Jaz Deol

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.

Jaz Deol
Born
Jaskiranjit Singh Deol

(1989-03-12) 12 March 1989
London, England
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present
TelevisionThe Halcyon
EastEnders

Early life

Deol was born in 1989 in London. His full birth name is Jaskiranjit Singh Deol. He chose his nickname Jaz as his stage name. Deol is British of Indian descent and Jat Sikh heritage.

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 Film
2011 Penguin Yusuf Short film
2012 London Stories Sarjit Film
2012 Glimpse Hak Short film
2013 London Kahanis Pradeep Film
2014 Honeycomb Lodge Ajay Film
2017 Viceroy's House Duleep Singh Film
2017 The Show Jimmy Film
2017 The Boy With The Topknot Rajah Film
2018 The Debt Ali Short film
2019 Darkness Visible Ronnie Film
2019 The Exam Board Hardeep Film
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Casting Nina Bhaljit Singh Television film
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–present EastEnders Kheerat Panesar Series regular

References
  1. "Jaz Deol | BWH". Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  2. "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.
  3. "Jaz Deol". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. "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.
  8. 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.
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