Sanjeev Bhaskar

Acting

Sanjeev Bhaskar

Born October 31, 1963Ealing, London, England, UK90 credits

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
6.5

The Family Plan 2

Movie

2025

Space 1999 - 50 Years Out of Orbit

Space 1999 - 50 Years Out of Orbit

Movie

2025

Paddington in Peru
6.8

Paddington in Peru

Movie

2024

Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
5.4

Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery

Movie

2024

The Hound of the Baskervilles
8.0

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Movie

2023

The Flash
6.6

The Flash

Movie

2023

Filmography

The Family Plan 2
2025The Family Plan 2as VikramMovie
Space 1999 - 50 Years Out of Orbit
2025Space 1999 - 50 Years Out of Orbitas SelfMovie
Paddington in Peru
2024Paddington in Peruas Dr. JafriMovie
Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
2024Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mysteryas GwynMovie
The Hound of the Baskervilles
2023The Hound of the Baskervillesas Dr WatsonMovie
The Flash
2023The Flashas David SinghMovie
The Sandman
2022The Sandmanas CainTV
Inside Classical
2022Inside Classicalas Dr WatsonTV
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
2021Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!as Self - ComedianMovie
Secrets of the Transport Museum
2021Secrets of the Transport Museumas Narrator (Voice)TV
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
2021Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ HallMovie
Dragon Rider
2020Dragon Rideras Mad Doc (voice)Movie
Hitmen
2020Hitmenas Robin SharmaTV
Sandylands
2020Sandylandsas Les VegasTV
Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans
2019Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romansas Mr FelixMovie
Yesterday
2019Yesterdayas Jed MalikMovie
Good Omens
2019Good Omensas Giles BaddicombeTV
And the Winner Isn't
2017And the Winner Isn'tas SelfMovie
Paddington 2
2017Paddington 2as Dr. JafriMovie
Celebration of the Tercentenary of the Founding of The Premier Grand Lodge
2017Celebration of the Tercentenary of the Founding of The Premier Grand LodgeMovie
Porters
2017Portersas Mr. PradeepTV
Harry Hill's Tea Time
2016Harry Hill's Tea Timeas SelfTV
Unforgotten
2015Unforgottenas DS Sunil 'Sunny' KhanTV
Bollywood and Beyond: A Century of Indian Cinema
2015Bollywood and Beyond: A Century of Indian Cinemaas PresenterMovie
Taskmaster
2015Taskmasteras SelfTV
Absolutely Anything
2015Absolutely Anythingas RayMovie
Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven
2014Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heavenas Colonel AhmedMovie
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014Alan Davies: As Yet Untitledas SelfTV
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
201450 Years of BBC Two Comedyas SelfMovie
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014Duck Quacks Don't EchoTV
T
2014The Kumarsas Sanjeev KumarTV
The Zero Theorem
2013The Zero Theoremas Doctor 1Movie
The Sick Party
2012The Sick Partyas RayMovie
Gadget Man
2012Gadget ManTV
B
2012BBC Comedy Feedsas PaulTV
Arthur Christmas
2011Arthur Christmasas Lead Elf (voice)Movie
The Itch of the Golden Nit
2011The Itch of the Golden Nitas Ten Heart Hero (voice)Movie
Little Crackers
2010Little Crackersas PapaTV
R
2010Rewind The 60sTV
The Indian Doctor
2010The Indian Doctoras Dr. Prem SharmaTV
London Boulevard
2010London Boulevardas Dr. RajuMovie
Jackboots on Whitehall
2010Jackboots on Whitehallas Rupee/Old Gil/King (voice)Movie
Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)
2010Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)as MountieMovie
A
2009All the Queen's Horses with Alan Titchmarshas SelfTV
Mumbai Calling
2009Mumbai CallingTV
Horrible Histories
2009Horrible HistoriesTV
We Are Most Amused
2008We Are Most Amusedas SelfMovie
T
2007The Alan Titchmarsh Showas SelfTV
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out
2007Stephen Fry: 50 Not Outas SelfMovie
India with Sanjeev Bhaskar
2007India with Sanjeev Bhaskaras Himself - PresenterTV
Would I Lie to You?
2007Would I Lie to You?as SelfTV
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
2007Jhoom Barabar Jhoomas ShopkeeperMovie
Lewis
2007Lewisas Kanan DuttaTV
The One Show
2006The One Showas Self - GuestTV
Scoop
2006Scoopas Poker PlayerMovie
The Children's Party at the Palace
2006The Children's Party at the Palaceas Robin Hood (Robin Hood)Movie
L'Entente cordiale
2006L'Entente cordialeas Commandant BashirMovie
Chopratown
2005Chopratownas Vik ChopraMovie
C
2005ChopratownTV
M
2005Must See TVTV
Love Soup
2005Love SoupTV
Final Chance to Save
2005Final Chance to Saveas HimselfTV
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
2005Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'as SelfMovie
Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee
2005Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee HeeTV
Doctor Who
2005Doctor Whoas Colonel AhmedTV
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004The Paul O'Grady ShowTV
Lion Battlefield
2004Lion Battlefieldas Narrator (voice)Movie
Anita and Me
2002Anita and Meas Mr. KumarMovie
Top Gear
2002Top Gearas SelfTV
Inferno
2002Infernoas JazMovie
The Guru
2002The Guruas Rasphal the CookMovie
Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime
2002Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomimeas The MayorMovie
Richard & Judy
2001Richard & Judyas SelfTV
The Kumars at No. 42
2001The Kumars at No. 42TV
The Mystic Masseur
2001The Mystic Masseuras BeharryMovie
Notting Hill
1999Notting Hillas Loud Man in RestaurantMovie
The Dance of Shiva
1998The Dance of Shivaas Sergeant BakshiMovie
Parkinson
1998Parkinsonas SelfTV
Keeping Mum
1997Keeping Mumas AhmedTV
W
1997We Know Where You Liveas Various CharactersTV
Midsomer Murders
1997Midsomer Murdersas Armand StoneTV
Captain Butler
1997Captain ButlerTV
Goodness Gracious Me
1996Goodness Gracious MeTV
Dalziel & Pascoe
1996Dalziel & PascoeTV
P
1995Porkpieas SanjayTV
Room 101
1994Room 101as SelfTV
The Real McCoy
1991The Real McCoyTV
Have I Got News for You
1990Have I Got News for Youas Self - HostTV
This Morning
1988This Morningas SelfTV
Natural World
1983Natural WorldTV