Harki Bhambra

Harkirat Singh Bhambra (born 7 March 1985) is an English actor. On television, he is known for his roles in the BBC Two sitcom Two Doors Down, the BBC One series Our Girl (2017–2018), the ITV drama The Good Karma Hospital (2022) and the RTÉ comedy-drama Sisters (2023).

Early life Born in Leeds, Bhambra grew up in the Upper Wortley and Whinmoor areas of the city. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Management from the University of Manchester and worked as a commercial manager and quantity surveyor in the construction industry for five years. He went on to train at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London.

Career After taking part in university and fringe productions, Bhambra made his television debut in 2015 with guest appearances in the Doctor Who series 9 episode "The Magician's Apprentice", as well as episodes of Londongrad and Drifters. He would later return to the Doctor Who universe for The Ninth Doctor Adventures audio drama from Big Finish Productions. In 2016, Bhambra had his first main role as Jaz in first two series of the BBC Two sitcom Two Doors Down. Bhambra then joined the main cast of the BBC One military drama Our Girl for its third series as Rab. He had a small role in the 2018 anthology London Unplugged and appeared in The Village at the Theatre Royal Stratford East.

In 2020 and 2021, Bhambra played Ajay Dewan in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street. In 2022, Bhambra starred in the fourth series of the medical drama The Good Karma Hospital, also on ITV, and appeared in an episode of the BBC miniseries This Is Going to Hurt. This was followed by his feature film debut in the 2023 biographical sports film Gran Turismo as Persol and a role as Steve in the RTÉ comedy Sisters.

Personal life Bhambra plays football as a hobby and supports Arsenal, as influenced by Ian Wright.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2018 London Unplugged Dan'ish Anthology 2023 Gran Turismo Persol 2024 Way Home Bilal 2025 Code/Switch Inner City Ashmir Short film

Television Year Title Role Notes 2015 Doctor Who Mike Episode: "The Magician's Apprentice" 2015 Londongrad Jimmy Winter 1 episode 2015 Drifters Best Man Episode: "Wedding" 2016 Two Doors Down Jaz Main role, series 1–2 (10 episodes) 2017–2018 Our Girl Rab Main role, series 3 (12 episodes) 2020 Vera Vinay Deol Episode: "Parent Not Expected" 2020 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators Amit Azim Episode: "Teach Me, Dear Creature" 2020 Endeavour Bobby Singh Episode: "Raga" 2020–2021 Coronation Street Ajay Dewan 5 episodes 2021 Call the Midwife Raj Gupta 1 episode 2021 Flack Stu Episode: "Sofi" 2022 This Is Going to Hurt Huck 1 episode 2022 The Good Karma Hospital Dr Samir Hasan Main role, series 4 (6 episodes) 2023–2025 Sisters Steve 5 episodes 2025 Frauds Prak 1 episodes 2025 Play for Today Chris Trench Episode: "Special Measures"

Stage Year Title Role Notes 2014 Mind the Gap Faisul Unity Theatre, Liverpool 2015 Object Love Isaac The Vaults, London 2018 The Village Gopi Theatre Royal Stratford East