Jaz Deol

Jaskiranjit Singh Deol (born 12 March 1989) is a British actor known for playing Kheerat Panesar on the BBC soap opera EastEnders from 2019 to 2022.

Career Deol made his onscreen debut in the 2010 television film Casting Nina as Bhaljit Singh. He then made appearances in television series such as Code of a Killer, Together and The Halcyon. In October 2019, he began playing Kheerat Panesar in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. Deol's character was part of the first Sikh family in EastEnders. The Panesar family are of Ramgarhia Sikh heritage.

Filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes2010 Ladri de Biscotti Joe Short film It's Me Nick Short film 2011 Restless Dust Chris Penguin Yusuf Short film 2012 London Stories Sarjit Glimpse Hak Short film 2013 London Kahanis Pradeep 2014 Honeycomb Lodge Ajay 2017 Viceroy's House Duleep Singh The Show Jimmy The Boy With The Topknot Rajah 2018 The Debt Ali Short film 2019 Darkness Visible Ronnie The Exam Board Hardeep

+ Television Year Title Role Notes 2010 Casting Nina Bhaljit Singh TV movie 2011 The Conference Jaz Television special 2014 That's English Jez 1 episode 2015 Code of a Killer DC Taran Kholi Main role Together Luke 2 episodes 2016 The Jason Philips Show Dean 2 episodes 2017 The Halcyon Harvinder Singh Recurring role; 4 episodes Halloween Comedy Shorts Tom 1 episode Love, Lies and Records Farooq 1 episode 2018 Lovesick Adal 1 episode 2019–2022 EastEnders Kheerat Panesar Series regular 2025 Toxic Town Chief Executive Mini-series; 3 episodes Sister Boniface Mysteries Dr Saatvik Bose 1 episode

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Result 2020 I Talk Telly Awards Best Soap Performance 2020 Inside Soap Awards Best Newcomer 2021 26th National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance 2021 Inside Soap Awards Best Actor 2021 Asian Media Awards Best TV Character 2022 Inside Soap Awards Best Actor 2022 Inside Soap Awards Best Romance (shared with Lacey Turner) 2022 Digital Spy Reader Awards Best Soap Actor (Male)