Madhav Sharma


Madhav Sharma is an Indian-British actor.

Early life

Sharma studied at the Scottish Church College in Kolkata, India and later, at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in Bloomsbury, London.
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.

Filmography

Film

After graduating from RADA, Sharma decided to pursue a career in theatre and changed his stage surname to Sharma.
He played the role of Patel, a lunar penal colony prisoner in the third episode of the 1973 Doctor Who story Frontier in Space.
He played Siddique in the 2002 theatrical production Calcutta Kosher.
He would next enact the role of Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night, in the West End.
He voiced the chracacter Vikram in the 2012 survival horror game ZombiU
He played the part of Prem Mandal in Coronation Street. He later joined EastEnders, with his role Arshad Ahmed commencing on 1 January 2018. He departed the show on 1 November 2019.
He appeared as Suresh Dhanar, in an episode called "Who wants to be told bad news" from the seventies tv--series "public-eye"

Personal life

Sharma was formerly married to the British actress Jenny Seagrove.