Ayub Khan Din (born 1961 in Salford, Lancashire) is a British Pakistani actor perhaps best known for his role of Sammy in Hanif Kureishi's film Sammy and Rosie Get Laid in (1987) and as the writer of the BAFTA, BIFA and London Film Critics Circle award winning film East Is East based on the original 1996 play that was nominated for an Olivier Award in 1998. In 2008 his new comedy play Rafta, Rafta... won the Olivier Award that year. He also wrote sequel film West Is West released in 2010.