Two Indian origin actors have joined Parminder Nagra of 'Bend it Like Beckham' fame and other prominent Asian actors by bagging roles in mainstream television productions on the BBC and on American television.

Ash Patel, 44, an insurance fraud investigator based in Prestwich, north England, has spent the last couple of years hanging out with some of America's most recognised TV stars while appearing in hit shows such as American comedy series 'Scrubs'.