Creator / Sanjeev Bhaskar

Sanjeev Bhaskar OBE (born October 31, 1963) is a British actor, comedian and television presenter. He rose to fame in the BBC comedies Goodness Gracious Me and the The Kumars at No. 42. He has since furthered his range with the BBC period dramedy The Indian Doctor and the ITV crime drama Unforgotten.

His other credits include Notting Hill, Arthur Christmas, Doctor Who, Paddington 2, Thomas & Friends, Yesterday (2019), Good Omens (2019) and The Sandman (2022).

He is married to Meera Syal, with whom he frequently co-stars.

Selected roles:

• Film
  • Notting Hill (1999) as Loud Man in Restaurant
  • Scoop (2006) as Poker Players
  • It's a Wonderful Afterlife (2010) as Mr Bhatti the Curry Man
  • Jackboots on Whitehall (2010) as Rupee/Old Gil/King
  • London Boulevard (2010) as Dr Sanji Raju
  • Arthur Christmas (2011) as Lead Elf (voice)
  • The Zero Theorem (2013) as Doctor 1
  • Absolutely Anything (2015) as Ray
  • Paddington 2 (2017) as Dr Jafri
  • Yesterday (2019) as Jed Malik
  • Dragon Rider (2020) as Mad Doc

• Television
  • Captain Butler (1997) as Adeel
  • Goodness Gracious Me (1998-2001, 2014, 2015) as various
  • The Kumars at No. 42 (2001-2006) as Sanjeev Kumar
  • The Indian Doctor (2010-2013) as Dr Prem Sharma
  • The Kumars (2014) as Sanjeev Kumar
  • Doctor Who: "Death in Heaven" (2014) as Colonel Ahmed
  • Horrible Histories (2015) as various
  • Unforgotten (2015-present) as DI Sunil "Sunny" Khan
  • Thomas & Friends (2018-2020) as Shankar (voice)
  • Good Omens (2019) as Giles Baddicombe
  • The Sandman (2022) as Cain

• Theatre
  • Spamalot (2008) as King Arthur

• Radio & Audio
  • Goodness Gracious Me (1996-1998) as various
  • Big Finish Doctor Who:
    • "The Eight Truths" (2009) as Dr Avishka Sangakkara
    • "The Worldwide Web" (2009) as Dr Avishka Sangakkara
    • "Doctor of War 1: Genesis" (2022) as Borusa

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