Simon Nagra is a

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radio, television and theatre actor. Television roles include Ash Parmar in the

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soap opera ''

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'' in 2007, as well as roles in ''

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'', ''

The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV from 16 October 1984 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, "Woodentop (The Bill), Woodentop" (part of the ''Storyb ...

'', ''

EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a British television soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the East End of London, the ...

'', Three Girls, ''

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'', and others. In 2017 he appeared in ''Midsomer Murders'' "Red in Tooth & Claw" as Dhruv Varma. He also appeared in the TV Mini-Series ''Three Girls'' as Daddy and ''Man Like Mobeen'' as Uncle Habib.

Theatrical work

Nagra has also worked extensively in theatre, including ''

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'', '' Rafta, Rafta...'', '' Haroun and the Sea of Stories'' (National Theatre); ''

Antony and Cleopatra ''Antony and Cleopatra'' is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The play was first performed around 1607, by the King's Men at either the Blackfriars Theatre or the Globe Theatre. Its first appearance in print was in the First Folio published ...

'' (RSC); '' Play to Win (musical)'' (Soho); ''The Deranged Marriage'' (Rifco, Theatre Royal Stratford); '' East is East'' (Oldham Coliseum); ''A Song for a Sanctuary'' (Lyric Hammersmith); ''Embryo of Death'' (Young Vic); and others.

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