Manpreet Bachu

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Manpreet Bachu
Born
Manpreet Singh Bachu

April 1994 (age 30)
Coventry, West Midlands, England
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present
Television

Manpreet Singh Bachu (born April 1994) is an English actor. After roles in Humans and The Royals , he appeared in the BBC Scotland soap opera River City as Harry Jandhu. Bachu continued to make various television appearances in series including Fleabag , Doctors , Killing Eve and DI Ray until he was cast in the BBC medical drama series Casualty as Tariq Hussein.

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Life and career

Manpreet Singh Bachu was born in April 1994 in Coventry, West Midlands. [1] [2] In 2012, he made his television debut in an episode of the ITV sketch show Fool Britannia . [3] A year later, he appeared in an episode of the BBC series Doctor Who . [4] Then, in 2015, Bachu starred in the Channel 4 series Humans , [5] as well as playing a recurring role in The Royals . [6] That same year, he was cast in the regular role of Harry Jandhu on the BBC Scotland soap opera River City . [7] He appeared until a year later. [8] After leaving River City, Bachu made his film debut in the 2016 film Level Up . Following this, he made two further film appearances: The Moment (2017) and Earthy Encounters (2018). [9]

Bachu returned to television in 2019 with guest appearances in The Stand Up Sketch Show and Fleabag . [10] In 2020, Bachu portrayed Hemil Chaudry in an episode of the BBC daytime soap opera Doctors . [11] Bachu then starred in the 2021 short film Slave to the Page. For his portrayal of Dev Sharma in the short, he received award nominations at the Midlands Movies Awards and the Unrestricted View Film Festival. [12] 2022 saw Bachu have recurring roles in the BBC thriller series Killing Eve and the ITV procedural drama DI Ray , as well as appearing in the Dutch film Soof 3 . [13] In 2024, Bachu made numerous television appearances, including guest roles in the BBC Three fantasy series Domino Day and the Apple TV+ miniseries Masters of the Air . [14] [15] Also in 2024, he made his first appearance in the BBC medical drama series Casualty . [16] He made his first appearance as Tariq Hussein in February 2024. [17]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Fool Britannia Trainee1 episode
2013 Doctor Who NabileEpisode: "The Bells of Saint John"
2015 Humans Harun KhanMain role
2015 The Royals AshokRecurring role
2015–2016 River City Harry JandhuRegular role
2016 Level Up JamzFilm
2017The MomentRajFilm
2018Earthy EncountersAgent KewFilm
2019The Stand Up Sketch ShowFranz1 episode
2019 Fleabag The Waiter1 episode
2020 Doctors Hemil Chaudry Episode: "Mother Nature"
2021Slave to the PageDev SharmaShort film
2022 Killing Eve ElliotRecurring role
2022 DI Ray Kabir KapoorRecurring role
2022 Soof 3 SundeepFilm
2024 Domino Day KrishRecurring role
2024 Masters of the Air British Officer #2Episode: "Part Six"
2024–present Casualty Tariq Hussein Main role
2025 The War Between the Land and the Sea Ravi SinghUpcoming

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2022Midlands Movies AwardsBest Actor in a Leading RoleSlave to the PageNominated [18]
2022Unrestricted View Film FestivalBest Actor (Short Film)Slave to the PageNominated [12]

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