Paul Bazely | |
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Born | Paul Reginald Bazely 6 May 1968 |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1991–present |
Notable work | Benidorm |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Paul Reginald Bazely (born 6 May 1968) [1] [2] is an English actor. He is known for portraying Troy in the ITV sitcom Benidorm . His other TV credits include Making Out , Emmerdale , Heartbeat , Doctors , Holby City , Vanity Fair , The IT Crowd and Cruella.
Bazely made his television debut in five episodes of the BBC series Making Out in 1991. [3] Then in 2006, he landed his first starring role as Troy in the ITV comedy series Benidorm , making his final appearance in 2017. [4] In 2016, he appeared in "Shut Up and Dance", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror . [5] Then in 2020, he starred in an episode of The Good Karma Hospital , [3] and portrayed the recurring role of Grahame McKenna in the BBC soap opera Doctors . [6]
Since 2009 Bazely has narrated a number of audiobooks by the Indian-born spiritual teacher and author Eknath Easwaran, including The Bhagavad Gita, [7] The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living, [8] Essence of the Upanishads, [9] The Dhammapada, [10] Passage Meditation [11] and Gandhi the Man. [12]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Three Blind Mice | 2nd Exec | Uncredited role |
2004 | Vanity Fair | Biju | |
2011 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Salaman | |
2013 | Jadoo | Kirit | |
2013 | Tula: The Revolt | Louis | |
2017 | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Hux's First Order Officer #2 | |
2019 | Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans | Egyptian Legate | |
2019 | Waiting for the Barbarians | The Herbalist | |
2020 | Four Kids and It | Sgt. Gascoigne | |
2021 | Cruella | Police Commissioner | |
2023 | Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves | Porb Piradost | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1991 | Making Out | Tyrone | 5 episodes |
1993 | Emmerdale | Murray | 2 episodes |
1993 | Casualty | Max Brennan | 1 episode |
1998 | Heartbeat | Dr. Deepak Rall | 1 episode |
2002 | Waking the Dead | Doctor | 2 episodes |
2003 | Doctors | Simon Desai | Episode: "Baby Blues" |
2004 | Holby City | Joe Sharpe | 1 episode |
2005 | Planet Sketch | Various | 13 episodes |
2006 | Green Wing | Anaesthetist | 1 episode |
2006 | Casualty | Gary Watson | 1 episode |
2007–2009, 2011, 2016–2017 | Benidorm | Troy Ramsbottom | Regular role, 34 episodes (series 1–4, 8–9) |
2008 | The IT Crowd | Michael | 1 episode |
2011 | Doctor Who | Ven-Garr | Episode: "The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe" |
2015 | Critical | Giles Dhillon | 9 episodes |
2016 | Black Mirror | The Man in the Woods | Episode: "Shut Up and Dance" |
2019 | The Mallorca Files | Hades Jaffar | 1 episode |
2019 | Thanks for the Memories | Frank | 2 episodes |
2020 | The Good Karma Hospital | Sitesh Pillai | Episode 3 |
2020 | Moving On | Peter | 1 episode |
2020 | Quiz | Lionel from Legal | 2 episodes |
2020 | Doctors | Grahame McKenna | Recurring role |
2020 | The Sister | Graham Fox | 4 episodes |
2021 | Feel Good | Clocky Powers | |
2021 | Midsomer Murders | Paul Matheson | 1 episode |
2023 | Waterloo Road | Ramesh Chowdhury | Recurring role |
2023 | Citadel | Rahi | 1 Episode |
2023 | All Creatures Great and Small | Joe Coney | Season 4 Episode 2 |
2023 | Miss Scarlet and the Duke | Clarence | Recurring role, Series 4 |
2023 | Such Brave Girls | Dev | 6 episodes [13] |
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