- Early life
- Career Film Television
- Personal life
- References
- External links
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}}Madhav Sharma (born 12 November 1939) is an Indian-born British actor. Early lifeSharma was born in Calcutta, where his father KS Sitaram Iyer had lived for 35 years.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} He is the uncle of travel writer Pico Iyer.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} He studied at the Scottish Church College in Calcutta, India and later, at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in Bloomsbury, London.{{r|tel}} Following the death of his mother, Sushila Kalpaham Iyer, soon after he was born, Sharma was raised in Bangalore by his grandfather Shri SS Iyer and aunt, widow of RG Iyer (who was an ardent freedom fighter and social activist on behalf of Dalit children). Sharma's education includes Bangalore High School, St Joseph's College Bangalore, the Scottish Church College Calcutta, where he read for a BSc (Physics Hons) and Fergusson College Poona, where he read for a BA (English Hons).{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} Career Film | Studio | Film | Role | Directors/Producers | | Samuelson Films | THE GATHERING by Anthony Horovitz | Dr. Byworth | Dir: Brian Gilbert/Prods: Pippa Cross/ Marc Samuelson/Peter Samuelson | | 20th Century Fox/Regency Enterprises | ENTRAPMENT by Ronal Bass/ Michael Hertzberg/William Broyles | Security Chief | Dir: Jon Amiel/Prods: Sean Connery/ Arnon Milchan/Michael Hertzberg/ Rhonda Tellefson | | United Productions/PBS Masterpiece Theatre | INNOCENTS by Neil McKay | Janardan Dhasmana | Dir: Peter Kosminsky/Prods: Helga Dowie/ Tim Vaughan | | Carnaby Films | SPIVS by Gary Young/ Mike Loveday/Colin Teague | Mr. Singh | Dir: Colin Teague/Prod: Hamish Skeggs | | Assassin Films/BBC/Film Four | EAST IS EAST by Ayub Khan Din | Mr. Shah | Dir: Damian O’Donnell/Prod: Leslee Udwin | | Tiger Aspect Ptctures/Shona Prodns. Etc. | DOG EAT DOG by Mark Tonderai | Mr. Shukla | Dir: Moody Shoaibi/Prod: Amanda Davis | | Amy International/Film Works | SUCH A LONG JOURNEY by Rohinton Mistry/ Sooni Tarporevala | Peerbhoy/Paanwallah | Dir: Sturla Gunnarsson/Prods: Simon MacCorkindale/Paul Stephens | | Larkspur Films/Channel 4 Films | SHADEY by Snoo Wilson | Orator | Dir: Philip Saville/Prod: Otto Plaschkes | | Monkey in Heaven Films | THE BLUE TOWER by Smita Bhide | Naresh | Dir: Smita Bhide/Prod: Jamie Nuttgens | | Samuel Goldwyn | WILD WEST by Harwant Bains | Ugly Abdul | Dir: David Attwood Prod: Eric Fellner | | EMI Films/Orion Pictures | THE AWAKENING by Chris Bryant/ Clive Exton/ Allan Scott/ Bram Stoker | Doctor | Dir: Mike Newell/Prod: Robert H Solo | | Anglo-EMI/Associated London Films | UP THE FRONT by Sid Colin/Eddie Braben | Indian Officer | Dir: Bob Kellett/Prods: Ned Sherrin/ Terry Glinwood/Beryl Vertue | | Bend It Films/Indian Film Co. | IT’S A WONDERFUL AFTERLIFE by Paul Mayeda Berges/Gurinder Chadha | Dev’s Dad | Dir: Gurinder Chadha/Prods: Paul Mayeda/ Michelle Fox/Chris Curling | | Skywalk Pictures | THE EUPHORIC SCALE | Doctor | Dir: David Skynner Prod: Jane Walker |
TelevisionAfter graduating from RADA, Sharma decided to pursue a career in theatre and changed his stage surname to Sharma.{{r|tel}} He played the role of Patel, a lunar penal colony prisoner in the third episode of the 1973 Doctor Who story Frontier in Space.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} He played Siddique in the 2002 theatrical production Calcutta Kosher.{{r|tel}} He would next enact the role of Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night, in the West End. He played the part of Prem Mandal in Coronation Street.[1] He later joined EastEnders, with his role Arshad Ahmed commencing in January 2018.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} He appeared as Suresh Dhanar, in an episode called "Who wants to be told bad news" from the seventies tv--series "public-eye" Personal lifeSharma was formerly married to the British actress Jenny Seagrove.[2] References1. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/coronation-street-actor-returning-as-different-318063|title=Coronation Street actor returning as different character|last=Mirror.co.uk|date=2008-07-13|work=mirror|access-date=2018-10-03}}
2. ^{{citation |date=May 21, 1990 |title=After Years of Fighting Her Own Demons, Jenny Seagrove Strikes Terror as the Guardian's Evil Nanny web |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20117712,00.html |publisher=People Magazine (Vol. 33 No. 20)}}
- Actor Madhav Sharma among recipients of inaugural Dadabhai Naoroji award. NetIndian News Network, 18 October 2014. Accessed October 2015.
External links- {{IMDb name|id=0788884|name=Madhav Sharma}}
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