Joplin Sibtain

• Name — Joplin Sibtain • Born — 1969 • Birthplace — London, England • Other Names — Chook Sibtain • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 2000–present

Sibtain was born in Waltham Forest, London in 1969 to an English mother Mary, who named him after Janis Joplin, and an Arab father. The couple separated when Sibtain was young, and subsequently he was raised by his mother. Sibtain won a scholarship and attended the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. He has performed in theatres including the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. In the 1990s he played the role of the masked troubadour, who made himself appear in the idents and the commercial bumpers of the Swiss Italian-language television channel TSI produced by Lambie-Nairn. He is known for playing various film and television roles including Mickey, opposite Nick Nolte in Head Full Of Honey, Neil Chahal in the Netflix series Safe and Tarak Ital in Doctor Who. Furthermore, Sibtain has been cast in roles such as Brasso in Andor and Jon Roxton in House of the Dragon.

• Film • Year — Film — Role — Notes • 2000 — The Stretch — Richard Asher — as Chook Sibtain • 2012 — Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Alpha — Robert "Pepper" Bonifacio — as Chook Sibtain Short film • 2018 — Head Full of Honey — Mickey • 2022 — I Used to Be Famous — Dave • 2025 — The Strangers – Chapter 2 — Billy Bufford • Television • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2000 — EastEnders — Jack Robbins — 15 episodes as Chook Sibtain • 2002 — Bad Girls — Naj Khan Din — as Chook Sibtain Episode: "Curtain Call" • 2002–2008 — Doctors — Matt Brown & 3 other characters — 10 episodes as Chook Sibtain • 2003 — Grease Monkeys — Deep — as Chook Sibtain Episode: "Grease Monkeys" • 2005 — Footballers' Wives — Surjit — as Chook Sibtain Episode: "Episode #4.5" • Where the Heart Is — Gary — as Chook Sibtain Episode: "Together" • 2006 — The Bill — Chris Dalton — as Chook Sibtain Episode: "413: Up Against the Wall" • Holby City — Eddie McGuire — 2 episodes as Chook Sibtain • 2007 — The Sarah Jane Adventures — Mark Grantham — 2 episodes as Chook Sibtain • 2009 — Robin Hood — Isabella's Guard — as Chook Sibtain Episode: "The Enemy of My Enemy" • Doctor Who — Tarak Ital — as Chook Sibtain Episode: "The Waters of Mars" • 2011 — Hustle — Lloyd/Danush Larijani — as Chook Sibtain Episode: "Benny's Funeral" • 2018 — Vera — Naz Ahmed — Episode: "Blood and Bone" • Marcella — Nick — Episode: "Episode #2.1" • Hard Sun — DS Herbie Sarafian — 6 episodes as Chook Sibtain • Safe — Neil Chahal — 8 episodes • 2022 — Monster Ships (TV series) — Narrator — 8 episodes • 2022–2025 — Star Wars: Andor — Brasso — 9 episodes • 2023 — Death in Paradise — Charlie Banks — 1 episode • 2026 — House of the Dragon — Jon Roxton — Main role; 7 episodes • Video games • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2017 — Horizon Zero Dawn — Olin — as Chook Sibtain Voice • Star Wars Battlefront II — as Chook Sibtain Voice • 2021 — Necromunda: Hired Gun — The Shadow / Orlocks — Voice • The Ascent — stackBoss Poone — Voice • 2022 — Triangle Strategy — Sorsley — Voice • Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga — Voice • A Plague Tale: Requiem — Milo — Voice