Saagar Shaikh | |
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Born | 1986 (age 38–39) Alief, Texas, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Texas at San Antonio |
Occupation | Actor |
Known for | Ms. Marvel , Deli Boys |
Saagar Shaikh (born 1986) [1] is an American actor best known for his role as Aamir Khan on Ms. Marvel and Raj Dar on Deli Boys .
Shaikh was born in Alief, Texas [2] and raised in Houston until age 14, when his family moved to San Antonio. [3] He is of Pakistani descent and was raised in a Muslim family. [1] [4] He has two brothers. [5] His father worked at a gas station and eventually became the owner of three convenience stores. [6] Shaikh worked part-time at his father's convenience store when he was a teenager. [1] He graduated from Marshall High School in 2005 and received his bachelor's degree in business from University of Texas at San Antonio. [3]
Shaikh began to pivot to acting while in college after he secured an internship at a talent management company. [4] Against his parents' wishes, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting full-time after graduation. [4] Shaikh struggled to find acting roles due to limited opportunities for South Asian actors. [6] In 2015 he began to take post-production jobs to stay employed in the entertainment industry even though his primary interest was acting. [5] He worked in post-production roles for five years. [5] He also took classes and performed at UCB Theatre for several years. [5] Shaikh is a founding member of The Get Brown, a South Asian comedy troupe that formed at UCB in 2018. [7]
He gained prominence in the role of Aamir Khan on the Disney+ series Ms. Marvel . [3] He also appeared in the film The Marvels . [1] Shaikh also co-hosted the comedy podcast The Bollywood Boys with Shaan Baig, where they revisit classic and some contemporary Bollywood films. [8] [9] He is a lead role in the 2025 Hulu comedy Deli Boys , created by Abdullah Saeed. [6]
Shaikh is married. [3]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2023 | The Marvels | Aamir Khan | [1] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2022 | Ms. Marvel | Aamir Khan | Recurring role | [2] |
2025 | Deli Boys | Raj Dar | Main role | [6] |