Biography
Sunil Patel is an English stand-up comedian, actor and podcaster. Born Sunil Dinesh Patel in 1980 or 1981 in Bath, he grew up there and attended King Edward's School. He began performing stand-up in 2010 after encouragement from a flatmate and was a finalist in the BBC New Comedy Award in 2012.
Patel made his feature film debut as Phil in the 2022 comedy Brian and Charles. His other screen credits include the recurring role of Sujan Stevens in the Channel 5 series Borderline (2016–2017), Paul in the Channel 4 drama Alice & Jack (2024), solicitor Adam in the BBC Three sitcom Things You Should Have Done (2024), and appearances in Beyond Paradise (2024), Mandy (2022–2024) and The Toxic Avenger (2023). He has also written and performed comedy specials and hosted BBC Radio 4 podcasts.
