Sanjeev Bhaskar

Sanjeev Bhaskar

Known for
Acting
Born
October 31, 1963 (age 63)
Birthplace
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

Filmography

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Tuk Tuk!

Tuk Tuk!

Movie · as Sudhakaran

2027
Bollywoof poster

Bollywoof

Movie · as (voice)

2026
The Split Up poster

The Split Up

TV · as Dhruv Kishan · 6 eps

2025
The Family Plan 2 poster

The Family Plan 2

Movie · as Vikram

2025
Space: 1999 - 50 Years Out of Orbit poster

Space: 1999 - 50 Years Out of Orbit

Movie · as Self

2024
Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery poster

Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery

Movie · as Gwyn

2024
Paddington in Peru poster

Paddington in Peru

Movie · as Dr. Jafri

2023
The Flash poster

The Flash

Movie · as David Singh

2023
The Hound of the Baskervilles poster

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Movie · as Dr Watson

2022
Inside Classical poster

Inside Classical

TV · as Dr Watson · 1 ep

2022
The Sandman poster

The Sandman

TV · as Cain · 5 eps

2021
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés! poster

Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!

Movie · as Self - Comedian

2021
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall poster

Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall

Movie

2021
Thomas and Friends: The Super Engine poster

Thomas and Friends: The Super Engine

Movie · as Shankar / Announcer / Judge (voice)

2021
Secrets of the Transport Museum poster

Secrets of the Transport Museum

TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 20 eps

2020
Dragon Rider poster

Dragon Rider

Movie · as Mad Doc (voice)

2020
Thomas and Friends: The Royal Engine poster

Thomas and Friends: The Royal Engine

Movie · as Shankar (voice)

2020
Thomas & Friends: Steam Team to the Rescue poster

Thomas & Friends: Steam Team to the Rescue

Movie · as Shankar (voice)

2020
Hitmen poster

Hitmen

TV · as Robin Sharma · 1 ep

2020
Sandylands poster

Sandylands

TV · as Les Vegas · 6 eps

2019
Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans poster

Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans

Movie · as Mr Felix

2019
Yesterday poster

Yesterday

Movie · as Jed Malik

2019
Thomas & Friends: A Colourful World poster

Thomas & Friends: A Colourful World

Movie · as Shankar / Actor (voice)

2019
Good Omens poster

Good Omens

TV · as Giles Baddicombe · 1 ep

2018
Thomas & Friends: Here Comes the Steam Team! poster

Thomas & Friends: Here Comes the Steam Team!

Movie · as Shankar (voice)

2017
And the Winner Isn't poster

And the Winner Isn't

Movie · as Self

2017
Paddington 2 poster

Paddington 2

Movie · as Dr. Jafri

2017
Celebration of the Tercentenary of the Founding of The Premier Grand Lodge poster

Celebration of the Tercentenary of the Founding of The Premier Grand Lodge

Movie

2017
Porters poster

Porters

TV · as Mr. Pradeep · 6 eps

2016
Harry Hill's Tea Time poster

Harry Hill's Tea Time

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
Absolutely Anything poster

Absolutely Anything

Movie · as Ray

2015
Bollywood and Beyond: A Century of Indian Cinema poster

Bollywood and Beyond: A Century of Indian Cinema

Movie · as Presenter

2015
Unforgotten poster

Unforgotten

TV · as DS Sunil 'Sunny' Khan · 36 eps

2015
Taskmaster poster

Taskmaster

TV · as Self · 10 eps

2014
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy poster

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

Movie · as Self

2014
Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven poster

Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven

Movie · as Colonel Ahmed

2014
The Kumars

The Kumars

TV · as Sanjeev Kumar · 6 eps

2014
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled poster

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
Duck Quacks Don't Echo poster

Duck Quacks Don't Echo

TV · 1 ep

2013
The Zero Theorem poster

The Zero Theorem

Movie · as Doctor 1

2012
The Sick Party poster

The Sick Party

Movie · as Ray

2012
Gadget Man poster

Gadget Man

TV · 1 ep

2012
BBC Comedy Feeds

BBC Comedy Feeds

TV · as Paul · 1 ep

2011
The Itch of the Golden Nit poster

The Itch of the Golden Nit

Movie · as Ten Heart Hero (voice)

2011
Arthur Christmas poster

Arthur Christmas

Movie · as Lead Elf (voice)

2011
Everybody Clap! Everybody Sing! poster

Everybody Clap! Everybody Sing!

Movie · as Self

2010
London Boulevard poster

London Boulevard

Movie · as Dr. Raju

2010
Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) poster

Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)

Movie · as Mountie

2010
Jackboots on Whitehall poster

Jackboots on Whitehall

Movie · as Rupee/Old Gil/King (voice)

2010
Rewind The 60s

Rewind The 60s

TV · 1 ep

2010
The Indian Doctor poster

The Indian Doctor

TV · as Dr. Prem Sharma · 15 eps

2010
Little Crackers poster

Little Crackers

TV · as Papa, Dad · 1 ep

2009
Mumbai Calling poster

Mumbai Calling

TV · 8 eps

2009
Horrible Histories poster

Horrible Histories

TV · 13 eps

2009
All the Queen's Horses with Alan Titchmarsh

All the Queen's Horses with Alan Titchmarsh

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2008
We Are Most Amused poster

We Are Most Amused

Movie · as Self

2007
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out poster

Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out

Movie · as Self

2007
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom poster

Jhoom Barabar Jhoom

Movie · as Shopkeeper

2007
The Alan Titchmarsh Show

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2007
Would I Lie to You? poster

Would I Lie to You?

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2007
India with Sanjeev Bhaskar poster

India with Sanjeev Bhaskar

TV · as Self - Presenter · 4 eps

2007
Lewis poster

Lewis

TV · as Kanan Dutta · 1 ep

2007
Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy poster

Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2006
L'Entente cordiale poster

L'Entente cordiale

Movie · as Commandant Bashir

2006
The Children's Party at the Palace poster

The Children's Party at the Palace

Movie · as Robin Hood (Robin Hood)

2006
Scoop poster

Scoop

Movie · as Poker Player

2006
The One Show poster

The One Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2005
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' poster

Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

Movie · as Self

2005
Chopratown poster

Chopratown

Movie · as Vik Chopra

2005
Chopratown

Chopratown

TV · 1 ep

2005
Must See TV

Must See TV

TV · 1 ep

2005
Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee poster

Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee

TV · 3 eps

2005
Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who

TV · as Colonel Ahmed · 1 ep

2005
Love Soup poster

Love Soup

TV · 1 ep

2005
Final Chance to Save poster

Final Chance to Save

TV · as Himself · 1 ep

2004
Lion Battlefield poster

Lion Battlefield

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2004
The Paul O'Grady Show poster

The Paul O'Grady Show

TV · 1 ep

2004
Parkinson poster

Parkinson

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2002
Inferno poster

Inferno

Movie · as Jaz

2002
Anita and Me poster

Anita and Me

Movie · as Mr. Kumar

2002
Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime poster

Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime

Movie · as The Mayor

2002
The Guru poster

The Guru

Movie · as Rasphal the Cook

2002
Top Gear poster

Top Gear

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2001
The Mystic Masseur poster

The Mystic Masseur

Movie · as Beharry

2001
We Know Where You Live. Live! poster

We Know Where You Live. Live!

Movie · as Self

2001
The Kumars at No. 42 poster

The Kumars at No. 42

TV · 51 eps

2001
Richard & Judy poster

Richard & Judy

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1999
Notting Hill poster

Notting Hill

Movie · as Loud Man in Restaurant

1999
Small Potatoes

Small Potatoes

TV · as Rick Roy · 13 eps

1998
The Dance of Shiva poster

The Dance of Shiva

Movie · as Sergeant Bakshi

1998
Goodness Gracious Me poster

Goodness Gracious Me

TV · 22 eps

1998
Parkinson poster

Parkinson

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1997
Captain Butler poster

Captain Butler

TV · 6 eps

1997
Keeping Mum poster

Keeping Mum

TV · as Ahmed · 2 eps

1997
Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders

TV · as Armand Stone · 1 ep

1997
We Know Where You Live poster

We Know Where You Live

TV · as Various Characters · 13 eps

1996
Dalziel and Pascoe poster

Dalziel and Pascoe

TV · as Graham Shah · 1 ep

1995
Porkpie

Porkpie

TV · as Sanjay · 1 ep

1994
Room 101 poster

Room 101

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1991
The Real McCoy poster

The Real McCoy

TV · 30 eps

1990
Have I Got News for You poster

Have I Got News for You

TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep

1988
This Morning poster

This Morning

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1988
Comic Relief poster

Comic Relief

TV · 2 eps

1983
Natural World poster

Natural World

TV · as Presenter · 1 ep

1967
Omnibus poster

Omnibus

TV · 1 ep