Here’s who plays Martin Bashir in The Crown season 5

The Crown season five has arrived on Netflix and it shows Princess Diana (played by Elizabeth Debicki) making a stand against her marriage. As part of the series, journalist Martin Bashir is seen doctoring documents and convincing Diana to speak openly to him. Express.co.uk has all you need to know about who plays him.Diana, Princess of Wales’ unforgettable 1995 interview was alluded to in the new series of The Crown.In the famous chat with Martin Bashir, Diana was known to have suggested there were “three people” in her marriage.In the series, Martin Bashir is seen lying to Earl Spencer and doctoring documents.He encouraged her to carry out the interview with the BBC in order to protect her integrity.In the series, he is played by Prasanna Puwanarajah, an actor, writer and director.READ MORE: Harry urged to ditch his and Meghan’s Netflix deal over The Crown The Crown: Martin Bashir is played by Prasanna Puwanarajah (Image: GETTY/NETFLIX) The Crown: Martin Bashir interviewed Princess Diana (Image: NETFLIX) The Crown: Prasanna Puwanarajah (Image: WIREIMAGE)The star, who lives in North West London, has had roles in Ten Percent, Line of Duty and Defending the Guilty.Fans may also recognise him from You, Me and the Apocalypse, Critical and Three Families.The actor has spoken out about how he transformed into Martin Bashir for The Crown.He told Esquire he worked with movement coach Polly Bennett and embraced the loose-fitting suits from the 90s.The Panorama offices were created on a set in Basingstoke.DON’T MISS… Queen’s private secretary addresses Prince Philip ‘cheating’ claims [INSIGHT] Australian monarchists call to boycott The Crown over ‘falsehoods’ [DISCUSSION] Princess Diana’s butler warns The Crown is not ‘reality’ [VIDEO]  The Crown: Martin convinced Diana to speak to him (Image: NETFLIX)’This is a dramatisation, you go away from Dyson, and the original Hall report, and into a space of trying to extend the empathetic understanding around conversations and relationships that didn’t happen in the public domain.’The star said he was keen to play the role as it was an opportunity not many Asian actors get.He told Deadline: “It’s a juicy role and parts like that just don’t really exist for Asian actors.”Like, that level of complexity, the moral dynamics of a man like Bashir, no one writes that material for us – it’s so rare.”The Crown season 5 is on Netflix now.