Look how young Himesh is in this video! His parents encouraged him to join a youth theatre group, and he was still at school when he first learned of the role of Tamwar. He had to get his audition pushed back because of a science exam. "On the penultimate day of my GCSEs I got a call about the Eastenders audition. I did my last exam and dad drove me down to Borehamwood," he said.