Nikesh Patel got his big break with a starring role in Channel 4's lavish period drama Indian Summers, alongside Julie Walters. The second series (in 2016) wasn't as universally-loved at the first, but this rising star needn't have worried. He's since appeared in Doctor Who, voiced a character in Midnight's Children for Radio 4, and is soon to appear as Foaly in the upcoming adaptation of the much-loved Artemis Fowl novels.