British actor (b. 1989)
Jaz Deol
Born Jaskiranjit Singh Deol
(1989-03-12 ) 12 March 1989 (age 35) Occupation Actor Years active 2010–2022 Television The Halcyon EastEnders
Jaskiranjit Singh Deol (born 12 March 1989) is a British actor, known for portraying the role of 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.[ 1] He then made appearances in television series such as Code of a Killer , Together and The Halcyon .[ 2] [ 3] In October 2019, he began portraying the role of Kheerat Panesar in the BBC soap opera EastEnders .[ 4] [ 5] Deol's character was part of the first Sikh family in EastEnders . The Panesar family are of Ramgarhia Sikh heritage. [ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Filmography
Film
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2010
Ladri de Biscotti
Joe
Short film
2010
It's Me
Nick
Short film
2011
Restless Dust
Chris
2011
Penguin
Yusuf
Short film
2012
London Stories
Sarjit
2012
Glimpse
Hak
Short film
2013
London Kahanis
Pradeep
2014
Honeycomb Lodge
Ajay
2017
Viceroy's House
Duleep Singh
2017
The Show
Jimmy
2017
The Boy With The Topknot
Rajah
2018
The Debt
Ali
Short film
2019
Darkness Visible
Ronnie
2019
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
2015
Together
Luke
2 episodes
2016
The Jason Philips Show
Dean
2 episodes
2017
The Halcyon
Harvinder Singh
Recurring role; 4 episodes
2017
Halloween Comedy Shorts
Tom
1 episode
2017
Love, Lies and Records
Farooq
1 episode
2018
Lovesick
Adal
1 episode
2019–2022
EastEnders
Kheerat Panesar
Series regular
Awards and nominations
References
^ "Jaz Deol | BWH" . Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019 .
^ "Jaz Deol; How turning down Drama School has led to an inspiring career" . Actors Temple . 21 May 2018. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019 .
^ "Jaz Deol" . British Film Institute . Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019 .
^ Smith, Mary (29 October 2019). "Who are the Panesar brothers in EastEnders and who plays them?" . Moose Gazette . Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019 .
^ Patterson, Stephen (27 September 2019). "EastEnders spoilers: New family the Panesars take on the Mitchells" . Metro . Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019 .
^ Tutton, Charlotte (21 August 2019). "EastEnders welcomes first Sikh family the Panesars to Walford" . Daily Mirror . Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019 .
^ "BBC's Eastenders to introduce its first Sikh family in 34-year history" . Barfi Culture . 22 August 2019. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019 .
^ Baddhan, Raj (2 November 2019). "First Sikh family set to join 'EastEnders' as the Panesars" . BizAsia . Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019 .
^ Gonzalez, Elliot (8 November 2020). "I TALK TELLY AWARDS 2020 Nominees" . I Talk Telly .
^ "Meet your final fours for the Inside Soap Awards" . 16 November 2020.
^ Lovejoy, Hannah (25 May 2021). "Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks stars land National Television Award nominations" . Digital Spy . Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021 .
^ Alexander, Susannah (28 September 2021). "Inside Soap Awards announces 2021 longlist as voting opens – here's who's up for prizes" . Digital Spy . (Hearst Magazines UK ). Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021 .
^ Kumari, Priyanca (30 October 2021). "EastEnders star Jaz Deol wins award for Kheerat Panesar role" . Digital Spy . (Hearst Magazines UK ). Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021 .
^ Harp, Justin (18 July 2022). "Inside Soap Awards announces nominations and new category for 2022 event" . Digital Spy . (Hearst Communications ). Retrieved 19 July 2022 .
^ Harp, Justin (10 October 2022). "Inside Soap Awards announce final shortlist for 2022 ceremony" . Digital Spy . (Hearst Communications ). Retrieved 10 October 2022 .
^ Rowan, Iona (27 December 2022). "EastEnders wins big at the Digital Spy Reader Awards 2022" . Digital Spy .
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