Nikki Patel (born 5 July 1990) is an English actress and writer. She is known for playing Amber Kalirai in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 2005 to 2009, and from 2011 to 2012.
Career Patel joined the cast of Coronation Street in late 2005, playing Dev's teenage daughter Amber Kalirai. After four years, she left the show to pursue other acting roles and attend university. In 2011, she returned to Coronation Street and left the show again in March 2012. In 2006, Patel appeared in an episode of the BBC drama Waterloo Road. She played a character called Shazia Patel. One week after landing the role, she was nominated as Best Newcomer at the National Television Awards. In May 2022, she appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Shelley Anwar. In 2026, Patel written a BBC pilot sitcom titled The Patels set in Bradford, about two, middle-aged British Gujarati women who despise each other. However both of their lives are thrown into chaos when they both receive an unexpected announcement from their sons respectively.
Credits Year Title Format Role Notes2005–2009, 2011–2012Coronation StreetTelevisionAmber KaliraiSeries regular2006Waterloo RoadTelevisionShazia PatelEpisode #1.42015Future ConditionalStageAliaThe Old Vic2016Holby CityTelevisionMadhu SaharanEpisode: "One Under"2016Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and JulietStageBalthasarGarrick Theatre2016The Island NationStageNilaArcola Theatre2016AlchemyStageNorthwall Theatre2016The FiveTelevisionMonaEpisode #1.32017Trojan HorseStageLindsayThe Lowry2018Sunshine On LeithStageEilidh ClarkeWest Yorkshire Playhouse2022Call The MidwifeTelevisionMrs. SinghEpisode #11.62022DoctorsTelevisionShelley AnwarEpisode: "Your Worst Nightmare"2022The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in MeVideo gameErin KeenanVoice 2022 Little English Film Sweetie 2026 The Patels Television Writer
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