Shiv Jalota Explained
Birth Name: | Shiv Jalota |
Birth Date: | 26 December 1993 |
Birth Place: | Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England |
Occupation: | Actor |
Television: | EastEnders |
Yearsactive: | 2015–present |
Shiv Jalota (born 26 December 1993) is an English actor, known for portraying the role of Vinny Panesar on the BBC soap opera EastEnders since 2019.
Life and career
Jalota was born on 26 December 1993 in Kingston upon Thames.[1] He studied drama at Richmond Drama School and later joined the National Youth Theatre in 2013 after it was recommended by a friend, where he appeared in the stage production . Jalota credited the theatre company for helping him to break into the entertainment industry. He subsequently went on to appear in an array of stage shows including Pigeon English, Romeo and Juliet, DNA, The Grapes of Wrath, Mother Courage and Her Children, Catalyst and Pappy Show.[2] In 2016, he made his short film debut, appearing as a gym-goer in Heavy Weight.[3] In 2018, Jalota secured the lead role of Christopher Boone in the play The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, becoming the first British-Asian actor to do so.[4] Of his casting, Jalota said he "found it a relief to jump out of standard BAME personas" and added that it was "more rewarding and not associated at all with [his] ethnicity."[5]
In 2019, Jalota was cast in the BBC soap opera EastEnders as Vinny Panesar, the youngest brother in the Panesar family.[6] [7] He made his on-screen debut on 29 October, arriving alongside the character's brothers Kheerat (Jaz Deol) and Jags (Amar Adatia).[8] [9] His character's storylines on the show have included his relationship with Dotty Cotton (Milly Zero) and the introduction of and relationship with his parents Suki (Balvinder Sopal) and Nish (Navin Chowdhry).[10] [11] [12] [13]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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2016 | Heavy Weight | Gym goer | Short film | [14] |
2019 | White Girl | | Short film | |
2019–present | EastEnders | Vinny Panesar | Regular role | [15] | |
Stage
Notes and References
- News: 'National Youth Theatre shaped me as a performer' . . 22 May 2023 . 18 March 2021 . 27 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230127090328/https://www.easterneye.biz/national-youth-theatre-shaped-me-as-a-performer/ . live .
- Web site: Shiv Jalota on Spotlight . . 22 May 2023.
- Web site: "Vinny's ready to show what he can do!" says EastEnders' Shiv Jalota . . 22 May 2023 . 23 February 2021 . 4 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211204073510/https://www.insidesoap.co.uk/eastenders/vinnys-ready-to-show-what-he-can-do-says-eastenders-shiv-jalota/ . live .
- Web site: British Asian actor Shiv Jalota to star in The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time . . 22 May 2023 . 4 November 2018.
- News: 'Not a terrorist again!': Typecast actors applaud manual to boost role diversity . . 22 May 2023 . 13 October 2018 . 22 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230322173618/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/oct/13/theatre-tv-roles-for-bame-actors-new-audition-monologues . live .
- News: 5 things we learnt about new EastEnders family the Panesars . . 22 May 2023 . 29 October 2019 . 22 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211022194953/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/eastenders/panesar-family-ash-sister/ . live .
- News: EastEnders – who are the Panesar brothers? . . 22 May 2023 . 4 October 2019 . 13 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221213111709/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a29366276/eastenders-panesar-brothers-family-jags-kheerat-vinny/ . live .
- News: EastEnders spoilers: Shiv Jalota reveals future for Vinny Panesar and Dotty Cotton . . 22 May 2023 . 26 February 2021.
- News: EastEnders star Shiv Jalota shows off hair transformation . . 22 May 2023 . 23 September 2022 . 1 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221001140822/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a41353334/eastenders-shiv-jalota-hair-transformation/ . live .
- News: EastEnders' Vinny Panesar left devastated over Dotty and Finlay . . 22 May 2023 . 6 September 2022 . 1 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221001001134/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a41088641/eastenders-spoilers-vinny-devastated-dotty-finlay/ . live .
- News: Shiv Jalota and Gurlaine Kaur Garcha talk at The Inside Soap Awards 2022 . . 22 May 2023 . 18 October 2022 . 18 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221018133630/http://metro.co.uk/video/shiv-jalota-gurlaine-kaur-garcha-talk-inside-soap-awards-2022-2797319/ . live .
- News: EastEnders viewers think Vinny is the real flash-forward killer . . 22 May 2023 . 4 March 2023 . 7 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230307005355/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/eastenders/eastenders-vinny-christmas-killer-newsupdate/ . live .
- News: EastEnders star Shiv Jalota reveals Vinny's future after shock collapse . . 22 May 2023 . 26 June 2021 . 8 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220808104538/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a36845878/eastenders-spoilers-shiv-jalota-vinny-future-collapse/ . live .
- News: EastEnders star Shiv Jalota mourns the passing away of close family member: 'RIP you beautiful being' . . 22 May 2023 . 24 January 2023 . 29 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230129021551/https://www.easterneye.biz/eastenders-star-shiv-jalota-mourns-passing-away-of-close-family-member-rip-you-beautiful-being/ . live .
- News: EastEnders star Shiv Jalota hints at dark turn in Vinny Panesar's story . . 22 May 2023 . 19 August 2021 . 4 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211104210631/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a37351524/eastenders-shiv-jalota-vinny-panesar-dark-turn/ . live .