Raised in an Indian Gujarati immigrant family in London to a Punjabi father and Gujarati mother, Amar actually made his film debut as a child in 1993’s Bhaji on the Beach but seemingly left acting and went on to study Production Design at the Royal College of Art. He returned to performing though and after a few bit parts, such as a Mounted Palace Guard in the live-action Aladdin, he landed consecutive stints on two UK series, Year Of the Rabbit and Beecham House in 2019. Amar would make it back to the big screen in Doom: Annihilation that same year, and would eventually dabble with writing and directing for the comedy series BBC Laugh Lessons as well as a few short films. He still appears in front of the camera though, return to television in two new fantasy series, Amazon’s The Wheel of Time, and Disney+’s Willow. The latter takes place 20 years after the action of the 1988 film, with Amar playing a rogueish thief who embarks with a group led by the sorcerer Willow Ufgood to rescue a young prince from an evil witch. The captivating klepto steals the show with a slow motion shower under a waterfall, but only from the waist up, leaving us clamoring for a-more Amar!
