# Rhik Samadder

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{{short description|Journalist, writer, broadcaster and actor}}
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'''Rhik Samadder''' is a British journalist, writer, broadcaster and actor.

==Childhood and education==
He was born in [Lewisham](/source/Lewisham)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-08-13 |title=Life on the inside |url=https://unherd.com/2019/08/life-on-the-inside/ |access-date=2022-03-19 |website=UnHerd |language=en-GB}}</ref> on 24 December 1980, the son of parents who immigrated from [India](/source/India) the previous year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=C&W Agency |url=https://cwagency.co.uk/client/rhik-samadder/work/i-never-said-i-loved-you |access-date=2022-03-21 |website=cwagency.co.uk}}</ref>

He did a degree in [philosophy](/source/philosophy) at [University College London](/source/University_College_London),<ref>{{Cite news |last=Davies |first=Helen |title=I Never Said I Love You by Rhik Samadder review — a blazing account of depression |newspaper=[The Times](/source/The_Times) |language=en |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/article/i-never-said-i-love-you-by-rhik-samadder-review-sex-grief-and-the-power-of-an-embarrassing-mum-mtl9qhn5q |access-date=2022-03-19 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref> and studied acting at the [Drama Centre London](/source/Drama_Centre_London).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-18 |title=Rhik Samadder |url=https://www.headline.co.uk/contributor/rhik-samadder/ |access-date=2022-03-19 |website=Headline Publishing Group |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Career==
As an actor, he had roles on [HBO](/source/HBO), [BBC](/source/BBC), [ITV](/source/ITV_(TV_network)) and [Channel 4](/source/Channel_4).<ref>{{Cite web |title=I Never Said I Loved You: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER by Rhik Samadder - Books |url=https://www.hachette.com.au/rhik-samadder/i-never-said-i-loved-you-the-sunday-times-bestseller |access-date=2022-03-19 |website=www.hachette.com.au}}</ref> On stage, he had title roles in The Indian Boy ([Royal Shakespeare Company](/source/Royal_Shakespeare_Company) 2006) and [Romeo and Juliet](/source/Romeo_and_Juliet) ([Salisbury Playhouse](/source/Salisbury_Playhouse)). Other theatre roles include King Saturn ([Soho Theatre](/source/Soho_Theatre)), Fewer Emergencies ([Oxford Playhouse](/source/Oxford_Playhouse)), No Smoke ([Arcola Theatre](/source/Arcola_Theatre)) and Ealing Common ([Theatre 503](/source/Theatre_503)). His film credits include [Chemical Wedding](/source/Chemical_Wedding_(film)) (2008).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Liars' League |url=https://www.liarsleague.com/liars_league/ |access-date=2022-03-19 |website=Liars' League}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-07-20 |title='Rejection didn't hurt my pride - I had none left': confessions of a failed actor {{!}} Rhik Samadder |url=http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/jul/20/rhik-samadder-confessions-of-a-failed-actor |access-date=2022-03-20 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-07-20 |title='Rejection didn't hurt my pride - I had none left': confessions of a failed actor {{!}} Rhik Samadder |url=http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/jul/20/rhik-samadder-confessions-of-a-failed-actor |access-date=2022-03-20 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref>

He now has a regular column in ''[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)'', where he created successful features such as "Inspect a gadget" and "Rhik Samadder tries something new".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-08-13 |title=Rhik Samadder on I Never Said I Loved You: 'I didn't want to write about abuse' |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/rhik-samadder-i-never-said-i-loved-you-interview |access-date=2022-03-19 |website=British GQ |language=en-GB}}</ref> He has also written for ''[The Observer](/source/The_Observer)'' as well as for ''[GQ](/source/GQ)'', ''[Men's Health](/source/Men's_Health)'' and ''[Prospect](/source/Prospect_(magazine))'' magazines.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-18 |title=Rhik Samadder |url=https://www.headline.co.uk/contributor/rhik-samadder/ |access-date=2022-03-19 |website=Headline Publishing Group, home of bestselling fiction and non-fiction books and ebooks |language=en-US}}</ref>

He is the author of the acclaimed autobiographical memoir ''I never said I loved you'' (2019) which tackles difficult themes such as [race](/source/Race_(human_categorization)), [sexual abuse](/source/sexual_abuse), [eating disorders](/source/eating_disorders), and [mental health](/source/mental_health) and is a [Sunday Times](/source/Sunday_Times) bestseller.<ref>{{Cite web |title=I Never Said I Loved You: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - Rhik Samadder; {{!}} Foyles Bookstore |url=https://www.foyles.co.uk/witem/biography/i-never-said-i-loved-you-the-sunday-tim,rhik-samadder-9781472250704 |access-date=2022-03-20 |website=www.foyles.co.uk}}</ref>

== References ==

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==External links==
* [https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/series/inspect-a-gadget  Inspect a gadget]
* [https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/series/rhik-samadder-tries-something-new  Rhik Samadder tries something new]

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Category:British writers of Indian descent
Category:English columnists
Category:English male stage actors
Category:English people of Indian descent
Category:The Guardian journalists
Category:Journalists from London
Category:Writers from the London Borough of Lewisham

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