Sanjeev Bhaskar

Acting · Born 1963-10-31 · Ealing, London, England, UK

Biography

Sanjeev Bhaskar OBE (born 31 October 1963) is a British actor, comedian and television presenter. He is best known for his work in the BBC Two sketch comedy series Goodness Gracious Me and as the star of the sitcom The Kumars at No. 42. He also presented and starred in a documentary series called India with Sanjeev Bhaskar in which he travelled to India and visited his ancestral home in today's Pakistan. Bhaskar's more dramatic acting roles include the lead role of Dr Prem Sharma in The Indian Doctor and a main role as DI Sunny Khan in Unforgotten.

Known for

• The Family Plan 2 (2025)
• Space 1999 - 50 Years Out of Orbit (2025)
• Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery (2024)
• Paddington in Peru (2024)
• The Flash (2023)
• The Hound of the Baskervilles (2023)
• Attack of the Hollywood Clichés! (2021)
• Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall (2021)
• Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans (2019)
• Yesterday (2019)
• And the Winner Isn't (2017)
• Paddington 2 (2017)
• Celebration of the Tercentenary of the Founding of The Premier Grand Lodge (2017)
• Absolutely Anything (2015)
• Bollywood and Beyond: A Century of Indian Cinema (2015)
• 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy (2014)
• Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven (2014)
• The Zero Theorem (2013)
• The Sick Party (2012)
• London Boulevard (2010)
• Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) (2010)
• We Are Most Amused (2008)
• Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out (2007)
• Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (2007)