Kulvinder Ghir

Actor

Biography

KULVINDER GHIR is a British actor whose career has spanned over 30 years including a wide range of credits on stage, screen and radio. Kulvinder will next be seen starring in the upcoming BBC series “Black Narcissus”. His most recent credits include the Sky series “Delicious” and Gurinder Chadha’s latest feature “Blinded By The Light” and this is his third collaboration with the writer and director – prior to this he was seen in the ITV series “Beecham House” and this all follows on from his role in the BAFTA nominated film “Bend It Like Beckham”. He is a series regular on the hit BBC show “Still Open All Hours” where is stars as Cyril. Recent theatre work includes “East is East” at the Octagon Theatre, “A Midsummer Nights Dream” directed by Sir Trevor Nunn at the New Wosley Theatre and “Much Ado About Nothing” at the RSC.

Kulvinder is also well-known as one part of the quartet behind the hugely successful BBC comedy “Goodness Gracious Me.” Other notable credits include “Ritu, Sue & Bob Too” and “Jadoo”.

He has also voiced a number of projects, including “The Queen’s Corgi” and “Postman Pat: Special Delivery Service” as Ajay Bains.

Credits

Television

Production Character Director Company
Benidorm Murders Frank Sandy Johnson BritBox
CALL THE MIDWIFE S13 Kulvir Sharma Neal Street Productions
FOUNDATION Poly Verisof Various Skydance Television
HILDA Additional Voices Andy Coyle Silvergate Media
SUSPICION Rakesh Kapoor Chris Long/Stefan Schwartz Apple TV
BLACK NARCISSUS General Toda Rai Charlotte Bruus Christensen BBC and FX Productions
DELICIOUS Mohan Amit Gupta Sky One
BEECHAM HOUSE Cool Chand Gurinder Chadha BEND IT TV / ITV
GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME Various Nick Wood BBC
STILL OPEN ALL HOURS Cyril Dewi Humphreys BBC
THE KABADASSES Latte Anil Gupta Objective
ANY HUMAN HEART Mr Subadar Singh Michael Samuels Carnival Film and Television
BIG SCHOOL Mr Hubble BBC
PSYCHOVILLE Mr. Kaakar BBC
LUNCH MONKEYS 2 Mr. Mohammed BBC
LUNCH MONKEYS 2 Mr. Mohammed BBC
LAID OFF Ali Wilder Films (Laid Off) Ltd
LUNCH MONKEYS Mohammed Various Channel K
MY LIFE AS A POPAT Ramesh Popat ITV
HOLBY BBC
FOOD FOR RAVENS Trevor Griffiths BBC
THE BILL Thames TV
OUT OF THE BLUE Naz Laura Mackie BBC TV
FLIGHT Anil Alex Pilai Hindi Pictures
CHEF Crucial Films for BBC TV
THE REAL McCOY five series BBC TV
STAGES: TWO ORANGES AND A MANGO Rajesh Lindsay Posner BBC TV
BLOOD AND PEACHES Javed Waller Film Co
THE CHIEF Raju AJ Quinn Anglia TV
CASUALTY Ahmet Diane Patrick BBC TV
BODY AND SOUL Terry Moria Armstrong Carlton TV
TRUE CRIMES Nadine Simon Massey Granada TV
G.B.H. Ravi Robert Young Channel 4
WATERFRONT BEAT two series BBC TV
CASUALTY Jevan Michael Morrison BBC TV
A SENSE OF GUILT Jamal Bruce MacDonald BBC TV
STOLEN Tariq Roger Bamford LWT
ALBERT CAMPION Cheeto Ronnie Wilson BBC TV
HOWARDS WAY two series BBC TV
AT HOME WITH THE BRAITHWAITES Yorkshire Television
GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME - three series Anil Gupta BBC Television

Film

Production Character Director Company
PICTURE THIS Pandit Fugga Prarthana Mohan Amazon Prime
BLINDED BY THE LIGHT Malik Gurinder Chadha New Line Cinema
THE QUEEN'S CORGI Sanjay Vincent Kesteloot & Ben Stassen Belga Films Fund
MAHI NRI Mr. Walia & Writer Gaurav Bavdankar Firefly Motion Pictures
SNAPSHOT WEDDING Sandeep Raza Mallal Talkinglens Productions
THOSE FOUR WALLS Pravin Ameet Chana Malaika Films
LEVEL UP Osman Adam Randall Fulwell 73
ARJUN & ALISON Professor Sidharth Sharma Sid Said Sid Productions
HONEYCOMB LODGE Ravi Lesley Manning Laughing Stock
LONDON'S FINEST Tilbury Taxi Driver Chris Bouchard Framestore
GONE TOO FAR Bossman Destiny Ekaragha Poisson Rouge Pictures
JADOO Jagi Chandana Amit Gupta AIR Productions
NAACHLE LONDON JT Neville Raschid Aviary Film Partnership
UP THERE Ali Zam Salim UK Film Council
THE ARBOR Rafee Clio Barnard Artangel Media
31 NORTH 62 EAST Tariq Malim Tristan Loraine 31 North 62 East
A DISTANT MIRAGE KATAR SINGH HARBHAJAN VIRDI
EALING COMEDY Alfie Singh Neville Raschid Aviary Film Partnership
HALAL HARRY Ghoni Russell Razzaque 21st February Films Ltd
NINA'S HEAVENLY DELIGHTS TV Presenter Pratibha Parmar Kali Films
VAN WILDER: THE RISE OF TAJ Taj's Father Mort Nathan Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
DEAD COOL Doctor David Cohen Shoreline Entertainment
LIGHTHOUSE HILL Raymonburr David Fairman Carnaby International
BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM Teetu Gurinder Chadha Kintop Pictures
TOMORROW LA SCALA! Rajiv Francesca Joseph BBC
BROTHERS IN TROUBLE Agent Udayan Prasad BBC Film
RITA, SUE AND BOB TOO Aslam Alan Clarke British Screen Productions

Stage

Production Character Director Company
THE MEMORY OF WATER Frank Alice Hamilton Hampstead Theatre
EAST IS EAST George Ben Occhipinti Octagon Theatre
A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM Bottom Sir Trevor Nunn New Wosley Theatre
DICK WHITTINGTON AND HIS CAT Mr Fitzwarren/Prince Steve Marmion Lyric Hammersmith
A BRITISH SUBJECT Amjad Hannah Eidinow Pleasance 2, Edinburgh Festival and New York
ALADDIN Bradford Alhambra Theatre
BLOOD Rajiv Ghandi Lindsay Posner Royal Court Theatre, Manchester
BLUE HELMET Incidental Theatre, Edinburgh Festival
COMEDIANS Mr Patel Sean Holmes Lyric Hammersmith
DRINK THE MERCURY Chisso Andy Hay Octogon Theatre, Bolton
EXCESS Orbit Brigid Lamour Contact Theatre, Manchester
HOT SUMMER Chitti Jenny Killick National Theatre
I MISS MY WAR Sya Iraj j Attaje Almeida Theatre
MIDNIGHTS CHILDREN RSC
PROMETHEUS IN EVIN Ali Phil Young Young Vic
ROMEO AND JULIET Paris Teddy Kendel The Albany
SMALL MIRACLES Arjun Mercury Theatre / Tricycle Theatre
SOUTH PACIFIC Henry Rob Hamlin Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
STRANGE ATTRACTORS Brigid Lamour Contact Theatre, Manchester
THATCHER'S CHILDREN Girlie Andy Hay Bristol Old Vic
THE CAUCASION CHALK CIRCLE Royal National Theatre, Theatre d'Complicite
THE FAR PAVILIONS Rana of Bhitor
THE GULF BETWEEN US Chatti Trevor Griffiths West Yorkshire Playhouse
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO Figaro Royal Exchange Manchester
THE MYSTERY PLAYS Abel Mike Kay Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
THE TEMPEST Contact Theatre, Manchester
THE WAITING ROOM Royal National Theatre
TORPEDOS IN A JACUZZI Phil Young Leeds Playhouse
TWELFTH NIGHT Feste Stephen Beresford Albery Theatre
UGANDA Aakesh Polly Teale Royal Court Theatre
WHO SHALL BE HAPPY Trevor Griffiths Mad Cow Productions
WHO SHALL BE HAPPY Workshop, Nottingham Playhouse
WINTERS TALE Clown Phillida Lloyd Royal Exchange, Manchester
EAST IS EAST George Octagon Theatre, Bolton

Radio

Production Character Director Company
A TIGER FOR MALGUDI various BBC
DR ZHIVAGO Galliulin Jonquil Panting BBC
GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME Anil Gupta BBC
IT WON'T CHANGE MY LIFE lead Trevor Griffiths BBC
SAMSARA Nandita Ghose BBC
TAKE AWAY Surjit Gary Brown BBC
THE RAJ QUARTET Dr De Souza BBC
THREE LARGE BEERS waiter / narrator BBC
WHOSE SARI NOW Rajesh BBC

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