Balvinder Sopal
Introduction
Balvinder Sopal is an English actress. She is currently portraying the role of Suki Panesar in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.
Career
Sopal made her professional acting debut as Bhelua in The Beautiful Violin at Oldham Coliseum Theatre in 2001. She then went on to appear in stage productions such as Absent Friends, Relatively Speaking and The Tales of the Harrow. Sopal made her onscreen debut in a 2001 episode of the BBC series Kidhaar! as Reena directed by Kate Rowland. In 2008, she appeared in the BBC film White Girl as Fatima.
From 2009 to 2018, Sopal made numerous appearances in four British soap operas; Emmerdale, Coronation Street, Doctors and Hollyoaks. Then in December 2019, Sopal was cast in her first regular role in the BBC soap opera EastEnders as Suki Panesar. Her scenes will begin airing in January 2020.
Stage
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Beautiful Violin | Bhelua |
| 2004 | Absent Friends | Evelyn |
| 2006 | Relatively Speaking | Ginny |
| 2008 | Beast Market | Various |
| 2008 | Mela | Mariam |
| 2009 | Table Manners | Annie |
| 2009 | Counted? | Various |
| 2010 | The House of Bilquis Bibi | Zainab |
| 2010 | The Tales of the Narrow Road | Mukti |
| 2011 | Behna | Masi Ji |
| 2012–2013 | The Snow Queen | Snow Queen/Goddess |
| 2013 | Our Glass House | Sufiya |
| 2014, 2016 | Stowaway | Salma/Debbie |
| 2014 | Home Sweet Home | Daadi |
| 2015 | The Deranged Marriage | Lata |
| 2015 | Storm in a Chai Cup | Reet |
| 2015 | The Edge | The Edge |
| 2016 | Sleepless | Cosima Trevison |
| 2017 | Running Wild | Mum |
| 2017 | Partition | Denise |
| 2018 | The Thing that Came to Dinner | Mrs Caldwell |
| 2018 | Delete | Sue |
| 2019 | Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile | Mo |
| 2019 | My Beautiful Launderette | Bilquis/Moose |