Errol Sitahal is a Trinidadian actor who has had various roles in several Hollywood and Caribbean films. In 1995, he played a character named Ram Dass, the Indian manservant, in the film, A Little Princess. The same year he also appeared with Chris Farley and David Spade in a scene from the movie Tommy Boy, where he played the third "Yes" executive. In 2004, he played the stern Dr. Patel, father of Kumar (Kal Penn) and Kumar's older brother Saikat (Shaun Majumder), in Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle.
Sitahal has also acted on television. In 2005 he starred with Shaun Majumder in the short film Plain Brown Rapper, playing Majumder's character's father for a second time. He has had small parts, in one episode each, of the Canadian television series Side Effects, a medical drama, and in the American television series Relic Hunter.
In the intervening years, he has acted in numerous stage plays in Montreal, Toronto and the Caribbean. In early 2006, he starred in the Calypso musical The Brand New Lucky Diamond Horseshoe Club at Queen's Hall, Port of Spain, Trinidad. The play was written and directed by Tony Hall with music and lyrics by David Rudder.
As of 2006, he is playing Samir, father of sons Sumesh and Raj, both of whom are principal characters on the Canadian television series 11 Cameras airing on the CBC.
In 2009, he plays Babaji, Indie Mehta's grandfather, in the Canadian TV series How To Be Indie. In definition of Babaji, he is an East Indian grandfather.
In 2024, he received a Special Jury Award for Best Supporting Actor at the Canadian Film Festival for his role as Ragbir in Ian Harnarine's Doubles.[1] At the 2024 Third Horizon Film Festival in Miami he received the Lifetime achievement award for his contribution to film and television in the Caribbean and Canada and beyond.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Tommy Boy | Yes Executive | ||
| A Little Princess | Ram Dass | |||
| Side Effects | Mr. Legrand | Episode: Rust Proof | ||
| 2001 | Relic Hunter | Priest | Episode: The Reel Thing | |
| 2004 | Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle | Dr. Patel | ||
| 2006 | 11 Cameras | Samir | 1 episode | |
| 2008 | Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay | Dr. Patel | ||
| 2009-2010 | How To Be Indie | Prakash | 10 episodes | |
| 2011 | Doubles with Slight Pepper | Ragbir | ||
| 2023 | Doubles | Ragbir |