Navin Chowdhry's acting career first began when he was just 17 years old. Chowdhry kickstarted his acting career in various films such as the Shirley MacLaine drama "Madame Sousatzka" (1988), "King of the Wind" (1990) with Frank Finlay and "Le Collier perdu de la colombe" (1992). He also appeared in "The Seventh Coin" (1993). He also landed a role in the miniseries "Gulliver's Travels" (1995-96). He also starred in the TV movies "Dalziel & Pascoe: Ruling Passion" (1996-97), "Dalziel & Pascoe: A Killing Kindness" (1997-98) and "Dalziel & Pascoe: Deadheads" (1997-98). More recently, he tackled roles on "Teachers (BBCA)" (2001-05) and "Free Agents (UK)" (BBC, 2011-12). He also was featured in the TV movie "Dalziel and Pascoe: Exit Lines" (1997-98). He also appeared in the romance "I Love New Year" (2013) with Sunny Deol. Most recently, Chowdhry acted on "Doctor Foster" (BBC 1, 2015-).