Phaldut Sharma
| Phaldut Sharma | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1981 London, England |
| Occupation | Actor, dancer |
Phaldut Sharma,[1] also known as Paul Sharma, is a British actor and dancer.
Early life
Sharma is the son of Guyanese Hindus. His family moved from London to Bassaleg in Newport when he was six years old.[2] He was educated at Bassaleg Comprehensive, Pontypool College and Guildford School of Acting.[2]
Career
Television and film
Sharma played Vinnay Ramdas in Casualty and then Damon Lynch in 2011,[3] Rajiv in comedy-drama Roger Roger and was Paul in Meet the Magoons.[4]
He has also appeared in episodes of Life on Mars, Dalziel and Pascoe and the BBC daytime series Doctors. also appeared in one episode of Ultimate Force Series 4 Episode 3 "the dividing line"
Sharma was in the first episode of the UK comedy The Office, playing Sanj and was Stacey Shipman's (Joanna Page) ex-fiancé, Achmed, in Gavin & Stacey.
In 2009, Sharma appeared as Hindu nationalist Harish Dhillon in an episode of Spooks.
In 2012, Sharma was cast in EastEnders as Masood Ahmed's (Nitin Ganatra) brother AJ, a regular character.[5] He left the soap opera in 2014.[6]
He also appeared in episode six of Hunted.
In 2013, he voiced Shariff in the film Gravity.
In 2015 he released I Gotta Be Me - a ten part web comedy in which he plays Paul Shah - a semi-autobigraphical character based on his experience as a Sammy Davis Junior tribute act.[7]
Stage
Sharma played Sammy Davis, Jr in the West End production of Rat Pack Confidential in 2003.[8]
From September to October 2010, he appeared in Factory Theatre Company's Boiling Frogs at Southwark Playhouse, London.[9][10]
References
- ↑ Phaldut Sharma - Celebrity News - Digital Spy
- 1 2 Bevan, Nathan (2 March 2013). "EastEnders' Phaldut Sharma says growing up in Newport helped him become a star". WalesOnline. Media Wales. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- ↑ Casualty semi-regulars
- ↑ Meet the Magoons episode guide on Channel 4
- ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel (1 June 2012). "'EastEnders' casts Masood's brother AJ". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ↑ Klompus, Jack (24 September 2013). "'EastEnders' axes four stars: AJ, Poppy, Carl and Kirsty to leave soap". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ↑ http://www.igottabeme.net
- ↑ Rat Pack Confidential transfers to West End
- ↑ Boiling Frogs Review
- ↑ Boiling Frogs Review in The Independent