Sudheesh (born 7 December 1972) is an Indian actor and director who predominantly works in Malayalam film industry. He won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Character Actor in 2021.
Sudheesh is the only son of T. Sudhakaran Nair and Suryaprabha. Sudhakaran Nair was a retired deputy collector and an actor who performed notable roles in films such as Bharatham (1991), Sadayam (1992), Pattabhishekam (1999), Khaki (2007), Gulmohar (2008), Indian Rupee (2011) etc. The father-son duo has acted together in many films. Similarly, Sudheesh's son Rudraksh has acted as child hero in the film Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho (2016). Sudheesh did his schooling from St. Joseph's Boys' Higher Secondary School, Kozhikode and higher studies in St. Joseph's College, Devagiri. Sudheesh married Dhanya on 30 March 2005. They have two sons. His father died on 4 January 2016 at age 73.