Nav Sidhu

British actor

Nav Sidhu is a British television, theatre, and film actor. His longest-running television role was as Azim Desai in the Channel 4/E4 soap opera Hollyoaks.

## Career

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### Film

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes  | Ref.

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2013  | The Patrol | Smudge  |  | [1]
2013  | How I Live Now | Checkpoint Soldier  |  | [2]
2013  | Gangs of Tooting Broadway | Arun  |  | [3]
2012  | I, Anna | D.C. Brooks  |  | [4]

### Television

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes  | Ref.

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2020  | Casualty | Hafiz Idrisi  | Episode 34.36 | [5]
2019–2020  | Hollyoaks | Azim Desai | 30 episodes  | [6]
2019  | Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators | Scott Blacksell  | Episode 2.4 "Beware the Ides of March"  | [7]
2018  | Informer | Mr Rahim  | Episode 1.2 "Strawberry Fields"  | [8]
2018  | Girlfriends | Rob  | Episodes 1.1 & 1.2 | [9][10]
2017  | Holby City | Brian Heyes  | Episode 19.52 "Left Behind"  | [11]
2017  | Doctors | Billy Chopra  | Episode 18.165 "Restricted View"  | [12]
2017  | Silent Witness | DS Carl Pope  | Episodes 20.5 "Remembrance: Part 1" & 20.6 "Remembrance: Part 2"  | [13][14]
2015  | Man Down | Naz  | Episode 2.3 "Diversity"  | [15]
2015  | Cucumber | Mahadev  | Episode 1.3 | [16]
2014  | Edge of Heaven | Donkey  | 6 episodes (entire series)  | [17]
2014  | Doctors | Faisal Hussain  | Episode 16.144 "Harsh Conditions"  | [18]
2013  | Run | Jimmy  | 4 episodes (entire miniseries)  | [19]
2011  | Random | Deepak  | TV movie  | [20]
2011  | Coming Up | Nikesh  | Episode 9.4 "Food"  | [21]
2009  | Spooks | Bal  | Episode 8.7 | [22]

### Theatre

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Theatre / Company  | Notes  | Ref.

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2018  | Sketching | Tom  | Wilton's Music Hall |  | [23]
2017  | The Worst Wedding Ever | Scott  | Salisbury Playhouse |  | [24]
2015  | Volpone | Notary, Officer, Servant  | Swan Theatre (Royal Shakespeare Company)  |  | [25]
2015  | Love's Sacrifice | Guard, Friar  | Swan Theatre (Royal Shakespeare Company)  |  | [26]
2015  | The Jew of Malta | Callapine  | Swan Theatre (Royal Shakespeare Company)  |  | [27]
2013  | Pigeons | Amir  | Royal Court Theatre |  | [28]
2013  | Talk Show | Darryl  | Royal Court Theatre  |  | [28]
2013  | The History Boys | Akthar  | Crucible Theatre |  | [29]
2010  | The Empire | Zia  | Royal Court Theatre  |  | [30]
2009–2010  | Arabian Nights | Masud, Ali Baba’s Son, Watchman, Page, Perviz  | Courtyard Theatre (Royal Shakespeare Company)  |  | [31]

## References

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1. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (6 February 2014). "The Patrol – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
2. ^ "How I Live Now (2013)". British Film Institute (BFI). Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
3. ^ "Movie Review: Gangs Of Tooting Broadway". Flavourmag. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
4. ^ "I, Anna (2012)". British Film Institute (BFI). Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
5. ^ "BBC One - Casualty, Series 34, Episode 36". BBC. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
6. ^ Hughes, Jonathan (6 September 2019). "Hollyoaks introduces Sami Malik's brother – meet Azim Desai". Radio Times. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
7. ^ "BBC One - Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators, Series 2, Beware the Ides of March". BBC. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
8. ^ "BBC One - Informer, Series 1, Strawberry Fields". BBC. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
9. ^ Graham, Alison. "Girlfriends - what time is it on TV? Episode 1 Series 1 cast list and preview". Radio Times. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
10. ^ Graham, Alison. "Girlfriends - what time is it on TV? Episode 2 Series 1 cast list and preview". Radio Times. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
11. ^ "Holby City - what time is it on TV? Episode 52 Series 19 cast list and preview". Radio Times. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
12. ^ Rackham, Jane. "Doctors - what time is it on TV? Episode 165 Series 18 cast list and preview". Radio Times. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
13. ^ "BBC One - Silent Witness, Series 20, Remembrance, Part One". BBC. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
14. ^ "BBC One - Silent Witness, Series 20, Remembrance, Part Two". BBC. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
15. ^ Brown, David. "Man Down - what time is it on TV? Episode 3 Series 2 cast list and preview". Radio Times. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
16. ^ Mulkern, Patrick. "Cucumber - what time is it on TV? Episode 3 Series 1 cast list and preview". Radio Times. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
17. ^ "Edge Of Heaven cast and crew credits". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
18. ^ "BBC One - Doctors, Series 16, Harsh Conditions". BBC. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
19. ^ "Nav Sidhu Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
20. ^ "random - what time is it on TV? Episode 1 Series 1 cast list and preview". Radio Times. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
21. ^ "Coming Up - Series 6 - Episode 4 - Food - Channel 4". Channel 4. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
22. ^ "BBC - Spooks - Credits - Series 8, Episode 7". BBC. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
23. ^ Billington, Michael (3 October 2018). "Sketching review – James Graham's London landscapes inspired by Dickens". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
24. ^ Hill, Anne (2 February 2017). "Theatre review: Worst Wedding Ever at Salisbury Playhouse". British Theatre Guide. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
25. ^ "Search | RSC Performances | VOL201507 - Volpone". Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
26. ^ "Search | RSC Performances | LSA201504 - Love's Sacrifice". Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
27. ^ "Search | RSC Performances | JEW201503 - The Jew of Malta". Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
28. ^ a b "Cast Announced for Weekly Rep". Royal Court Theatre. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
29. ^ Harris, Velda (16 May 2013). "Theatre review: The History Boys at The Crucible, Sheffield". British Theatre Guide. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
30. ^ Taylor, Paul (23 October 2011). "The Empire, Theatre Upstairs, London". The Independent. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
31. ^ "Search | RSC Performances | ARB200912 - Arabian Nights". Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. Retrieved 7 January 2021.

## External links

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* Nav Sidhu at IMDb
* Nav Sidhu at British Comedy Guide
* Nav Sidhu professional profile at Waring & McKenna

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