Taheen Modak

Taheen Khalikh Modak (born 1996) is a British actor. He is known for his roles in the ITV crime drama The Bay (2019–2021) and the Sky One miniseries Two Weeks to Live (2020).

Early life
Modak was born in the West London Borough of Hounslow. He attended Isleworth and Syon School. He joined the National Youth Theatre and the RADA Youth Company. After taking a gap year, Modak enrolled at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, going on to graduate from in 2018 with a Bachelor of Arts in Professional Acting.

Career
In 2019, Modak made his professional stage debut in The American Clock at the Old Vic Theatre in London and began starring in the ITV crime drama The Bay as Ahmed "Med" Kharim, a main character he would play for the first two series. The following year, he starred as Jay in the Sky One and HBO Max comedy-drama miniseries Two Weeks to Live with Maisie Williams, Sian Clifford, and Mawaan Rizwan. He also appeared in an episode of the Van der Valk revival, also on ITV.

After leaving The Bay, Modak appeared in The Taxidermist's Daughter at Chichester Festival Theatre and returned to the Bristol Old Vic for Hamlet in 2022 and to London's Old Vic for Pygmalion in 2023. In 2024, Modak has a role in the Channel 5 period drama The Hardacres.