Harish Patel is a British film actor of Indian descent. Although mainly associated with the stage, he has appeared in comedy films and on television. He began performing at the age of seven, when he played male and female parts in the Hindu epic Ramayana. In 1995, he joined the Indian National Theatre and did his first professional play Thakkali Charitam. He made his debut in Shyam Benegal directed Mandi (1983).From 1994 to 2008, Patel worked with the eminent Indian theatre director Sara Pambu.