# Meera Syal

Meera Syal is a screenwriter, actor and singer, born 27 June 1961, known for Samosa & Sons (2023), Scoop (2006) and Beautiful Thing (1996).

Screenwriter, Actor, Singer · Born 1961-06-27

Meera Syal is a screenwriter, actor, singer working in English cinema and Hindi cinema. Clapnumber holds 77 titles for Meera Syal, from Breaking Glass in 1980 to Lysistrata in 2026. By decade, that is 11 in the 1980s, 16 in the 1990s, 18 in the 2000s, 21 in the 2010s and 11 in the 2020s.
## Filmography
- [Lysistrata](https://clapnumber.com/movies/lysistrata) (2026) — Actor
- [Tinsel Town](https://clapnumber.com/movies/tinsel-town) (2025) — Actor
- [National Theatre at Home: A Tupperware of Ashes](https://clapnumber.com/movies/national-theatre-at-home-a-tupperware-of-ashes) (2025) — Actor
- [Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out](https://clapnumber.com/movies/absolutely-fabulous-inside-out) (2024) — Actor
- [Samosa & Sons](https://clapnumber.com/movies/samosa-sons) (2023) — Actress
- [The Canterville Ghost](https://clapnumber.com/movies/the-canterville-ghost) (2023) — Actor
- [The Smeds and the Smoos](https://clapnumber.com/movies/the-smeds-and-the-smoos) (2023) — Actor
- [The Almond and the Seahorse](https://clapnumber.com/movies/the-almond-and-the-seahorse) (2022) — Actor
- [Spin](https://clapnumber.com/movies/spin) (2021) — Actor
- [Dragon Rider](https://clapnumber.com/movies/dragon-rider) (2020) — Actor
- [Yesterday](https://clapnumber.com/movies/yesterday) (2020) — Actor
- [Nativity Rocks!](https://clapnumber.com/movies/nativity-rocks) (2018) — Actor
- [The Nutcracker and the Four Realms](https://clapnumber.com/movies/the-nutcracker-and-the-four-realms) (2018) — Actor
- [Patrick](https://clapnumber.com/movies/patrick-2) (2018) — Actor
- [To Provide All People](https://clapnumber.com/movies/to-provide-all-people) (2018) — Actor
- [The Homestay](https://clapnumber.com/movies/the-homestay) (2018) — Actor
- [Paddington 2](https://clapnumber.com/movies/paddington-2) (2017) — Actor
- [Brexit Shorts: Just a T-shirt](https://clapnumber.com/movies/brexit-shorts-just-a-t-shirt) (2017) — Actor
- [Doctor Strange](https://clapnumber.com/movies/doctor-strange) (2016) — Actor
- [A Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's Globe](https://clapnumber.com/movies/a-midsummer-nights-dream-live-at-shakespeares-globe) (2016) — Actor
- [Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet](https://clapnumber.com/movies/branagh-theatre-live-romeo-and-juliet) (2016) — Actor
- [Alice Through the Looking Glass](https://clapnumber.com/movies/alice-through-the-looking-glass) (2016) — Actor
- [Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version](https://clapnumber.com/movies/better-than-the-original-the-joy-of-the-cover-version) (2015) — Actor
- [Amar Akbar & Tony](https://clapnumber.com/movies/amar-akbar-tony) (2015) — Actor
- [National Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful Forevers](https://clapnumber.com/movies/national-theatre-live-behind-the-beautiful-forevers) (2015) — Actor
- [Absolutely Anything](https://clapnumber.com/movies/absolutely-anything) (2015) — Actor
- [The Boy in the Dress](https://clapnumber.com/movies/the-boy-in-the-dress) (2014) — Actor
- [All About TWO](https://clapnumber.com/movies/all-about-two) (2014) — Actor
- [All in Good Time](https://clapnumber.com/movies/all-in-good-time) (2012) — Actor
- [Much Ado About Nothing](https://clapnumber.com/movies/much-ado-about-nothing-2) (2011) — Actor
- [Mirapakay](https://clapnumber.com/movies/mirapakay-2) (2011) — Actor
- [You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger](https://clapnumber.com/movies/you-will-meet-a-tall-dark-stranger) (2010) — Actor
- [Desert Flower](https://clapnumber.com/movies/desert-flower) (2009) — Actor
- [Mad Sad & Bad](https://clapnumber.com/movies/mad-sad-bad) (2009) — Actor
- [Soul Men](https://clapnumber.com/movies/soul-men) (2008) — Actor
- [Boy A](https://clapnumber.com/movies/boy-a) (2008) — Actor
- [Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay](https://clapnumber.com/movies/harold-kumar-escape-from-guantanamo-bay) (2008) — Actor
- [Jhoom Barabar Jhoom](https://clapnumber.com/movies/jhoom-barabar-jhoom) (2007) — Actor
- [The Sensation of Sight](https://clapnumber.com/movies/the-sensation-of-sight) (2006) — Actor
- [Scoop](https://clapnumber.com/movies/scoop-2) (2006) — Actor
- [The Children's Party at the Palace](https://clapnumber.com/movies/the-childrens-party-at-the-palace) (2006) — Actor
- [The Secretary Who Stole £4 Million](https://clapnumber.com/movies/the-secretary-who-stole-ps4-million) (2005) — Actor
- [Duma](https://clapnumber.com/movies/duma) (2005) — Actor
- [King of Bollywood](https://clapnumber.com/movies/king-of-bollywood) (2004) — Actor
- [Twisted](https://clapnumber.com/movies/twisted-2) (2004) — Actor
- [Anita and Me](https://clapnumber.com/movies/anita-and-me) (2002) — Actor
- [Bitches & Beauty Queens: The Making of Miss India](https://clapnumber.com/movies/bitches-beauty-queens-the-making-of-miss-india) (2002) — Actor
- [Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime](https://clapnumber.com/movies/aladdin-the-itv-pantomime) (2000) — Actor
- [Mission Kashmir](https://clapnumber.com/movies/mission-kashmir) (2000) — Actor
- [Forgive and Forget](https://clapnumber.com/movies/forgive-and-forget) (2000) — Actor
- [Girls' Night](https://clapnumber.com/movies/girls-night) (1998) — Actor
- [Flight](https://clapnumber.com/movies/flight-3) (1997) — Actor
- [Sixth Happiness](https://clapnumber.com/movies/sixth-happiness) (1997) — Actor
- [A Night in with the Girls](https://clapnumber.com/movies/a-night-in-with-the-girls) (1997) — Actor
- [Crossing the Floor](https://clapnumber.com/movies/crossing-the-floor) (1996) — Actor
- [Beautiful Thing](https://clapnumber.com/movies/beautiful-thing) (1996) — Actor
- [Sudden Death](https://clapnumber.com/movies/sudden-death) (1995) — Actor
- [It's Not Unusual](https://clapnumber.com/movies/its-not-unusual) (1995) — Actor
- [A Nice Arrangement](https://clapnumber.com/movies/a-nice-arrangement) (1994) — Actor
- [O Mary This London](https://clapnumber.com/movies/o-mary-this-london) (1994) — Actor
- [Memsahib Rita](https://clapnumber.com/movies/memsahib-rita) (1994) — Actor
- [Bhaji on the Beach](https://clapnumber.com/movies/bhaji-on-the-beach) (1993) — Story Writer
- [Belle Époque](https://clapnumber.com/movies/belle-epoque) (1992) — Actor
- [Army of Darkness](https://clapnumber.com/movies/army-of-darkness) (1992) — Actor
- [Gummed Labels](https://clapnumber.com/movies/gummed-labels) (1992) — Actor
- [My Sister-Wife](https://clapnumber.com/movies/my-sister-wife) (1992) — Actor
- [Lethal Weapon 2](https://clapnumber.com/movies/lethal-weapon-2) (1989) — Actor
- [Interviewers From Hell](https://clapnumber.com/movies/interviewers-from-hell) (1989) — Actor
- [Above the Law](https://clapnumber.com/movies/above-the-law) (1988) — Actor
- [Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime](https://clapnumber.com/movies/transformers-the-return-of-optimus-prime) (1987) — Actor
- [Sammy and Rosie Get Laid](https://clapnumber.com/movies/sammy-and-rosie-get-laid) (1987) — Actor
- [Down by Law](https://clapnumber.com/movies/down-by-law) (1986) — Actor
- [Top Gun](https://clapnumber.com/movies/top-gun) (1986) — Actor
- [Handsworth Songs](https://clapnumber.com/movies/handsworth-songs) (1986) — Actor
- [Majdhar](https://clapnumber.com/movies/majdhar) (1984) — Actor
- [The Evil Dead](https://clapnumber.com/movies/the-evil-dead) (1983) — Actor
- [Breaking Glass](https://clapnumber.com/movies/breaking-glass) (1980) — Actor

## Worked with
- [Shaheen Khan](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/shaheen-khan) — 4 titles together
- [Preity Zinta](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/preity-zinta) — 2 titles together
- [Bhaskar](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/bhaskar) — 2 titles together
- [Ravi Teja](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/ravi-teja) — Mirapakay
- [Hrithik Roshan](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/hrithik-roshan) — Mission Kashmir
- [Sunil Varma Indukuri](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/sunil-varma-indukuri) — Mirapakay
- [Amitabh Bachchan](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/amitabh-bachchan) — Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
- [Shreya Dhanwanthary](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/shreya-dhanwanthary) — Yesterday
- [Sanjay Dutt](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/sanjay-dutt) — Mission Kashmir
- [Abhishek Bachchan](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/abhishek-bachchan) — Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
- [Bobby Deol](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/bobby-deol) — Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
- [Anupam Kher](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/anupam-kher) — You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

## Also listed at
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q261981
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0842934/
- TMDb: https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6975

## Common questions

### How many films has Meera Syal been in?
Clapnumber lists 77 titles for Meera Syal.

### What was Meera Syal's first film?
The earliest release on file is Breaking Glass (1980).

### What is Meera Syal's latest film?
The most recent release on file is Lysistrata (2026).

### Who has Meera Syal worked with most?
Shaheen Khan, on 4 titles in this catalogue.

### Where can I watch Meera Syal's films?
Titles featuring Meera Syal are listed on Amazon Prime, Apple TV and YouTube. Clapnumber records where each one streams rather than hosting any of it.

### Where is Meera Syal from?
Meera Syal is from Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK.

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Source: https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/meera-syal
Retrieved: 2026-10-08