Aftab Sachak

Aftab Sachak is an African actor who portrayed Ashraf Karim in EastEnders from 1988 to 1990. His character, Ashraf, was previously portrayed by another actor for a guest stint in 1987.

Born in East Africa, Aftab Sachak, who played the serious-minded corner shopkeeper Ashraf Karim, went to an English public school and enjoyed the life of a jet-setting playboy before studying acting. When viewers were watching him dictate to his wife and children, Aftab was coping with bankruptcy after incurring gambling debts. He was even evicted from his home.