Qasim Akhtar

TV Actor

Birthday June 8, 1991

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace England

Age 33 years old

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About

Actor known for portraying Chesney Karib on the British television series Shameless. He later began playing Zeedan Nazir on the popular soap opera Coronation Street.

Before Fame

He made his screen acting debut in the 2006 family movie Mischief Night and went on to act in two episodes of Waterloo Road and in one episode of Doctors.

Trivia

Actor Jimi Mistry plays his Coronation Street character's father, Kal Nazir.

Family Life

He spent his youth in Manchester, England, and studied at the Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form College.

Associated With

He and David Threlfall were both series regulars on Shameless.