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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Mazhar Munir is a television and film actor. Before co-starring in the 2005 movie Syriana , he appeared in three British television shows: The Bill , Mile High , and Doctors .
Munir was born in London to British Pakistani parents, a carpenter and a seamstress. He began his career by attending weekly drama workshops at the Theatre Royal Stratford East. He was then contacted by Hampstead Theatre in London, who offered them a stage role in Local Boy.
After that, Munir appeared in several TV series before making his film debut in Syriana . Munir was well received in Syriana, where he played Wasim Khan, an unemployed Pakistani immigrant living in the Middle East; the New York Times praised his "delicate, watchful sensitivity".
Munir also earned his marketing degree from Middlesex Business School. He speaks several languages including Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi.
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Milagro's Calling | Boy | Short |
| 2003 | Doctors | Amit Kumar | episode Solvent |
| 2004 | Mile High | Asim | episode Episode #2.7 |
| The Bill | Yusef Khan | episode 235 | |
| 2005 | Syriana | Wasim Khan | |
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