Sal Yusuf is a British actor and comedian who works in Indian films.
Career Born in London to Cypriot immigrants, he moved to Bangalore, India, where he became a stand-up comedian and is also a part of the comedy group, The Improv. He was one of the first stand-up comedians in Bangalore. After appearing in several commercials, theatre productions, and playing supporting roles in several Malayalam films, Sal Yusuf made his Hindi film debut with Tiger Zinda Hai (2017) portraying one of the antagonists. He made his Kannada lead debut with French Biriyani alongside Danish Sait, who was also part of The Improv. In the film, he plays a French emigrant whose brief trip to Bangalore as representative of a pharmaceutical company lands him in a comedy of errors.
Selected filmography Year Film Role Language Notes 2012 Ustad Hotel Chef Malayalam Voice role 2013 Kili Poyi Drug addict 2014 Iyobinte Pusthakam Harrison 2017 Take Off Tareek Malayalam Comrade in America Karl Marx Tiger Zinda Hai Al Amir Bagdawi Hindi CandyFlip Cokeman English / Hindi 2020 India vs England John Kannada Trance Foreign pastor Malayalam French Biriyani Simon Kannada 2022SardarGeneral Yusuf (Pakistan Army)Tamil2024Ruslaan OzanHindi
Web series YearTitleRolePlatformLanguage2021SunflowerChairman of Sonu Singh's CompanyZEE5Hindi 2022Humble Politician NograjDimitri Voot Kannada
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