Jaz Deol

 ( 1989 Births ) 

Jaskiranjit Singh Deol (born 12 March 1989) is a British actor known for portraying the role of Kheerat Panesar on the BBC One soap opera EastEnders from 2019 to 2022.

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Career Deol made his onscreen debut in the 2010 television film Casting Nina as Bhaljit Singh. He then made appearances in television series such as Code of a Killer, Together and The Halcyon. In October 2019, he began portraying the role of Kheerat Panesar in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders. Deol's character was part of the first Sikh family in EastEnders. The Panesar family are of Ramgarhia Sikh heritage.

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Filmography

+ Film
2010	Ladri de Biscotti	Joe	Short film
	It's Me	Nick	Short film
2011	Restless Dust	Chris
	Penguin	Yusuf	Short film
2012	London Stories	Sarjit
	Glimpse	Hak	Short film
2013	London Kahanis	Pradeep
2014	Honeycomb Lodge	Ajay
2017	Viceroy's House	Duleep Singh
	The Show	Jimmy
	The Boy With The Topknot	Rajah
2018	The Debt	Ali	Short film
2019	Darkness Visible	Ronnie
	The Exam Board	Hardeep

+ Television
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
	Together	Luke	2 episodes
2016	The Jason Philips Show	Dean	2 episodes
2017	The Halcyon	Harvinder Singh	Recurring role; 4 episodes
	Halloween Comedy Shorts	Tom	1 episode
	Love, Lies and Records	Farooq	1 episode
2018	Lovesick	Adal	1 episode
2019–2022	EastEnders	Kheerat Panesar	Series regular
2025	Toxic Town	Chief Executive	Mini-series; 3 episodes
	Sister Boniface Mysteries	Dr Saatvik Bose	1 episode

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Awards and nominations

2020	I Talk Telly Awards	Best Soap Performance
2020	Inside Soap Awards	Best Newcomer
2021	26th National Television Awards	Serial Drama Performance
2021	Inside Soap Awards	Best Actor
2021	Asian Media Awards	Best TV Character
2022	Inside Soap Awards	Best Actor
2022	Inside Soap Awards	Best Romance (shared with Lacey Turner)
2022	Digital Spy	Best Soap Actor (Male)

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