He is perhaps best known for his small role in the 2013 science fiction move Gravity, and is also known for playing Achmed in Gavin & Stacey and AJ Ahmed in EastEnders.
In 2012, Sharma was cast in EastEnders as Masood Ahmed's (Nitin Ganatra) brother AJ, a regular character.
In 2013, Sharma garnered notable attention from South Asian outlets for a small role in the 2013 science fiction move Gravity, where he chose to sing a short portion of the popular Hindi song Mera Joota Hai Japani.
[8][3][2] In 2015, Sharma released 'I Gotta Be Me' - a ten-part web comedy in which he plays Paul Shah - a semi-autobiographical character based on his experience as a Sammy Davis Junior tribute act.
[12] Sharma played Sammy Davis Jr in the West End production of Rat Pack Confidential in 2003.