to be an actor on Doctors.