Paul Bazely was born in London in 1968. His parents are from Chennai, India. He attended a state school in South East London then trained at Manchester Poly School of Theatre (Manchester Met). His first TV role was as Heathcliff in an adaptation of Wuthering Heights. His first regular role was in the Debbie Horsfield BBC series Making Out. Since then he has worked on film in the US and UK, including roles in Pirates of the Caribbean, Cruella and Dungeons and Dragons. He has featured in many TV series including Black Mirror, Feel Good, and Doctor Who plus six series of Benidorm. He has also worked extensively in British theatre including at the National Theatre and in the West End. He has also voiced many of the books of meditation teacher Eknath Easwaran He is married to the playwright and screenwriter Charlotte Jones. They have two children.