Date of Birth 28 June 1964, Essex, England, UK Height 5' 6" (1.68 m) Spouse Meera Syal (21 January 2005 - present) 1 child Trivia He was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2006 Queen's New Year's Honours List for his services to drama. Good friends with musician Nitin Sawhney. His wife Meera Syal gave birth to their son Shaan on December 2nd, 2005. He was a guest call taker for the phone lines of the donations to The Prince's Trust 30th Birthday: Live. He is a big fan of The Beatles.
