Madhav Sharma

Madhav Sharma (born 12 November 1939) is an Indian-British actor. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and first came to public attention playing a prisoner named Patel in the BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who in 1973. Since then he has appeared in a number of plays and films over the years.

Early life Sharma studied at the Scottish Church College in Kolkata, India and later at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in Bloomsbury, London.

Following the death of his mother, Sharma was raised in Bangalore by his grandfather and aunt, who was an independence activist and social activist on behalf of Dalit children. His uncles, K. Venkataraman, K. S. Sanjivi and K. Swaminathan, all have been conferred the Padma Awards of India in various fields.

Career After graduating from RADA, Sharma decided to pursue a career in theatre and changed his stage surname to Sharma.

In 1972 he appeared in the BBC series The Moonstone based of the novel of the same name.

He played the role of Patel, a lunar penal colony prisoner in the third episode of the 1973 Doctor Who story Frontier in Space, Patel was a member of the Peace Party and had been arrested for sabotaging a military base.

He played Siddique in the 2002 theatrical production Calcutta Kosher.

He would next enact the role of Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night, in the West End.

He voiced the character, Vikram, in the 2012 survival horror game ZombiU.

He played the part of Prem Mandal in Coronation Street. He later joined EastEnders, with his role Arshad Ahmed commencing on 1 January 2018. He departed the show on 1 November 2019.

He appeared as Suresh Dhanar, in an episode called "Who Wants to be Told Bad News" from the seventies TV series Public-Eye.

Personal life Sharma was formerly married to the British actress Jenny Seagrove.

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