Chris Bisson

Christopher Paul Bisson (born 21 July 1975) is an English actor, known for portraying the roles of Vikram Desai in "Coronation Street" (1999–2002), Kash Karib in "Shameless" (2004–2007, 2009), and Jai Sharma in "Emmerdale" (2009–present).
Television.
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 as 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.
Bisson appeared in the second series of the ITV reality show "I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!". He and his family appeared on "All Star Family Fortunes" in October 2011.
In 2012, he appeared in the CBBC series "12 Again" where he revealed he once failed to show up for a date at the cinema with Anna Friel at the time.
On 15 December 2013, Bisson took part in "The Chase: Celebrity Special" to raise money for his selected charity.
On 18 June 2014, he took part in "All Star Mr & Mrs" with his partner.
On 11 October 2020, he appeared on the ITV game show, Tipping Point Lucky Stars which culminated in him winning the jackpot of £20,000 for his charity.
Personal life.
Bisson was born in Wythenshawe, Manchester. His father is from Trinidad. Bisson is Catholic.