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{{short description|Indian actor}}
{{for|Indian dancer|Salman Yusuff Khan}}
{{EngvarB|date=July 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sal Yusuf
| image = File:Sal yusuf.jpg
| birth_place =
| nationality =
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|Stand-up comedian}}
| yearsactive = 1995{{ndash}}present
}}
'''Sal Yusuf''' is an Indian actor and stand-up comedian who works in Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi-language films.

== Career ==
Sal Yusuf moved from [[London]] to [[Banglore]], where he became a stand-up comedian and is also a part of the comedy group, [[The Improv (TV series)|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'' along with [[Danish Sait]], who is also a 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 who comes to Bangalore.<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>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Language
! Notes
|-
| 1995 || ''Sorry About Last Night'' || Arabian student || [[English language|English]] || Uncredited
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Ustad Hotel]]'' || Chef || rowspan="3"|[[Malayalam]] || voice role
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Kili Poyi]]'' || Drug addict ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Iyobinte Pusthakam]]'' || Harrison ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Dheepan]]'' || Barbecue guest || [[French language|French]] || Uncredited
|-
| rowspan="4"|2017 || ''[[Take Off (2017 film)|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 language|Kannada]] ||
|-
| ''[[Trance (2020 film)|Trance]]'' || Foreign pastor || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[French Biriyani]]'' || Simon || Kannada ||
|}

=== Web series ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Platform
!Notes
|-
|2021
|[[Sunflower (web series)|''Sunflower'']]
|Chairman of Sonu Singh's Company
|[[List of ZEE5 original web series|ZEE5]]
|
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsKGiEW7Cgs TED Talk]
*{{IMDb name|8255073}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian stand-up comedians]]
[[Category:Male actors in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:Male actors in Kannada cinema]]
[[Category:Male actors in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

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