Occupation Actor TV shows Shameless Role Actor | Name Qasim Akhtar Years active 2006–present | |
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Born 8 June 1991 (age 32) ( 1991-06-08 ) Burnage, Manchester, England Education Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form College, Parrs Wood High School Similar People Nicky Evans, Sair Khan, Aaron McCusker, Johnny Bennett, Alice Barry Profiles | ||
Brooke vincent and qasim akhtar corrie rehearsal fun
Qasim Akhtar (born 8 June 1991) is an English actor who played Chesney Karib in the Channel 4 comedy drama, Shameless and Zeedan Nazir in Coronation Street.
Contents
- Brooke vincent and qasim akhtar corrie rehearsal fun
- Coronation Street spoilers Qasim Akhtars exit as Zeedan Nazir CONFIRMED
- Career
- Personal life
- Filmography
- References
Coronation Street spoilers: Qasim Akhtar’s exit as Zeedan Nazir CONFIRMED
Career
Akhtar appeared in Mischief Night in 2006. He later joined the cast of Shameless and played the role of Chesney Karib. He has also appeared in Waterloo Road. In 2014, Akhtar was cast as Zeedan Nazir, the son of Kal Nazir (Jimi Mistry), in the long-running soap opera, Coronation Street.
Personal life
Akhtar went to secondary school in Didsbury and later went on to complete his education at Cheadle & Marple Sixth Form College.
Filmography
Actor
2014
Coronation Street (TV Series) as
Zeedan Nazir
2007
Shameless (TV Series) as
Chesney Karib / Chesney
- End of the Line (2013) - Chesney Karib
- Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang (2013) - Chesney Karib
- Early Retirement (2013) - Chesney Karib
- The P Factor (2013) - Chesney Karib
- Crossing the Line (2013) - Chesney Karib
- Domesticated Specialist (2013) - Chesney Karib
- Grandaddy Gallagher (2013) - Chesney Karib
- Crime and Punishmemt (2013) - Chesney Karib
- Death and Erasures (2013) - Chesney Karib
- Risky Business (2013) - Chesney Karib
- No-One's Perfect (2013) - Chesney Karib
- Money in Mind (2013) - Chesney Karib
- An Inspector Calls (2013) - Chesney Karib
- The Golden Empire (2013) - Chesney Karib
- One Year On (2012) - Chesney Karib
- Great Rivalry (2012) - Chesney Karib
- What Are Friends For? (2012) - Chesney Karib
- Business As Usual (2012) - Chesney Karib
- Secrets and Wives (2012) - Chesney Karib
- Who's The Mummy? (2012) - Chesney Karib
- The Brazilian Effect (2012) - Chesney Karib
- The World of Burger (2012) - Chesney Karib
- The Working Man (2012) - Chesney Karib
- Rescue Me (2012) - Chesney Karib
- Million Dollar Maguire (2012) - Chesney Karib
- Decision Time (2012) - Chesney Karib
- Blackout (2012) - Chesney Karib
- All Fall Down (2012) - Chesney Karib
- Last Man Standing (2012) - Chesney Karib
- Cop Killer (2012) - Chesney Karib
- Vendetta (2012) - Chesney Karib
- Open To All (2012) - Chesney Karib
- Save Chatsworth (2012) - Chesney Karib
- The End of an Era (2012) - Chesney Karib
- PC Gallagher (2011) - Chesney Karib
- The Maguire Motto (2011) - Chesney Karib
- Career Criminal (2011) - Chesney Karib
- Moving Back (2011) - Chesney Karib
- Frank in the Frame (2011) - Chesney Karib
- Comebacks (2011) - Chesney Karib
- My Name Is Avril (2011) - Chesney Karib
- The Not-So Deceased (2011) - Chesney Karib
- Beginnings and Ends (2011) - Chesney Karib
- Sibling Rivalry (2011) - Chesney Karib
- Takeover (2011) - Chesney Karib
- Sickness and Health (2011) - Chesney Karib
- Maguire Meltdown (2011) - Chesney Karib
- Together in Heaven (2011) - Chesney Karib
- Kidnap and Ransom (2011) - Chesney Karib
- Gangster Gallagher (2011) - Chesney Karib
- Wedding of Disaster (2011) - Chesney Karib
- Back Home (2011) - Chesney Karib
- Where's Frank? (2011) - Chesney Karib
- Missing (2011) - Chesney Karib
- The Night Before (2011) - Chesney Karib
- Gang Wars (2010) - Chesney Karib
- The End of The Affair (2010) - Chesney Karib
- Secret Relations (2010) - Chesney Karib
- Boxer (2010) - Chesney Karib
- Fallen Heroes (2010) - Chesney Karib
- Great Dangers (2010) - Chesney Karib
- The Wild Tales (2010) - Chesney Karib
- Marry Me (2010) - Chesney Karib
- Reunited (2010) - Chesney Karib
- From Chatsworth To Cuba (2010) - Chesney Karib
- The Things You Do For Love (2010) - Chesney Karib
- Toyboy (2010) - Chesney Karib
- Out of Control (2010) - Chesney Karib
- Perfectly Frank (2010) - Chesney Karib
- It's Over (2009) - Chesney Karib
- Confession (2009) - Chesney Karib
- Haunted by the Past (2009) - Chesney Karib
- What About Me? (2009) - Chesney Karib
- Damaged (2009) - Chesney Karib
- Miscarriage of Marriage (2009) - Chesney Karib
- Trouble In Paradise (2009) - Chesney Karib
- Remember Me (2009) - Chesney Karib
- The Ninth Time Around (2008) - Chesney Karib
- Date A Death (2008) - Chesney Karib
- Family at War (2008) - Chesney Karib
- Old Friends, New Enemies (2008) - Chesney Karib
- Beach Party (2008) - Chesney Karib
- Frank's Big Win (2008) - Chesney Karib
- Other Paddy (2008) - Chesney Karib
- Revelations (2007) - Chesney
2012
Doctors (TV Series) as
Bhavin Hassan
- A Lighter Note (2012) - Bhavin Hassan
2011
Young Dracula (TV Series) as
Vicious Vampire
- All for One (2011) - Vicious Vampire
2007
Waterloo Road (TV Series) as
Wayne Bodley / Aron
- Episode #6.16 (2011) - Wayne Bodley
- Episode #2.7 (2007) - Aron (as Quasim Akhtar)
2007
How Life Happens (Short) as
Qas
2006
Mischief Night as
Asif - Khans
Self
2014
All Star Family Fortunes (TV Series) as
Self
- Emmerdale vs. Coronation Street (2014) - Self
Archive Footage
2018
Coronation Street Special: From Here to Now (TV Movie) as
Zeedan Nazir
2015
Coronation Street Catch Up 2015 (TV Movie) as
Zeedan Nazir
References
Qasim Akhtar Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA