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Jaz Deol
Born

Jaskiranjit Singh Deol


(1989-03-12) 12 March 1989 (age 35)
Hounslow, England
OccupationActor
Years active2010–2022
TelevisionThe 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Year Award Category Result Ref.
2020 I Talk Telly Awards Best Soap Performance Nominated [9]
2020 Inside Soap Awards Best Newcomer Shortlisted [10]
2021 26th National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance Nominated [11]
2021 Inside Soap Awards Best Actor Nominated [12]
2021 Asian Media Awards Best TV Character Won [13]
2022 Inside Soap Awards Best Actor Nominated [14]
2022 Inside Soap Awards Best Romance (shared with Lacey Turner) Shortlisted [15]
2022 Digital Spy Reader Awards Best Soap Actor (Male) Second [16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "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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