Jimi Mistry (born 1st January 1973 in Scarborough) is a British actor and writer who appeared as Fred Fonseca in EastEnders from September 1998 to February 2000.
He originates from a medical family his father was Indian, and his mother was Irish, he once had the wish to follow in his family's footsteps and endure on the medical profession, but when his academic record didn't reach the high standard needed for his medical future, Mistry turned to acting. He attended the Birmingham School of Speech and Drama and landed his first role in television in 1996 in the television series Thief Takers.
Before his East End debut, his credits include Hamlet, Silent Witness, The Bill, City Central and Anxiety. He landed the role of Dr Fred Fonseca on EastEnders in 1998, the new local GP of Walford. His most notable storyline on the show was when his character came out as gay and became subjected to homophobia from other characters in the show. Later on in his stint, it was revealed by BBC bosses that EastEnders were struggling to hold on to Jimi following his box office success in the low-budget film East is East, he left the show in 2000 after nearly two years.
Mistry also has many theatre productions under his wing and many television debuts since his departure from Walford. His most famous one being Kal Nazir in rival ITV soap Coronation Street, a role he played for almost two years - this is Jimi's last known contribution to television.
He is no stranger to the backstage of production either, in 2009 he wrote the documentary And the Beat Goes On, in which he was also the music supervisor for the production and the co-producer. He has also appeared in many reality, and game shows his most famous one being Strictly Come Dancing in 2010 in which he came tenth place.