
Alex Caan
Known for Acting · 15 credits
- Also known as
- Fayyaz Ahmed
Biography
Alex Caan (born "Fayyaz Ahmed") is an actor who graduated from RADA in 1998. He appeared on several episodes of Coronation Street in 2006, and other credits include roles in EastEnders, Holby City, Rockface, Doctors, Ultimate Force, Spooks, Little Devil, The Last Enemy, Harley Street and Emmerdale. He also appeared in the films Brothers, Red Mercury and The Red Maple Leaf.
On stage, he appeared in productions of The Song of Deborah, As You Like It, The Colour of Justice, Balti Kings, Unsuitable Girl, Ritual in Blood, Heroes, Beautiful Thing, Passage to India and The Fortune Club in Leicester. For radio, he was heard in the BBC Radio serials Silver Street and The Archers.
A former high jumper at Iowa State University in the United States of America, he previously worked as a consultant coach for UK Athletics and in September 2009, was appointed as the national event coach for high jump in the build-up to the London 2012 Summer Olympics.
He is sometimes confused with Alexander James Caan, the son of the late American actor James Caan, but they are two different people.
Known For
TV Shows (10)

EastEnders
1985
as Mr. Jackman

Holby City
1999
as Mortuary Technician / Ahmed Bin Abdullah Al-Hashmi

Spooks
2002
as Prince Khaldoon

Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
2018
as Rupert Shylock

Ultimate Force
2002
as Hassan / Rugby Referee

Stonehouse
2023
as Interviewer

Rockface
2002
as Dr Yilmaz

The Last Enemy
2008
as Haman

Harley Street
2008
as Roger
Little Devil
2007
as Miles
Movies (5)
About Alex Caan
Alex Caan (born "Fayyaz Ahmed") is an actor who graduated from RADA in 1998. He appeared on several episodes of Coronation Street in 2006, and other credits include roles in EastEnders, Holby City, Rockface, Doctors, Ultimate Force, Spooks, Little Devil, The Last Enemy, Harley Street and Emmerdale. He also appeared in the films Brothers, Red Mercury and The Red Maple Leaf. On stage, he appeared in productions of The Song of Deborah, As You Like It, The Colour of Justice, Balti Kings, Unsuitable Girl, Ritual in Blood, Heroes, Beautiful Thing, P… With 15 credits spanning from 1985 to 2023, Alex Caan has appeared in 5 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular Alex Caan Movies
- Brothers (2004) — as Farid, Afghanistan
- The Red Maple Leaf (2017) — as Simon Zucker
- Red Mercury (2005) — as Mushtaq
- Whistle (2002)
- I'm Trying to Impress You (2016) — as Ollie
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