Born: 13th September 1969 (as Ahsen Rafiq Bhatti)
Episodes Broadcast: 2008-2011

Ahsen Bhatti was born in Nottingham. He became interested in acting during his youth, and he made his first television appearance in a 1984 episode of Dramarama, aged fourteen years. Bhatti subsequently attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, and his first professional credit came on Family Pride in 1991. He soon won a starring role in the medical drama Cardiac Arrest, while also appearing in programmes like Band Of Gold, Holding On and Grafters. Bhatti was prolific after the turn of the century, scoring significant parts on NSC Manhunt, Grease Monkeys and New Street Law; he also had a recurring role on Coronation Street. Occasional movie appearances included 2002's Bend It Like Beckham. More and more, he was now choosing to be credited as “Ace Bhatti”, opting for a childhood nickname in response to the frequently garbled pronunciations of his real first name.

In 2008, Bhatti joined the cast of the Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures. He played Haresh Chandra, father to Anjli Mohindra's Rani, and principal of the school attended by his daughter and her friends. Bhatti made his first appearance in The Day Of The Clown, and he remained on the show until its end in 2011 following the death of series star Elisabeth Sladen. In the meantime, he also became a regular on EastEnders for fourteen months. Bhatti's subsequent credits in the 2010s included The Shadow Line, Beowulf, DCI Banks and Line Of Duty, plus movies like Free Dance and the Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody. During the Twenties, he co-starred in Alex Rider, and he could also be seen in the likes of Baptiste and The Good Karma Hospital.