Mad as hell Assad isn't in more stuff. Where else can I watch my man on the computer? Just Hotel Portofino? Anyone know if any play he's in was filmed?
you can watch him in a production of ibsen's 'a doll's house' alongside anjana vasan here
in a short film called the saint of southhall here
in east is east by signing up for a subscription of ntathome here (there are links to watch it without paying but i can't provide that rn)
watch him as florizel in an rsc (royal shakespeare company) production of the winter's tale here (downloadable) he also played a few small roles in an rsc production of coriolanus that you can rent from digital theatre here or with a subscription to marquee tv here
he was in about 5 seconds of the show 'cucumber' which you can watch on channel 4's online player here. this may require a vpn if you're outside the UK. he's in episode 6 (content warning: this episode shows assad's character dying from AIDS and ends with a Black character being violently murdered by a white man in a homophobic hate crime)
he was in one of the 'small axe' films directed by steve mcqueen for the bbc, 'red white and blue' starring john boyega which you can watch here (requires a vpn outside the UK and a content warning for racism) he was in s4e3 of 'our girl' which you can watch here
he was in a couple episodes of a bbc show called 'apple tree yard' that isn't currently available on bbc iplayer but you can watch some clips of him here this youtube channel also has some supercuts of his appearances in other shows (such as 'vera' here) and stage productions, as well as behind the scenes videos, and his lines from a poem here (full video has since been taken down but he looks very beautiful in the clip so watch it anyway) and this classic
he was in a movie called 'we work for the dead' also known as 'this is the night mail' which looks like it's available to rent or buy from amazon in the US here it also appears to be free with ads on youtube (for countries that aren't mine lmao)
if you're going to be in england any time soon you can watch him in a recording of zadie smith's 'white teeth' held in the v&a's video archive. this requires contacting the v&a beforehand to make a request and book an appointment here. you can watch the trailer for that production here
salome is held in the rsc archive by the shakespeare birthplace trust and you will likewise need to contact them to book a video viewing space in their reading room beforehand here. trailer here
I would additionally like to add that he voiced Inesh for the BBC radio drama War of Words: Indira's Story in 2022. Fair warning, you need to be in the UK with a registered BBC account to access this. I used a VPN.
Link here
so i just went to edit the post and add a new link but it had disappeared from my blog and says it's been deleted (not by me!!!) which is annoying
anyway ''we work for the dead' can now be watched outside of the US here
there's also a short play he wrote called 'laundry' that's easy to find by googling and he's narrated two books: 'time travelling with a hamster' and 'the boy with the topknot' as well as a romeo and juliet retelling thing by michael morpugo alongside georgia landers his co-star in the winter's tale and of course various videos that cast made during the covid lockdowns that are available on youtube
