Akin Gazi
Appearance
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Akin Gazi | |
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Born | Akin Gazi 15 October 1981 North London, England |
Education | Queen Mary, University of London |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2005–present |
Spouse | Faiza Shaheen |
Children | 1 |
Akin Gazi (born 15 October 1981) is a British actor.
Life and career
[edit]Gazi was born in North London, in 1981, to Turkish Cypriot parents.[1][2] He attended Queen Mary, University of London, studying English and Drama and graduating in 2003.[3]
He is married to academic and economist Faiza Shaheen. They have one son.[4][5] They live in Woodford Green, Woodford, East London.[6]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | An Eye for a Tooth | Barak | Short film |
2008 | The Convert | Short film | |
2008 | Operation Fairway | Ziah | |
2011 | The Devil's Double | Saad | |
2011 | Black Gold | Saleh | |
2012 | Zero Dark Thirty | Interrogator on monitor | |
2013 | Desert Dancer | Farid Ghaffarian | |
2014 | The Cut | Hrant | |
2016 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | Auror 3 | |
2018 | Yardie | Arif | |
2019 | Close | Alik | |
2019 | Compartment 33 | Jamal | Short film |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | The Path to 9/11 | Owhali | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
2006 | The Bill | Cemal Taner | Episode: "467: Foxtrap" |
2006 | Skins | Barman | Uncredited; episode: "Chris" |
2008 | 10 Days to War | Passer by | Miniseries; episode: "Blowback" |
2008 | Doctor Who | Carter | Episode: "The Doctor's Daughter" |
2010 | Spooks | Baltasar Jad | Series 9, episode 5 |
2012 | Hunted | Bilal | Episode: "Kismet" |
2014 | Silent Witness | Bekir Humadi | 2 episodes |
2014 | Law & Order: UK | Dr. Yafeu Elsayed | Episode: "Customs" |
2014–2015 | Da Vinci's Demons | Bayezid | 8 episodes |
2015 | The Trials of Jimmy Rose | Mehmet Guzman | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
2015 | Chewing Gum | Rashad | Episode: "Binned" |
2015 | Unforgotten | Asil | 2 episodes |
2017 | Prison Break | Omar | 3 episodes |
2017–2018 | Knightfall | Rashid | 7 episodes |
2023 | FBI | Adem Polat | Episode: "Obligation" |
2024 | Out There | Cakir | Pre production |
References
[edit]- ^ Black Gold Movie. "Cast: Akin Gazi". Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ^ The Guardian. "Akin Gazi: No more Mister Bad Guy". Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ^ Gazi, Akin. "Akin Gazi". LinkedIn. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ Carswell, Simon (11 December 2019). "Rising Labour star threatens to unseat Tory grandee Iain Duncan Smith". Irish Times. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ Williams, Zoe (5 June 2024). "'How can they treat people like this?' Faiza Shaheen on Labour – and why she's running as an independent". The Guardian.
- ^ Marcelline, Marco (27 April 2024). "Faiza Shaheen: 'I can unseat Iain Duncan Smith this time'". Waltham Forest Echo. East London. Retrieved 7 May 2024.