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'One to Watch' - Moviescope
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Valmike graduated with distinction from Central
School of Speech and Drama, England. Whilst training, he shot
feature films, 'Jen' and 'Right Hand Drive’- nominated Best
Feature UK, British Film Festival, L.A. Valmike plays an
assassin and son of BAFTA nominee, Art Malik in 'Hotel', which
was a semi-finalist at the Academy Awards 2010. It won Best
Drama at the L.A. International Festival. He played the lead, a
manic depressive, opposite BAFTA nominee Saeed Jaffrey in 'Open
Secrets', which won Best Film, Buffalo-San Film Festival. In
'The Cost of Love', Grand Prix winner at the End of the Pier
International Festival, he plays a cardio thoracic surgeon,
which is now available on amazon. He shot three features in
Hollywood in 2011 - 'The Exquisite Continent' by Emmy Nominated
Director, Stephen Gyllenhaal ('Losing Isaiah'), 'Untitled' by
Sundance award winning director, Gary Walkow and 'Blood Cure'
directed by Alain Silver ('Beat' w Keifer Sutherland).
'Malachi' was shot in conjunction with the BBC
and won the Skillset Millenium Award. He was the lead in 'Get to
Know Me', shot at Lars Von Trier's Zentropa studios - official
selection Regensburger Film Festival. Valmike's first TV lead
appearance, ‘Read My Lips' for Channel 4, was selected by the
Sunday Times UK as ‘Pick of the Week’. He recently played a
British journalist in the lead role alongside Gerry Bednob (from
the 40 yr old Virgin) in 'The Rise and Fall of John Tesoro',
directed by HBO award-winning director, Angela Gibbs. |