Manpreet Bachu

Manpreet Bachu
Born	Manpreet Singh Bachu April 1994 (age 30) Coventry, West Midlands, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2012–present
Television	River City Casualty

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.

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

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Fool Britannia	Trainee	1 episode
2013	Doctor Who	Nabile	Episode: "The Bells of Saint John"
2015	Humans	Harun Khan	Main role
2015	The Royals	Ashok	Recurring role
2015–2016	River City	Harry Jandhu	Regular role
2016	Level Up	Jamz	Film
2017	The Moment	Raj	Film
2018	Earthy Encounters	Agent Kew	Film
2019	The Stand Up Sketch Show	Franz	1 episode
2019	Fleabag	The Waiter	1 episode
2020	Doctors	Hemil Chaudry	Episode: "Mother Nature"
2021	Slave to the Page	Dev Sharma	Short film
2022	Killing Eve	Elliot	Recurring role
2022	DI Ray	Kabir Kapoor	Recurring role
2022	Soof 3	Sundeep	Film
2024	Domino Day	Krish	Recurring role
2024	Masters of the Air	British Officer #2	Episode: "Part Six"
2024–present	Casualty	Tariq Hussein	Main role
2025	The War Between the Land and the Sea	Ravi Singh	Upcoming

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2022	Midlands Movies Awards	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Slave to the Page	Nominated	[18]
2022	Unrestricted View Film Festival	Best Actor (Short Film)	Slave to the Page	Nominated	[12]

References

1. "Manpreet Bachu". Genes Reunited. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
2. "Manpreet Singh BACHU personal appointments". Gov.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
3. "Manpreet Bachu". Holby.tv. Archived from the original on 16 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
4. "Casualty adds The Crown and Killing Eve stars to cast". Digital Spy. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
5. "'Humans' Canceled After Three Seasons on AMC, Channel 4". Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
6. "Casualty's Tariq star Manpreet Bachu melts hearts in cutest throwback snaps as little boy". OK!. Archived from the original on 21 September 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
7. "Meet our newest cast member Manpreet Bachu, who plays Harry. He caused a bit of a stir in #shieldinch this evening! #bbcrivercity #RiverCity". Instagram. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
8. "Harry Jandhu - River City". BBC. Archived from the original on 26 June 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
9. "Casualty exclusive with Manpreet Bachu: 'Tariq is very cheeky… and a sucker for a pretty face!'". What to Watch. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
10. "Four British TV Shows That Could Butter Your Muffin". Study Breaks. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
11. Timblick, Simon. "Doctors spoilers: Emma Reid meets Jasmine Dajani's hippy mum!". What's on TV. Archived from the original on 25 March 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
12. "2022 Midlands Movies Awards Nominations: Full List". Film Birmingham. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
13. "ITV drama DI Ray: release date, cast, plot". Freesat. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
14. "Domino Day, Series 1, Episode 5". BBC. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
15. "Casualty adds The Crown and Masters of the Air stars to cast". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
16. "Manpreet Bachu on Tariq's future after shock accident". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 15 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
17. "Casualty announces new cast members Sammy T Dobson, Manpreet Bachu and Jamie Glover". BBC News. Archived from the original on 20 September 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
18. "Midlands Movies Awards 2022 - Full nominations". Midlands Movies. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2025.

External links

• Manpreet Bachu at IMDb