Jaz Deol

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

Jaz Deol
Born	Jaskiranjit Singh Deol (1989-03-12) 12 March 1989 (age 35) Hounslow, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2010–2022
Television	The Halcyon EastEnders

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
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

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

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.
9. Gonzalez, Elliot (8 November 2020). "I TALK TELLY AWARDS 2020 Nominees". I Talk Telly.
10. "Meet your final fours for the Inside Soap Awards". 16 November 2020.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. Harp, Justin (18 July 2022). "Inside Soap Awards announces nominations and new category for 2022 event". Digital Spy. (Hearst Communications). Retrieved 19 July 2022.
15. Harp, Justin (10 October 2022). "Inside Soap Awards announce final shortlist for 2022 ceremony". Digital Spy. (Hearst Communications). Retrieved 10 October 2022.
16. Rowan, Iona (27 December 2022). "EastEnders wins big at the Digital Spy Reader Awards 2022". Digital Spy.

External links

• Jaz Deol at IMDb