Christopher Paul Bisson (born 21 July 1975) is a British actor of
Indian Trinidadian and British descent best known for portraying the
roles of Vikram Desai in Coronation Street (1999â€"2002), Kash Karib
in Shameless (2004â€"2007, 2009), and for his current role as Jai
Sharma in Emmerdale (since 2009).Bisson first appeared on television
as J.J. in Children's Ward in 1990. He went on to appear in Prime
Suspect, Holby City and Vikram Desai in Coronation Street. Then as
'Saleem Khan' in the 1999 film East Is East. Kash Karib in Shameless
and Jai Sharma in Emmerdale. He appeared in Perfect Day: The Wedding
(2005), Perfect Day: The Funeral (2006; Channel 5) and the feature
film Stepdad (filmed in February 2007). He participated in the Channel
4 documentary Empire's Children (2007).Bisson appeared in the
Valentine's Day 2009 episode of Casualty, and on the last series of
Hotel Babylon. He returned to make a one-off appearance in Shameless
in April 2009, where his character was killed off.In September 2009,
Bisson joined the cast of Emmerdale, as part of the newly cast Sharma
family, playing Jai Sharma. Bisson temporarily departed Emmerdale on
24 January 2013, due to the birth of his child. He later returned at
the end of March 2013.
Indian Trinidadian and British descent best known for portraying the
roles of Vikram Desai in Coronation Street (1999â€"2002), Kash Karib
in Shameless (2004â€"2007, 2009), and for his current role as Jai
Sharma in Emmerdale (since 2009).Bisson first appeared on television
as J.J. in Children's Ward in 1990. He went on to appear in Prime
Suspect, Holby City and Vikram Desai in Coronation Street. Then as
'Saleem Khan' in the 1999 film East Is East. Kash Karib in Shameless
and Jai Sharma in Emmerdale. He appeared in Perfect Day: The Wedding
(2005), Perfect Day: The Funeral (2006; Channel 5) and the feature
film Stepdad (filmed in February 2007). He participated in the Channel
4 documentary Empire's Children (2007).Bisson appeared in the
Valentine's Day 2009 episode of Casualty, and on the last series of
Hotel Babylon. He returned to make a one-off appearance in Shameless
in April 2009, where his character was killed off.In September 2009,
Bisson joined the cast of Emmerdale, as part of the newly cast Sharma
family, playing Jai Sharma. Bisson temporarily departed Emmerdale on
24 January 2013, due to the birth of his child. He later returned at
the end of March 2013.
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