{{short description|Indian actor}} {{for|Indian dancer|Salman Yusuff Khan}} {{Use British English|date=July 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Sal Yusuf | image = | birth_place = London, United Kingdom | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|Stand-up comedian}} | years_active = 1995{{ndash}}present }} '''Sal Yusuf''' is a British actor and comedian who works in Indian films.<ref>{{Cite web |last=salyusuf |title=Sal Yusuf |url=https://salyusuf.com/ |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=Sal Yusuf |language=en-IN}}</ref>
== 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.<ref name="A">{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/501896/from-darkness-light.html|title=From darkness to light|work=Deccan Herald|last=Revanna|first=Ananya|date=21 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/theater/2018/aug/10/black-dog-easy-evenings-india-tour-brings-papa-cj-danish-sait-and-cyrus-sahukar-to-hyderabad-9454.html|title=Black Dog Easy Evenings' India tour brings Papa CJ, Danish Sait and Cyrus Sahukar to Hyderabad|work=Indian Express|last=Prasad|first=A. Harini|date=10 August 2018}}</ref> He was one of the first stand-up comedians in Bangalore.<ref name="A" /> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/310118/tiger-zinda-hai-salman-khan-katrina-kaif.html|title=Casting call from YRF felt like prank call to me, says TZH fame Sal Yusuf|work=Deccan Chronicle|date=21 January 2018|last=Bhatnagar|first=Rohit}}</ref> He made his Kannada lead debut with ''French Biriyani'' alongside Danish Sait, who was also part of ''The Improv''.<ref name="B">{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/metrolife-cityscape/danish-sait-in-pannaga-s-next-film-a-comedy-728342.html|title=Danish Sait in Pannaga's next film, a comedy|work=Deccan Herald|last=Sara Anien|first=Tini|date=12 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/bengaluru-comedy-groups-go-global/articleshow/57410360.cms|title=Bengaluru comedy groups go global|work=The Times of India|last=Agarwal|first=Stuti|date=1 March 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref name="B"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Mythily |date=10 June 2020 |title=French Biryani trailer to be released on Thursday |url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/south-indian/kannada-film-french-biryani-heads-to-amazon-prime-1.71961370 |access-date=15 July 2020 |website=Gulf News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/south-indian/british-actor-sal-yusuf-gets-a-taste-of-french-biriyani-in-india-1.72728605|title=British actor Sal Yusuf gets a taste of 'French Biriyani' in India|website=Gulf News|last=Ramachandran|first=Mythily|date=22 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=French Biriyani |date=2020-07-24 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12344410/?ref_=vp_close |access-date=2025-11-03 |publisher=PRK Productions}}</ref>
== Selected filmography == {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Film ! Role ! Language ! Notes |- | 2012 || ''Ustad Hotel'' || Chef || rowspan="3"|Malayalam || Voice role |- | 2013 || ''Kili Poyi'' || Drug addict || |- | 2014 || ''Iyobinte Pusthakam'' || Harrison || |- | rowspan="4"|2017 || ''Take Off'' || Tareek || rowspan="2"|Malayalam || |- | ''Comrade in America'' || Karl Marx || |- | ''Tiger Zinda Hai'' || Al Amir Bagdawi || Hindi || |- | ''CandyFlip'' || Cokeman || English / Hindi || |- |rowspan="3"| 2020 || ''India vs England'' || John || Kannada || |- | ''Trance'' || Foreign pastor || Malayalam || |- | ''French Biriyani'' || Simon || Kannada || |- |2022 |''Sardar'' |General Yusuf (Pakistan Army) |Tamil | |- |2024 |''Ruslaan'' |Ozan |Hindi | |}
=== Web series === {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Role !Platform !Language |- |2021 |''Sunflower'' |Chairman of Sonu Singh's Company |ZEE5 |Hindi |- | 2022 |''Humble Politician Nograj'' |Dimitri |Voot |Kannada |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsKGiEW7Cgs TED Talk] *{{IMDb name|8255073}}
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