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11 Facts About Chris Bisson

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Christopher Paul Bisson was born on 21 July 1975 and is a British actor, known for portraying the roles of Vikram Desai in Coronation Street, Kash Karib in Shameless, and Jai Sharma in Emmerdale.

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Chris Bisson went on to appear in Prime Suspect, Holby City and as Vikram Desai in Coronation Street.

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Chris Bisson appeared in Perfect Day: The Wedding, Perfect Day: The Funeral and the feature film Stepdad.

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Chris Bisson participated in the Channel 4 documentary Empire's Children.

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Chris Bisson appeared in the Valentine's Day 2009 episode of Casualty, and on the last series of Hotel Babylon.

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Chris Bisson returned to make a one-off appearance in Shameless in April 2009, where his character was killed off.

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In September 2009, Chris Bisson joined the cast of Emmerdale, as part of the newly cast Sharma family, playing Jai Sharma.

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Chris Bisson temporarily departed Emmerdale on 24 January 2013, due to the birth of his child.

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Chris Bisson later returned at the end of March 2013.

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On 15 December 2013, Chris Bisson took part in The Chase: Celebrity Special to raise money for his selected charity.

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Chris Bisson was born in Wythenshawe, Manchester in an Indo-Trinidadian family originally from Rajasthan in India.