Heshima Thompson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Heshima Thompson

Singer, actor

Date of Birth: 23-Oct-1986

Place of Birth: London Borough of Brent, England, United Kingdom

Profession: actor, television actor

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Heshima Salim Thompson ( EESH-m?; born 23 October 1986) is a British actor and singer. Thompson was born in the London Borough of Brent to Jamaican immigrants.
He has appeared on television in Spooks: Code 9 as Jez, Prime Suspect, Casualty, City Lights, Judge John Deed and Babyfather.
In theatre he has appeared at The Young Vic in Generations and at The Royal Court in Incomplete and Random Acts of Violence.
In 2009 he was nominated for a Screen Nation Award in the Young Shooting Star category.
He has toured with Amy Winehouse as a backing singer and co-wrote a song with his brother Zalon, which was a hit in Japan.
In 2009 he auditioned for the sixth series of The X Factor and in 2011 he auditioned for the eighth series.
In 2010 he was cast as Asher Levi in series 2 of EastEnders: E20.In March 2012 Thompson auditioned for the first series of The Voice UK He was selected by coach will.i.am and made it to the battle rounds of the competition, being beaten to the live shows by Tyler James.