Stephen Uppal (born 1978) is an English actor of Asian descent from Ormesby in Middlesbrough. He is known for playing Ravi Roy in the long-running British soap Hollyoaks, Zaf in the 2009 film Freight, and also for playing characters in The History Boys at Wyndham's Theatre. Uppal gained a qualification in English at the University of Teesside before winning a place at Arts Educational School where he performed many roles which included Arthur in Peggy Sue Got Married, Smike in Nicholas Nickleby and Neville in The Mystery of Edwin Drood.