Primarily known for appearing in supporting and character roles, Dayashankar Pandey is an Indian actor, who is known for his work in the Hindi film industry. He made his feature film debut with the 1993 comedy thriller Pehla Nasha and has since appeared in around 50 movies, mostly in Bollywood. Some of his best remembered roles have come in the epic sports-drama Ghulam (1998) and Lagaan (2001), the crime film Gangaajal (2003), the drama film Swades (2004) and the political thriller Raajneeti (2011). Dayashanker has also acted in movies like Aankhen (2002), Makdee (2002), Maqbool (2003), Ramji Londonwaley (2005), Apaharan (2005), Dharm (2007), Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007), Welcome to Sajjanpur (2008), Delhi-6 (2009), Anna (2016), the Gujarati film Bhanwar (2017), Jaane Kyun De Yaaron (2018), Raakshas (2018), Reva (2019) and Scotland (2020).

Besides these, the actor has also appeared in popular tv shows like Kituu Sabb Jaantii Hai (2005-2006), F.I.R. (2006-2015), Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah (2008- ), Devon Ke Dev... Mahadev (2011-2014), Edit Lakhon Mein Ek (2012- ), and Badii Devrani (2013-2015).