Adeel Afzal

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Adeel Afzal
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • jurnalist
  • human right activist
  • philosopher
  • Actor
  • social media personality
Years active1997–present
Notable work Parizaad
Awards Hum Award

Adeel Afzal is a Pakistani actor, screenwriter and social media personality. Afzal used to make videos on social media and made his acting debut in 2018. He gained wider recognition with his portrayal of Ahmad Nasaaz in Hum TV's Parizaad for which he received Hum Award for Best Supporting Actor.

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Career

Afzal started his acting career in 2018 from television with Sarmad Khoosat and Kashf Foundation's Aakhri Station . In 2021–22, he appeared as Ahmad Nasaaz, a poet and a sincere friend of the protagonist in Hum TV's Parizaad which earned him wider recognition. He received critical acclaim and Hum Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the series. [1] [2] He then appeared in brief roles in Saife Hassan's Sang-e-Mah in 2022, and in Jhok Sarkar the following year. [3] Furthermore, he has written the script of Kashif Nisar's upcoming TV drama featuring Zara Noor Abbas and Danyal Zafar. [4]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019 Zindagi Tamasha Usman [5]
2022 Kamli Usman [6] [7]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 Aakhri Station Parvez
2021–22 Parizaad Ahmad Nasaaz [8]
2022 Sang-e-Mah Saifullah
2023 Jhok Sarkar Mukhtara
2023–24 Standup Girl MirzaCo-writer

Awards

YearAwardsCategoryWorkResultRef.
2022 Hum Awards Best Supporting Actor Parizaad Won [9]

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