Amir Bageria

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Amir Bageria
Born
Amir Rathaur-Bageria

(2000-10-25) 25 October 2000 (age 24)
OccupationActor
Years active2016–present

Amir Rathaur-Bageria (born 25 October 2000) is a Canadian actor who began his career as a child actor. He is known for his television roles in Degrassi: Next Class and Grand Army .

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Life and career

Bageria is from Mississauga, Ontario and is of Indian descent. He attended Rick Hansen Secondary School in Mississauga. His mother, Parmjit Rathaur, is a psychotherapist and his older brother, Kabir, is a cruise director. Amir began acting in local productions from a young age, starting with a family friendly adaptation of Macbeth when he was in the third grade. [1] [2] He was one of the youngest actors on Degrassi: Next Class , landing the main role of Baaz Nahir when he was 14. [3] [4] In 2019, he was cast as Siddhartha "Sid" Pakam in the 2020 Netflix series Grand Army . [1] [5]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016–2017 Degrassi: Next Class Baaz NahirMain role [6]
2018Behind the Black CurtainLouisEpisode: "Jackie Brown"
2019ResolveZaynShort film
2020 Grand Army Siddhartha "Sid" PakamMain role

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References

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  2. "Meet the fresh-faced case of Netflix's grim teen drama Grand Army". MTV News. 14 October 2020. Archived from the original on October 16, 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
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  5. White, Peter (October 21, 2019). "Netflix Adapts Katie Cappiello's Play 'Slut' As Drama 'Grand Army' With 'House of Cards' EPs Joshua Donen & Beau Willimon, Odessa A'zion Leads Cast". Deadline. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
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