Dr Parvinder Kaur Shergill

NHS doctor, filmmaker, actor and writer

Dr Parvinder Kaur Shergill is an award winning NHS doctor, filmmaker, actor and published writer whose work moves across medicine, mental health and creative storytelling. Trained in medicine and psychiatry, with a further academic background in philosophy, she brings clinical understanding and intellectual curiosity into her work across film and writing.

Her feature film Touche has Stephen Fry attached to the project, while her earlier film Kaur received distribution through Netflix and ITVX. Beyond her medical and creative work, Parvinder co-founded a charity dedicated to raising awareness of mental and physical health. Her international voluntary experience has included time in the Amazon, Nepal and Eswatini. She also co-founded the first initiative celebrating South Asian talent during BAFTA awards week.

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  • Area of expertise

    Medicine, psychiatry, filmmaking, acting, screenwriting, mental health advocacy and South Asian representation

  • Achievements

    Dr Parvinder Kaur Shergill is an award winning NHS doctor and filmmaker with credits involving BBC, Apple TV, Marvel, Amazon Prime and The Guardian. Her film Kaur was distributed through Netflix and ITVX, while her latest feature, Touche, has Stephen Fry attached. She has co-founded a mental and physical health charity and an initiative celebrating South Asian talent during BAFTA awards week, alongside undertaking voluntary work in the Amazon, Nepal and Eswatini.

Books by Dr Parvinder Kaur Shergill