Akin Gazi

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Akin Gazi
Born
Akin Gazi

(1981-10-15) 15 October 1981 (age 42)
North London, England
Education Queen Mary, University of London
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present
Spouse Faiza Shaheen
Children1

Akin Gazi (born 15 October 1981) is a British actor.

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Life and career

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

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005An Eye for a ToothBarakShort film
2008The ConvertShort film
2008Operation FairwayZiah
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
2019Compartment 33JamalShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 The Path to 9/11 OwhaliMiniseries; 2 episodes
2006 The Bill Cemal TanerEpisode: "467: Foxtrap"
2006 Skins BarmanUncredited; episode: "Chris"
2008 10 Days to War Passer byMiniseries; episode: "Blowback"
2008 Doctor Who CarterEpisode: "The Doctor's Daughter"
2010 Spooks Baltasar JadSeries 9, episode 5
2012 Hunted BilalEpisode: "Kismet"
2014 Silent Witness Bekir Humadi2 episodes
2014 Law & Order: UK Dr. Yafeu ElsayedEpisode: "Customs"
2014–2015 Da Vinci's Demons Bayezid8 episodes
2015 The Trials of Jimmy Rose Mehmet GuzmanMiniseries; 2 episodes
2015 Chewing Gum RashadEpisode: "Binned"
2015 Unforgotten Asil2 episodes
2017 Prison Break Omar3 episodes
2017–2018 Knightfall Rashid7 episodes
2023 FBI Adem PolatEpisode: "Obligation"
2024 Out There CakirPre production

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References

  1. Black Gold Movie. "Cast: Akin Gazi". Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  2. The Guardian. "Akin Gazi: No more Mister Bad Guy". Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  3. Gazi, Akin. "Akin Gazi". LinkedIn. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  4. Carswell, Simon (11 December 2019). "Rising Labour star threatens to unseat Tory grandee Iain Duncan Smith". Irish Times. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  5. 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.
  6. Marcelline, Marco (27 April 2024). "Faiza Shaheen: 'I can unseat Iain Duncan Smith this time'". Waltham Forest Echo. East London. Retrieved 7 May 2024.