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'''Madhav Sharma''' is an Indian-British actor.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Sharma studied at the [[Scottish Church College]] in [[Kolkata]], India and later, at the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] in [[Bloomsbury]], London.{{r|tel}}<br />
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Following the death of his mother, Sharma was raised in [[Bangalore]] by his grandfather and aunt, who was an ardent freedom fighter and social activist on behalf of [[Dalit]] children.<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
=== Film ===<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|'''Studio'''<br />
|'''Film'''<br />
|'''Role'''<br />
|'''Directors/Producers'''<br />
|-<br />
|Samuelson Films<br />
|''The Gathering'' by Anthony Horovitz<br />
|Dr. Byworth<br />
|Dir: Brian Gilbert/Prods: Pippa Cross/ Marc Samuelson/Peter Samuelson<br />
|-<br />
|20th Century Fox/Regency Enterprises<br />
|''Entrapment'' by Ronal Bass/ Michael Hertzberg/William Broyles<br />
|Security Chief<br />
|Dir: Jon Amiel/Prods: Sean Connery/ Arnon Milchan/Michael Hertzberg/ Rhonda Tellefson<br />
|-<br />
|United Productions/PBS Masterpiece Theatre<br />
|''[[Innocents (film)|Innocents]]'' by Neil McKay<br />
|Janardan Dhasmana<br />
|Dir: Peter Kosminsky/Prods: Helga Dowie/ Tim Vaughan<br />
|-<br />
|Carnaby Films<br />
|''Spivs'' by Gary Young/ Mike Loveday/Colin Teague<br />
|Mr. Singh<br />
|Dir: Colin Teague/Prod: Hamish Skeggs<br />
|-<br />
|Assassin Films/BBC/Film Four<br />
|''EAST IS EAST'' by Ayub Khan Din<br />
|Mr. Shah<br />
|Dir: Damian O’Donnell/Prod: Leslee Udwin<br />
|-<br />
|Tiger Aspect Ptctures/Shona Prodns. Etc.<br />
|''dog eat dog'' by Mark Tonderai<br />
|Mr. Shukla<br />
|Dir: Moody Shoaibi/Prod: Amanda Davis<br />
|-<br />
|Amy International/Film Works<br />
|''Such A Long Journey'' by Rohinton Mistry/ Sooni Tarporevala<br />
|Peerbhoy/Paanwallah<br />
|Dir: Sturla Gunnarsson/Prods: Simon MacCorkindale/Paul Stephens<br />
|-<br />
|Larkspur Films/Channel 4 Films<br />
|''Shadey'' by Snoo Wilson<br />
|Orator<br />
|Dir: Philip Saville/Prod: Otto Plaschkes<br />
|-<br />
|Monkey in Heaven Films<br />
|''The Blue Tower'' by Smita Bhide<br />
|Naresh<br />
|Dir: Smita Bhide/Prod: Jamie Nuttgens<br />
|-<br />
|Samuel Goldwyn<br />
|''Wild West'' by Harwant Bains<br />
|Ugly Abdul<br />
|Dir: David Attwood Prod: Eric Fellner<br />
|-<br />
|EMI Films/Orion Pictures<br />
|''The Awakening'' by Chris Bryant/ Clive Exton/ Allan Scott/ Bram Stoker<br />
|Doctor<br />
|Dir: Mike Newell/Prod: Robert H Solo<br />
|-<br />
|Anglo-EMI/Associated London Films<br />
|''Up The Front'' by Sid Colin/Eddie Braben<br />
|Indian Officer<br />
|Dir: Bob Kellett/Prods: Ned Sherrin/ Terry Glinwood/Beryl Vertue<br />
|-<br />
|Bend It Films/Indian Film Co.<br />
|''It’s A Wonderful Afterlife'' by Paul Mayeda Berges/Gurinder Chadha<br />
|Dev’s Dad<br />
|Dir: Gurinder Chadha/Prods: Paul Mayeda/ Michelle Fox/Chris Curling<br />
|-<br />
|Skywalk Pictures<br />
|''The Euphoric Scale''<br />
|Doctor<br />
|Dir: David Skynner<br />
Prod: Jane Walker<br />
|}After graduating from [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art|RADA]], Sharma decided to pursue a career in theatre and changed his stage surname to Sharma.{{r|tel}}<br />
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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}}<br />
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He played Siddique in the 2002 theatrical production ''Calcutta Kosher''.{{r|tel}}<br />
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He would next enact the role of [[Sir Toby Belch]] in ''[[Twelfth Night]]'', in the [[West End theatre|West End]].<br />
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He voiced the character, Vikram, in the 2012 survival horror game [[ZombiU]]<br />
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He played the part of [[Prem Mandal]] in ''[[Coronation Street]]''.<ref>{{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}}</ref> He later joined ''[[EastEnders]]'', with his role [[Arshad Ahmed]] commencing on 1 January 2018. He departed the show on 1 November 2019.<br />
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He appeared as Suresh Dhanar, in an episode called "Who wants to be told bad news" from the seventies tv—series "Public-Eye"<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Sharma was formerly married to the British actress [[Jenny Seagrove]].<ref>{{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)}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist|refs=<br />
<ref name=tel>[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040620/asp/look/story_3392067.asp A tale of two cities]</ref><br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|id=0788884|name=Madhav Sharma}}<br />
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[[Category:Scottish Church College alumni]]<br />
[[Category:University of Calcutta alumni]]<br />
[[Category:Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]]<br />
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