Actor profile

Sanjeev Bhaskar

31st October 1963 Ealing, London, England, UK Acting

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.

44 Movies 44 TV Shows 99 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Family Plan 2 poster

The Family Plan 2 11th November 2025 as Vikram

Space 1999 - 50 Years Out of Orbit poster

Space 1999 - 50 Years Out of Orbit 1st September 2025 as Self

Paddington in Peru poster

Paddington in Peru 8th November 2024 as Dr. Jafri

Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery poster

Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery 26th September 2024 as Gwyn

The Hound of the Baskervilles poster

The Hound of the Baskervilles 25th December 2023 as Dr Watson

The Flash poster

The Flash 13th June 2023 as David Singh

Attack of the Hollywood Clichés! poster

Attack of the Hollywood Clichés! 27th September 2021 as Self - Comedian

Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall poster

Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall 15th March 2021

Thomas and Friends: The Super Engine poster

Thomas and Friends: The Super Engine 15th February 2021 as Shankar / Announcer / Judge (voice)

Dragon Rider poster

Dragon Rider 13th October 2020 as Mad Doc (voice)

Thomas and Friends: The Royal Engine poster

Thomas and Friends: The Royal Engine 4th May 2020 as Shankar (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Steam Team to the Rescue poster

Thomas & Friends: Steam Team to the Rescue 12th January 2020 as Shankar (voice)

Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans poster

Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans 26th July 2019 as Mr Felix

Yesterday poster

Yesterday 26th June 2019 as Jed Malik

And the Winner Isn't poster

And the Winner Isn't 8th December 2017 as Self

Paddington 2 poster

Paddington 2 9th November 2017 as Dr. Jafri

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 31st October 2017

Bollywood and Beyond: A Century of Indian Cinema poster

Bollywood and Beyond: A Century of Indian Cinema 6th September 2015 as Presenter

Absolutely Anything poster

Absolutely Anything 13th February 2015 as Ray

Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven poster

Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven 8th November 2014 as Colonel Ahmed

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy poster

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy 24th May 2014 as Self

The Zero Theorem poster

The Zero Theorem 20th September 2013 as Doctor 1

The Sick Party poster

The Sick Party 24th December 2012 as Ray

Arthur Christmas poster

Arthur Christmas 10th November 2011 as Lead Elf (voice)

The Itch of the Golden Nit poster

The Itch of the Golden Nit 28th June 2011 as Ten Heart Hero (voice)

London Boulevard poster

London Boulevard 10th November 2010 as Dr. Raju

Jackboots on Whitehall poster

Jackboots on Whitehall 8th October 2010 as Rupee/Old Gil/King (voice)

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

Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) 25th March 2010 as Mountie

We Are Most Amused poster

We Are Most Amused 15th November 2008 as Self

Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out poster

Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out 11th August 2007 as Self

Jhoom Barabar Jhoom poster

Jhoom Barabar Jhoom 15th June 2007 as Shopkeeper

Scoop poster

Scoop 27th July 2006 as Poker Player

The Children's Party at the Palace poster

The Children's Party at the Palace 25th June 2006 as Robin Hood (Robin Hood)

L'Entente cordiale poster

L'Entente cordiale 21st June 2006 as Commandant Bashir

Chopratown poster

Chopratown 19th December 2005 as Vik Chopra

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

Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' 5th July 2005 as Self

Lion Battlefield poster

Lion Battlefield 2nd January 2004 as Narrator (voice)

Anita and Me poster

Anita and Me 22nd November 2002 as Mr. Kumar

Inferno poster

Inferno 6th October 2002 as Jaz

The Guru poster

The Guru 21st August 2002 as Rasphal the Cook

Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime poster

Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime 1st January 2002 as The Mayor

The Mystic Masseur poster

The Mystic Masseur 5th October 2001 as Beharry

Notting Hill poster

Notting Hill 21st May 1999 as Loud Man in Restaurant

The Dance of Shiva poster

The Dance of Shiva 18th December 1998 as Sergeant Bakshi

The Sandman poster

The Sandman 5th August 2022 as Cain

Inside Classical poster

Inside Classical 22nd May 2022 as Dr Watson

Secrets of the Transport Museum poster

Secrets of the Transport Museum 30th March 2021 as Self - Narrator (voice)

Secrets of the Transport Museum poster

Secrets of the Transport Museum 30th March 2021 as Self

Hitmen poster

Hitmen 25th March 2020 as Robin Sharma

Sandylands poster

Sandylands 4th March 2020 as Les Vegas

Good Omens poster

Good Omens 31st May 2019 as Giles Baddicombe

Porters poster

Porters 20th September 2017 as Mr. Pradeep

Harry Hill's Tea Time poster

Harry Hill's Tea Time 16th October 2016 as Self

Unforgotten poster

Unforgotten 8th October 2015 as DS Sunil 'Sunny' Khan

Taskmaster poster

Taskmaster 28th July 2015 as Self

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled poster

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled 16th June 2014 as Self

Duck Quacks Don't Echo poster

Duck Quacks Don't Echo 7th February 2014

Gadget Man poster

Gadget Man 19th November 2012

Little Crackers poster

Little Crackers 19th December 2010 as Papa

The Indian Doctor poster

The Indian Doctor 15th November 2010 as Dr. Prem Sharma

Mumbai Calling poster

Mumbai Calling 30th May 2009

Horrible Histories poster

Horrible Histories 16th April 2009

India with Sanjeev Bhaskar poster

India with Sanjeev Bhaskar 30th July 2007 as Self - Presenter

Would I Lie to You? poster

Would I Lie to You? 16th June 2007 as Self

Lewis poster

Lewis 18th February 2007 as Kanan Dutta

The One Show poster

The One Show 14th August 2006 as Self - Guest

The One Show poster

The One Show 14th August 2006 as Self

Love Soup poster

Love Soup 27th September 2005

Final Chance to Save poster

Final Chance to Save 3rd September 2005 as Himself

Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee poster

Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee 10th May 2005

Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who 26th March 2005 as Colonel Ahmed

The Paul O'Grady Show poster

The Paul O'Grady Show 11th October 2004

Top Gear poster

Top Gear 20th October 2002 as Self

Richard & Judy poster

Richard & Judy 26th November 2001 as Self

The Kumars at No. 42 poster

The Kumars at No. 42 12th November 2001

Goodness Gracious Me poster

Goodness Gracious Me 12th January 1998

Parkinson poster

Parkinson 9th January 1998 as Self

Keeping Mum poster

Keeping Mum 17th April 1997 as Ahmed

Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders 23rd March 1997 as Armand Stone

Captain Butler poster

Captain Butler 3rd January 1997

Room 101 poster

Room 101 4th July 1994 as Self

The Real McCoy poster

The Real McCoy 10th May 1991

Have I Got News for You poster

Have I Got News for You 28th September 1990 as Self - Host

Have I Got News for You poster

Have I Got News for You 28th September 1990 as Self

This Morning poster

This Morning 3rd October 1988 as Self

Natural World poster

Natural World 30th October 1983

Natural World poster

Natural World 30th October 1983 as Presenter

Omnibus poster

Omnibus 13th October 1967