Mem Ferda (born 30 October 1963 in London) is a British actor and film producer of Turkish Cypriot descent.

Biography Ferda was born in Chelsea, London in 1963 to Turkish Cypriot parents. At the age of six, his mother took him to Cyprus, where his father was the Minister of Agriculture. The family emigrated back to London when he was 12 years old, following an assassination attempt on his father. Whilst studying, Ferda achieved two university degrees, a BSc Honors degree in Psychology and a master's degree in Business Administration (M.B.A.). He then began acting in television commercials and was eventually accepted and graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art with a Postgraduate Diploma in acting. He has become known for playing the roles of villains.

Filmography

+ ActFilm Year Film Role Notes 1996 Evita Arresting Officer 1999 The Lost Son Pimp 2004 Hide & Seek George/Byron Short film 2004 Elshera Mustapha 2004 Iffy Ben 2004 Kritzi: The Little Goat Rob Hunter 2005 Experiment Vladimir Miszich 2005 Revolver Macha's Goon 2008 The Crew Dusan 2010 Legacy: Black Ops Andriy 2011 The Devil's Double Kamel Hana 2011 The Veteran Hakeem 2011 Emulsion Egor 2012 Ill Manors Vladimir 2012 Pusher Hakan 2012 Gridiron UK Side Kick 2012 Dirty Money Ilir Duka 2013 Plastic Tariq 2015 Hard Tide Simon Flowers 2016 Breakdown Hakan Abaci 2016 Thorn Detective Cyphers 2016 Smoking Guns Bektash Ali 2016 The Gridiron Laddo 2016 Eliminators Giordani 2017 London Heist Lenny MooreTelevision Year Show Role Notes 1995 The Bill Hechman TV series (1 episode) 1995 London Bridge The Waiter TV series (1 episode) 1996 Kavanagh QC Sgt. Wright TV series (1 episode) 1996 Drop the Dead Donkey Newsroom Employee TV series (1 episode) 1996 Pirates Gym Instructor TV series (1 episode) 1996 Family Money Aeroplane Passenger TV series (1 episode) 1997 Supply & Demand PCI Johnson TV film 1997 Chalk Teacher TV series (1 episode) 1997 Jonathan Creek Drunk TV series (1 episode) 1997 Gayle's World Gallery Owner TV series (1 episode) 1997 This Life Mike TV series (1 episode) 1997 Birds of a Feather Hunky Man TV series (1 episode) 1997 Holding On The Witness TV mini-series 1997 Trial & Retribution Sgt. Crocker TV series 1997 The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling The Prison Guard TV mini-series 1997 The Fast Show 1998 Noel's House Party The Passenger TV series (1 episode) 1998 A Wing and a Prayer Violent Passenger TV film 1998 Family Affairs Danny TV series (1 episode) 1999 Red Handed Restaurant Diner TV series (1 episode) 1999 See How They Run Scott TV Short 1999 Roger Roger Marco TV series (1 episode) 2000 London's Burning Joe TV series (1 episode) 2003 Dream Team Manager TV series (1 episode) 2004 She's Gone Turkish Cop TV film 2004 EastEnders Gaz TV series (1 episode) 2005 Planespotting Turkish Prisoner TV film 2005 Spooks Doorkeeper TV series (1 episode) 2006 A Good Murder Andrei TV film 2006 Heartbeat Andrei Beschastnych TV series (1 episode) 2007 Saddam's Tribe Taras Rabinovich TV film 2007 The Whistleblowers Mustafa Doglu TV series (1 episode) 2013 By Any Means Robbie Fitchet TV series (1 episode) 2014 Rude Boys Mr Yildiz TV series (1 episode)

+ ProducerFilm Year Film Notes 2010 Don't Call Back Associate producer 2010 Bad Company Executive producer 2011 Emulsion Executive producer 2011 Gridiron UK Associate producer 2013 Dragonfyre co-producer 2013 Truth or Dare Producer 2013 Sixteen Associate producer 2013 Wasteland Executive producer 2014 Haunting of Cellblock 11 Associate producer 2014 Extinction co-producer 2014 Delusional Associate producer 2015 Mania Producer 2016 Thorn Producer 2016 K-Shop co-producer 2016 Monumental Associate producer 2017 Malevolent co-producer 2017 The Last Scout co-producer 2017 Once Upon a Time at Christmas Producer 2017 Bonehill Road Producer 2017 Lilith Producer 2017 Mermaid Down Associate producer 2017 Kill the Production Assistant Producer 2018 Mad World Producer 2018 Age of the Living Dead (TV Series) Producer (6 episodes) 2018 Crypto co-producer 2018 No Easy Days (TV Series) Executive producer (8 episodes) 2018 Dystopia (TV Series) Producer (8 episodes) 2018 All the Violence That Goes Unseen (TV Series) Producer 2018 The Dunes co-producer 2018 Monster Associate producer 2018 Severed Silence Producer 2019 Twice Upon a Time at Christmas Producer2023 The Fearway Producer2024 The Mouse TrapProducer

Theatre credits Dr.Dudakov in Summerfolk Shylock in The Merchant of Venice Bosola in The Duchess of Malfi Francis Flute in A Midsummer Night's Dream Brutus in Julius Caesar Terrance in Fucking Games

Personal life Ferda is the cousin of İrsen Küçük, the Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus between 2010 and 2013.

References

External links

Mem Ferda: Larger than Life by Jamie Garwood.