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| Paul Bhattacharjee's body found in East Sussex | Paul Bhattacharjee's body found in East Sussex |
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| The body of an actor who appeared in the James Bond film Casino Royale has been found. | The body of an actor who appeared in the James Bond film Casino Royale has been found. |
| Paul Bhattacharjee, 53, was last seen leaving the Royal Court theatre in London's Sloane Square on 10 July. | Paul Bhattacharjee, 53, was last seen leaving the Royal Court theatre in London's Sloane Square on 10 July. |
| His body was found at Splash Point cliffs in Seaford, East Sussex, on 12 July. It was confirmed on Wednesday that it was the actor. | His body was found at Splash Point cliffs in Seaford, East Sussex, on 12 July. It was confirmed on Wednesday that it was the actor. |
| Next of kin have been informed. Police said his death was not being treated as suspicious. | Next of kin have been informed. Police said his death was not being treated as suspicious. |
| The actor, from Redbridge, north-east London, was said to be in good spirits when he was last seen but after sending a text message to his girlfriend at 21:00 BST, no-one heard from him and an appeal was launched. | The actor, from Redbridge, north-east London, was said to be in good spirits when he was last seen but after sending a text message to his girlfriend at 21:00 BST, no-one heard from him and an appeal was launched. |
| The Met was contacted on Wednesday morning by Sussex Police who said a body matching his description had been found last week. | The Met was contacted on Wednesday morning by Sussex Police who said a body matching his description had been found last week. |
| Mr Bhattacharjee had been due to appear in this week's play Talk Show at the Royal Court. His role in the play, which began last night, was recast. | Mr Bhattacharjee had been due to appear in this week's play Talk Show at the Royal Court. His role in the play, which began last night, was recast. |
| 'Very fine actor' | |
| Bend It Like Beckham actress Parminder Nagra, Sex in the City star Kim Cattrall and Stephen Fry all took to Twitter to appeal for help to find the actor. | Bend It Like Beckham actress Parminder Nagra, Sex in the City star Kim Cattrall and Stephen Fry all took to Twitter to appeal for help to find the actor. |
| Following the news of his death tributes have poured in from colleagues on Twitter, including from Nagra who tweeted: "Very sad to hear the news about Paul Bhattacharjee. My thoughts are with his loved ones." | |
| Musician and composer Nitin Sawhney tweeted: "The saddest day. My friend (cast as Tagore in my play) Paul Bhattacharjee was found dead yesterday." | |
| Director Jamie Lloyd wrote: "Very sad to hear about the death of Paul Bhattacharjee. He was a very fine actor. My thoughts are with his family." | |
| Muzz Khan, who appeared alongside the actor in Much Ado About Nothing, said: "Rest In Peace, Paul Bhattacharjee. I can't believe you're gone, mate." | |
| Playwright Duncan Gates wrote: "'When you depart from me sorrow abides and happiness takes his leave'. RIP Paul Bhattacharjee." | |
| Theatre critic Lyn Gardner wrote: "Such sad news about the death of Paul Bhattacharjee. Wonderful actor with a rare quality of total stillness on stage." | |
| Mr Bhattacharjee played a doctor in Casino Royale in 2006 and appeared in several episodes of EastEnders as Inzamam between 2008 and 2010. He had also appeared in TV shows Waking the Dead, Spooks and The Bill. | Mr Bhattacharjee played a doctor in Casino Royale in 2006 and appeared in several episodes of EastEnders as Inzamam between 2008 and 2010. He had also appeared in TV shows Waking the Dead, Spooks and The Bill. |
| Last year he appeared as Benedick opposite Meera Syal in an Royal Shakespeare Company production of Much Ado about Nothing. | Last year he appeared as Benedick opposite Meera Syal in an Royal Shakespeare Company production of Much Ado about Nothing. |