Paul Bazely

Paul Bazely was born in London.

His parents are from Chennai, India. He attended a state school in South East London then trained at Manchester Poly School of Theatre (Manchester Met). His first TV role was as Heathcliff in an adaptation of Wuthering Heights. His first regular role was in the Debbie Horsfield BBC series Making Out.

Since then he has worked on film in the US and UK, including roles in Pirates of the Caribbean, Cruella and Dungeons and Dragons. He has featured in many TV series including Black Mirror, Such Brave Girls (two series), and Doctor Who, plus six series of Benidorm and three series of Miss Scarlet. He has worked extensively in British theatre including playing Mahatma Gandhi at the National Theatre of Great Britain, and performing in shows in the West End. He has also voiced many of the books of meditation teacher Eknath Easwaran and of the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center of New York

He is married to the playwright and screenwriter Charlotte Jones. They have two children.