Acting
Phaldut Sharma
Jul 10, 1989 (37 years) London, England, UK
Phaldut "Paul" Sharma (born 10 July 1989) is a Welsh dancer and actor of Indo-Guyanese descent, best known for playing AJ Ahmed in EastEnders, Achmed in Gavin & Stacey and as DCI Ram Sidhu in Unforgotten. Sharma is also known for his recurring work as a Sammy Davis Junior tribute act in both West End Theatre and web series and for his roles in the Alfonso Cuarón movies Children of Men and Gravity.
Known for
7.2
Gravity
Shariff (voice)
7.6
Children of Men
Ian
4.3
EastEnders
AJ Ahmed
7.8
A Discovery of Witches
T.J. Wetson
7.4
Hanna
Tom
7.8
The Office
Sanj
7.7
Spooks
Harish Dhillon
6.2
Casualty
Damon Lynch
6.5
Avenue 5
Sanji
7.6
Unforgotten
Ram Sidhu
7.7
Life on Mars
Ravi Gandhi
6.4
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Butcher
7.5
Gavin & Stacey
Achmed
6.9
Sherwood
Chief Constable Fraser
6.4
Full Circle
Garmen Harry
Filmography
6.2
Men Up
2024 · Peetham ‘Pete’ Shah
6.4
Full Circle
2023 · Garmen Harry
6.9
Sherwood
2022 · Chief Constable Fraser
6.5
Avenue 5
2020 · Sanji
6.7
A Christmas Gift from Bob
2020 · Moody
5.7
The Singapore Grip
2020 · Major Singh
7.4
Hanna
2019 · Tom
6.4
The Personal History of David Copperfield
2019 · Butcher
7.8
A Discovery of Witches
2018 · T.J. Wetson
Shane the Chef
2018
7.6
Unforgotten
2015 · Ram Sidhu
7.3
Cucumber
2015 · Leigh
6.7
Cuffs
2015 · Mohammad Bangash
7.2
Gravity
2013 · Shariff (voice)
6.0
Home Time
2009 · Darren Barwick
3.5
Slapper
2008 · Referee
7.5
Gavin & Stacey
2007 · Achmed
7.6
Children of Men
2006 · Ian
7.7
Life on Mars
2006 · Ravi Gandhi
6.6
New Street Law
2006 · Mark Tang
6.7
Bodies
2004 · Darpak Gill
7.8
The Last Detective
2003 · Shivraj
7.7
Spooks
2002 · Harish Dhillon
7.8
The Office
2001 · Sanj
6.7
It Was an Accident
2000 · Asif
9.0
Roger Roger
1998 · Rajiv
6.4
Dalziel and Pascoe
1996 · Imad Abdullah
Roger Roger
1996 · Ranjiv
6.2
Casualty
1986 · Damon Lynch
4.3
EastEnders
1985 · AJ Ahmed