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Manpreet Bachu

Manpreet Bachu

Acting

Biography

Manpreet Singh Bachu is an English actor. After roles in Humans and The Royals, he appeared in the BBC Scotland soap opera River City as Harry Jandhu. Bachu continued to make various television appearances in series including Fleabag, Doctors, Killing Eve and DI Ray until he was cast in the BBC medical drama series Casualty as Tariq Hussein in 2024. Manpreet Singh Bachu was born in April 1994 in Coventry, West Midlands. In 2012, he made his television debut in an episode of the ITV sketch show Fool Britannia. A year later, he appeared in an episode of the BBC series Doctor Who. Then, in 2015, Bachu starred in the Channel 4 series Humans, as well as playing a recurring role in The Royals. That same year, he was cast in the regular role of Harry Jandhu on the BBC Scotland soap opera River City. He appeared until a year later. After leaving River City, Bachu made his film debut in the 2016 film Level Up. Following this, he made two further film appearances: The Moment (2017) and Earthy Encounters (2018). Bachu returned to television in 2019 with guest appearances in The Stand Up Sketch Show and Fleabag. In 2020, Bachu portrayed Hemil Chaudry in an episode of the BBC daytime soap opera Doctors. Bachu then starred in the 2021 short film Slave to the Page. For his portrayal of Dev Sharma in the short, he received award nominations at the Midlands Movies Awards and the Unrestricted View Film Festival. 2022 saw Bachu have recurring roles in the BBC thriller series Killing Eve and the ITV procedural drama DI Ray, as well as appearing in the Dutch film Soof 3. In 2024, Bachu made numerous television appearances, including guest roles in the BBC Three fantasy series Domino Day and the Apple TV+ miniseries Masters of the Air. Also in 2024, he made his first appearance in the BBC medical drama series Casualty. He made his first appearance as Tariq Hussein in February 2024. His final episode aired in March 2025.

Known For

Midsomer Murders
7.5

The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.

Midsomer Murders

1997
Doctor Who
7.6

The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living—more of a hobby actually, and the Doctor's very, very good at it.

Doctor Who

2005
Casualty
6.2

Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and professional lives.

Casualty

1986
Killing Eve
7.9

A security consultant hunts for a ruthless assassin. Equally obsessed with each other, they go head to head in an epic game of cat-and-mouse.

Killing Eve

2018
Humans
7.5

In a parallel present where the latest must-have gadget for any busy family is a 'Synth' - a highly-developed robotic servant that's so similar to a real human it's transforming the way we live.

Humans

2015
Masters of the Air
7.8

During World War II, airmen risk their lives with the 100th Bomb Group, a brotherhood forged by courage, loss, and triumph.

Masters of the Air

2024
Fleabag
8.3

A portrait into the mind of a dry-witted, sexual, angry, porn-watching, grief-riddled woman, trying to make sense of the world. As she hurls herself headlong at modern living, Fleabag is thrown roughly up against the walls of contemporary London, with all its frenetic energy, late nights, and bright lights.

Fleabag

2016
The War Between the Land and the Sea
7.4

When a fearsome and ancient species emerges from the ocean, dramatically revealing themselves to humanity, an international crisis is triggered. With the entire population at risk, UNIT step into action as the land and sea wage war.

The War Between the Land and the Sea

2025
DI Ray
6.9

DI Ray is set in Birmingham and follows Leicester-born Rachita Ray, a police officer who takes on a case that forces her to confront a lifelong personal conflict between her British identity and her South Asian heritage.

DI Ray

2022
Domino Day
6.6

A young witch with extraordinary powers, Domino desperately seeks a community to help her understand who she is. Still, she doesn’t need to look far, as a coven of witches is already tracking her every move, convinced they must stop her before her powers destroy everyone and everything around her.

Domino Day

2024
Soof 3
6.2

Sophie (Soof) finally seems to have her life back on track. She's happy, her restaurant is booming and her kids are ready to leave the nest. As usual, Soof tries to keep way too many balls in the air at the same time. Then she gets some bad news at the same time her daughter Sacha comes home from abroad to introduce her fiancée. Soof gracefully embraces her daughter's upcoming wedding as an excuse to bury her head in the sand. Soof must learn to accept help from her loved ones and that she's worthy of their concern.

Soof 3

2022
Level Up
4.9

Gamers enter virtual reality video game contest for money only to realize things are not the way they seem.

Level Up

2016
Earthy Encounters
5.2

15-year-old Kyle believes he can save his dying older brother with a plant he's found at the back of a garden centre. Problem is, there's a shadowy government agency out to destroy it first.

Earthy Encounters

2018
Slave to the Page
10.0

The story follows Dev, an obsessive fan who after a frustrating 5 year wait, abducts his favorite author, Arthur Williams, who has been trying to overcome writer's block. Inspired by the heroes in Arthur's novels, Dev 'takes action' and attempts to fulfill his desperate cravings by looking to discover Arthur's latest works. Driven out to the middle of nowhere, Arthur is blindfolded and strapped in the backseat of a car, Dev begins to pressure him into revealing his secrets. Things begin to take a turn when Dev suspects Arthur knows more than he should.

Slave to the Page

2021