Vincent Ebrahim (born 1949[1]) is a South African actor and comedian.
He is known for portraying the roles of Ashwin in the BBC later Sky One comedy series The Kumars at No.
42 (2001–2006, 2014), pub landlord Bobby in the BBC One comedy series After You've Gone (2007–2008), Robert "Big Bob" Gupta in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks (2014) and Hashim Elamin in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street (2021).
[3] Since 1990, he has worked with Tara Arts, performing in such plays as Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, Tartuffe, Oedipus Rex, Troilus and Cressida, and Antigone.
[4] He also appeared on stage at the Tricycle Theatre in the critically praised[5] play The Great Game.