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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 31, 1963
Place of Birth
Ealing, London, England, UK
Also Known As
- Sanjeev Bhaskar O.B.E.
- Sanjeev Bhaskar OBE
- San Jeev Bhaskar
- Sanjeev Bhasker
- 산지브 바스카르
Sanjeev Bhaskar
1.1 Popularity
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
6.6
Vikram
The Family Plan 2
2025
0.0
Self
Space 1999 - 50 Years Out of Orbit
2025
6.8
Dr. Jafri
Paddington in Peru
2024
5.4
Gwyn
Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
2024
8.0
Dr Watson
The Hound of the Baskervilles
2023
6.6
David Singh
The Flash
2023
7.9
Cain
The Sandman
2022
0.0
Dr Watson
Inside Classical
2022
6.0
Self - Comedian
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
2021
0.0
Narrator (Voice)
Secrets of the Transport Museum
2021
Credits
The Family Plan 2
as Vikram
2025
6.6
Space 1999 - 50 Years Out of Orbit
as Self
2025
0.0
Paddington in Peru
as Dr. Jafri
2024
6.8
Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
as Gwyn
2024
5.4
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Dr Watson
2023
8.0
The Flash
as David Singh
2023
6.6
The Sandman
as Cain
2022
7.9
Inside Classical
as Dr Watson
2022
0.0
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
as Self - Comedian
2021
6.0
Secrets of the Transport Museum
as Narrator (Voice)
2021
0.0
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
2021
7.5
Dragon Rider
as Mad Doc (voice)
2020
7.1
Hitmen
as Robin Sharma
2020
5.8
Sandylands
as Les Vegas
2020
6.2
Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans
as Mr Felix
2019
5.2
Yesterday
as Jed Malik
2019
6.7
Good Omens
as Giles Baddicombe
2019
8.0
And the Winner Isn't
as Self
2017
5.7
Paddington 2
as Dr. Jafri
2017
7.5
Celebration of the Tercentenary of the Founding of The Premier Grand Lodge
2017
0.0
Porters
as Mr. Pradeep
2017
8.3
Harry Hill's Tea Time
as Self
2016
0.0
Unforgotten
as DS Sunil 'Sunny' Khan
2015
7.5
Bollywood and Beyond: A Century of Indian Cinema
as Presenter
2015
5.2
Taskmaster
as Self
2015
8.2
Absolutely Anything
as Ray
2015
5.9
Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven
as Colonel Ahmed
2014
8.0
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
as Self
2014
7.1
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
as Self
2014
8.0
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014
5.7
🎬
The Kumars
as Sanjeev Kumar
2014
5.0
The Zero Theorem
as Doctor 1
2013
6.1
The Sick Party
as Ray
2012
0.0
Gadget Man
2012
7.0
🎬
BBC Comedy Feeds
as Paul
2012
0.0
Arthur Christmas
as Lead Elf (voice)
2011
6.8
The Itch of the Golden Nit
as Ten Heart Hero (voice)
2011
7.7
Little Crackers
as Papa
2010
6.8
The Indian Doctor
as Dr. Prem Sharma
2010
5.9
🎬
Rewind The 60s
2010
0.0
London Boulevard
as Dr. Raju
2010
5.9
Jackboots on Whitehall
as Rupee/Old Gil/King (voice)
2010
4.9
Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)
as Mountie
2010
6.9
🎬
All the Queen's Horses with Alan Titchmarsh
as Self
2009
0.0
Mumbai Calling
2009
6.8
Horrible Histories
2009
8.0
We Are Most Amused
as Self
2008
7.2
🎬
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
as Self
2007
3.7
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out
as Self
2007
0.0
India with Sanjeev Bhaskar
as Himself - Presenter
2007
0.0
Would I Lie to You?
as Self
2007
7.8
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
as Shopkeeper
2007
3.8
Lewis
as Kanan Dutta
2007
7.6
The One Show
as Self - Guest
2006
4.4
The One Show
as Self
2006
4.4
Scoop
as Poker Player
2006
6.6
The Children's Party at the Palace
as Robin Hood (Robin Hood)
2006
1.8
L'Entente cordiale
as Commandant Bashir
2006
4.7
Chopratown
as Vik Chopra
2005
0.0
🎬
Chopratown
2005
0.0
🎬
Must See TV
2005
0.0
Love Soup
2005
8.3
Final Chance to Save
as Himself
2005
0.0
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
as Self
2005
0.0
Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee
2005
0.0
Doctor Who
as Colonel Ahmed
2005
7.6
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004
4.6
Lion Battlefield
as Narrator (voice)
2004
0.0
Anita and Me
as Mr. Kumar
2002
5.9
Top Gear
as Self
2002
7.5
Inferno
as Jaz
2002
4.9
The Guru
as Rasphal the Cook
2002
5.3
Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime
as The Mayor
2002
6.0
Richard & Judy
as Self
2001
2.9
The Kumars at No. 42
2001
5.8
The Mystic Masseur
as Beharry
2001
5.0
Notting Hill
as Loud Man in Restaurant
1999
7.3
The Dance of Shiva
as Sergeant Bakshi
1998
0.0
Parkinson
as Self
1998
0.0
Keeping Mum
as Ahmed
1997
0.0
🎬
We Know Where You Live
as Various Characters
1997
0.0
Midsomer Murders
as Armand Stone
1997
7.5
Captain Butler
1997
6.7
Goodness Gracious Me
1996
6.4
Dalziel & Pascoe
1996
6.3
Room 101
as Self
1994
6.3
The Real McCoy
1991
6.0
Have I Got News for You
as Self - Host
1990
7.1
Have I Got News for You
as Self
1990
7.1
This Morning
as Self
1988
5.2
Natural World
1983
7.2
Natural World
as Presenter
1983
7.2