[5] On stage, he had title roles in The Indian Boy (Royal Shakespeare Company 2006) and Romeo and Juliet (Salisbury Playhouse).
[6] He began to be disillusioned with acting because, as an actor of Asian descent, the majority of parts he was approached for were terrorist dramas.
[7] After his father died in 2006, he had a breakdown and moved in with his mother, causing him to reassess his career and abandon acting.
[8] He now has a regular column in The Guardian, where he created successful features such as Inspect a gadget and Rhik Samadder tries something new.
[10] He is the author of the acclaimed autobiographical memoir I never said I loved you (2019) which tackles difficult themes such as race, sexual abuse, eating disorders, and mental health and is a Sunday Times bestseller.