Ashley Chin
| Ashley Chin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Ashley Anthony Chin 21 August 1982 Gipsy Hill, Lambeth, London, England |
| Residence | Thornton Heath, Croydon, Surrey, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Muslim Belal |
| Occupation | |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Height | 5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st) |
| Children | Sumaya (daughter) |
| Parent(s) | Andrea Ellis (mother) |
| Relatives | Kareena Chin (sister) Richard Chin (brother) Brandon Chin (brother) |
| Musical career | |
| Also known as | Musim Belal |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Halal Dawa Records |
| Website | www |
Ashley Anthony Chin (born 21 August 1982), also known as Muslim Belal, is an English actor, screenwriter, spoken word performance poet and former rapper of Jamaican descent.
Chin was born in Gypsy Hill, London, England. His parents are from Jamaica, he was named after his paternal grandfather who was Chinese. He grew up with his mother, Andrea Ellis, and elder sister, Kareena Chin, in a South London council estate. He was brought up as a Christian, however spent his youth being involved in gang culture.
Chin achieved an A grade in GCSE drama and left school at the age of 15. In 1999, Chin and his family moved to Thornton Heath, Surrey.
Chin had a talent for poetry, which he started developing from the age of 12. In 2001, he and a friend set up a music studio, for a band, where Chin used to play keyboards and different sound boards. The former street gang and musical collective was called SMS 'South Man Syndicate' (later known as South Muslim Soldiers), and he was known at the time as Smalls.
In 1999, Chin began his acting career in the BBC film Storm Damage directed by Lennie James. He then made his theatre debut as the role of Young Mal in Roy Williams' Lift Off at the Royal Court Theatre. In 2007, he played Razer in Bola Agbaje's Laurence Olivier award-winning play Gone Too Far! – a role which he subsequently reprised in 2008. He also played the role of Carl Wilkins in Roy Williams' There's Only One Wayne Matthews at the Polka Theatre. In August 2007, he played the role of Seales in BBC Radio 4's radio adaptation of E. R. Braithwaite's novel To Sir, With Love.
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