Pakistanis in Hollywood

[PakLFC]

How many actors or actresses from Pakistan or of Pakistani ethnicity have worked in Hollywood or British movies? I can only think of Farhan Tahir who was in "Escape Plan".

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Riz Ahmed?

 

[Dios]

Kumail Nanjiani

 

[WebGuru]

Faran Tahir he is the son of Naeem Tahir a Pakistani actor and current Director General at the Pakistan National Council of the Arts.

Faran Tahir worked in some of the famous movies like Iron Man, Star Trek, Escape Plan, Elysium etc.

He was born in Los Angeles, California while his parents were studying acting and directing at UCLA Theatre Department.

 

[WebGuru]

Zia Mohyeddin is another one he was trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London back in early 1950s. Worked in British Theater and also worked in Lawrence of Arabia the famous old movie and a few other movies before coming back to Pakistan .

 

[Slog]

The more pertinent question is how many Pakistani born actors/actresses are there? (ie actual Pakistanis)

Kumail Nanjiani is the only mainstream one

And there was this girl who used to come in this college show I remember.

 

[Red Devil]

Iqbal Theba

 

[JaDed]

Kumail!! Also the only one to have a running show and almost solo hit movie.

Riz is very good but I like his rapping more than acting except nightcrawler where he was very good.

 

[Nostalgic]

Faran Tahir he is the son of Naeem Tahir a Pakistani actor and current Director General at the Pakistan National Council of the Arts.

Faran Tahir worked in some of the famous movies like Iron Man, Star Trek, Escape Plan, Elysium etc.

He was born in Los Angeles, California while his parents were studying acting and directing at UCLA Theatre Department.

His brother Ali Tahir, sister-in-law Wajeeha Tahir, and mother Yasmeen Tahir were also very active on TV back in the day.

Naeem Tahir is a very well-read man. I recall him interviewing Zia Mohyeddin, Professor Ahmed Hasan Dani, and many others, and his questions were always thought-provoking and showed he knew what he was talking about and had done his research.

 

[Slog]

The more pertinent question is how many Pakistani born actors/actresses are there? (ie actual Pakistanis)

Kumail Nanjiani is the only mainstream one

And there was this girl who used to come in this college show I remember.

Dilshad Vadsaria is this actress I was talking about

 

[WebGuru]

His brother Ali Tahir, sister-in-law Wajeeha Tahir, and mother Yasmeen Tahir were also very active on TV back in the day.

Naeem Tahir is a very well-read man. I recall him interviewing Zia Mohyeddin, Professor Ahmed Hasan Dani, and many others, and his questions were always thought-provoking and showed he knew what he was talking about and had done his research.

Oh yea i remember both his brother and sister although they are not very active these days. How come his brother and sister got settled in Pakistan and worked on TV there while he moved to US at a very early age and is working in Hollywood?

Naeem is a very good speaker and listened to him a couple of times and i remember he was writing in some newspaper too

 

[PakLFC]

Mahnoor Baloch. Just looked her up on google.

 

[Snak3eye5]

Dude Kumail Nanjiani. !! He is so funny and a very good actor.

 

[imrankhannsu]

Art Malik was in True Lies