Erkan Mustafa
Biography
Erkan Mustafa (born 14 May 1970) is a British actor and television presenter of Turkish Cypriot descent, most noted for the part of Roland Browning in Grange Hill (BBC 1982–1987). Other parts include "Enormous Orphan" in Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988) and "Otto" in Chef! (1991). In 1993 Channel 4's The Word tracked him down to a friend's record shop where he was helping out. He appeared on This Morning's Grange Hill reunion in 1998. In 2005 he appeared in the reunion programme Bring Back Grange Hill. Mustafa occasionally works in television with fellow Grange Hill star Lee MacDonald including as a presenter for E4 Music. In October 2009, Mustafa hosted a Grange Hill cast reunion at Sound nightclub in London's Leicester Square. He acted in The All-Nighter, a 10-minute short film released in 2018, along with Ronald Forfar and Martin Hancock.
Known For & Full Filmography6 Titles
Drama Series - 1978, 16 episodes • as Roland Browning
Children's drama series following the lives of students and teachers at Grange Hill comprehensive school.
Drama Series - 2008, 16 episodes • as Self
The outrageous comedy panel show hosted by the irrepressible Keith Lemon. Each episode sees top celebrities going head to head in a series of hilarious rounds unlike any other panel show.
Drama Series - 1990, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
The Word was a 1990s Channel 4 television programme in the United Kingdom. The show pushed forward the boundaries of youth TV, always coming close to going too far.
Drama Series - 2012, 16 episodes • as Erkan Mustafa
Hannah plays DI Jack Cloth, who is called in to investigate an apparent series of serial killings alongside his new partner, DC Anne Oldman, described as a "plucky, no-nonsense sidekick". Playing with the cliches and conventions of British police dramas, subplots include Cloth dealing with visions of his dead wife and the bisexual DC Oldman coming to grips with her feelings for both her female fiancee and Cloth.
Drama Series - 1993, 16 episodes • as Otto
Sharp knives and even sharper tongues! Meet Britain's finest, most short-fused chef, Gareth Balckstock.
Movie - 1988, 2h 15m • as Enormous Orphan
After a genial spirit shows the benevolent Ebenezer Blackadder visions of his unscrupulous ancestors, he resolves to mend his generous ways.