Born in Wythenshawe, Manchester, Chris Bisson first appeared on television as J.J. in Children's Ward in 1990. He went on to appear in Prime Suspect and Holby City, but he is most recognized for his roles as Saleem Khan in East is East, Vikram Desai in Coronation Street and Kash Karib in Shameless. He also appeared in the second series of I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!. He returned to Shameless in April 2009 for only one episode. In September 2009, Bisson joined the cast of Emmerdale as part of the newly cast Sharma family.