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 Radio 4 and 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. Bhaskar became chancellor of the University of Sussex in 2009. In 2006, Bhaskar was appointed an OBE.
Filmográfia:
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Zoo Rush 2: Destination New York | Ravi the Indian cobra (voice) | |
| 1998 | The Dance of Shiva | Sergeant Bakshi | Short Film |
| 1999 | Notting Hill | Loud Man in Restaurant | |
| 2001 | The Mystic Masseur | Beharry | |
| Inferno | Jaz | Short Film | |
| 2002 | Anita and Me | Mr Kumar | |
| The Guru | Rasphal the Cook | ||
| 2006 | Scoop | Poker Players | Credited as Sanjeev Bhasker |
| 2007 | Jhoom Barabar Jhoom | Shopkeeper | |
| 2010 | It’s a Wonderful Afterlife | Mr Bhatti the Curry Man | |
| Not the Messiah: He’s a Very Naughty Boy | Mountie | ||
| Jackboots on Whitehall | Rupee/Old Gil/King | Voice Only | |
| London Boulevard | Sanji Raju | ||
| 2011 | The Itch of the Golden Nit | Ten Heart Hero (voice) | Short film |
| Arthur Christmas | Lead Elf | Voice Only | |
| Lazy Uncle | Dad | Short film | |
| 2013 | The Zero Theorem | Doctor 1 | |
| 2015 | Absolutely Anything | Ray | |
| 2016 | Thunderbirds 1965 | Himself | Short Film Documentary |
| 2017 | And The Winner Isn’t | Himself | Documentary film |
| Paddington 2 | Dr Jafri | ||
| 2019 | Yesterday | Jed Malik | |
| Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans | Mr. Felix | ||
| 2020 | Dragon Rider | Mad Doc | Voice role |
| 2023 | The Flash | David Singh | [22] |
| 2024 | Paddington in Peru | Dr Jafri | Cameo |
Filmográfia (TV filmek)
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | The Real McCoy | Various Roles | Unknown episodes |
| 1995 | Porkpie | Sanjay | Episode: „And Lead us not into Temptation” |
| 1996 | Bollywood or Bust | Himself (Host) | |
| 1997 | Captain Butler | Adeel | 6 episodes |
| We Know Where You Live | Various Characters | 12 episodes | |
| 1998 | Jonathan Creek | Doctor | Episode: „Black Canary” |
| Light Lunch | Himself | Episode: „Goodness Gracious What a Great Show” | |
| Keeping Mum | Ahmed | Episodes: „The Card Game” and „The Morning After” | |
| 1998–2015 | Goodness Gracious Me | Various | 21 episodes |
| 1999–2001 | Small Potatoes | Rick Roy | 13 episodes |
| 2001 | We Know Where You Live | Television film | |
| 2001–2006 | The Kumars at No. 42 | Sanjeev Kumar | Lead role 53 episodes |
| 2002 | Dalziel and Pascoe | Graham Shah | Episode: „Mens Sana” |
| 2005 | Life Isn’t All Ha Ha Hee Hee | Akaash | 3 episodes |
| Chopratown | Vik Chopra | Television film | |
| Angell’s Hell | John Angell | Television film | |
| 2005–2008 | The New Paul O’Grady Show | Himself | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | The Children’s Party at the Palace | Robin Hood | Television special |
| 2007–2008 | Mumbai Calling | Kenny Gupta | 8 episodes |
| 2009 | Natural World | Narrator | Documentary series Episode: „Man-eating Tigers of the Sundarbans” |
| 2010 | Grandpa In My Pocket | Rodger Splodger | Episode: „Great Aunt Loretta’s Not-So-Great Plan” |
| 2010–2013 | The Indian Doctor | Prem Sharma | 15 episodes |
| 2012 | Silent Witness | Abdul Aziz | Episode: „And Then I Fell in Love” |
| 2014 | Midsomer Murders | Armand Stone | Episode: „The Killings of Copenhagen” |
| The Kumars | Sanjeev Kumar | 6 episodes | |
| Doctor Who | Colonel Ahmed | Episode: „Death in Heaven„ | |
| 2015 | Drunk History | Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell | Episode 1.8 |
| Bollywood and Beyond: A Century of Indian Cinema | Himself (presenter) | Television film Documentary |
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| Horrible Histories | Various characters | Episode: „Naughty Napoleon Special”, „Gorgeous George III”, „Tricky Queen Vicky”, „Wily Winston Churchill” | |
| 2015–present | Unforgotten | DI Sunil „Sunny” Khan | |
| 2016 | Thunderbirds Are Go | Ethan Sullivan (voice) | Episode: „City Under the Sea” |
| 2017 | Horrible Histories | Singing Greek God | Episode: „Monstrous Musicians” |
| 2017–2019 | Porters | Mr Pradeep | 7 episodes |
| 2018–2020 | Thomas & Friends | Shankar (voice) | UK & US versions |
| 2019 | Icons: The Greatest Person of the 20th Century | Category presenter („Advocate”) | 2 episodes, activists category and live final |
| Red Nose Bodyguard | Interviewer | Red Nose Day 2019 special | |
| Good Omens | Giles Baddicombe | Episode: „The Very Last Day of the Rest of Their Lives” | |
| The Switch | Host | 20 episodes | |
| 2020–present | Sandylands | Les Vegas | Television miniseries |
| 2021–present | Secrets of the Transport Museum | Narrator | Documentary series[23] |
| 2022 | The Sandman | Cain | Episode: „Imperfect Hosts” |
| TBA | Inspector Singh Investigates | Inspector Singh | [13] |
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