Saamer Usmani

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Saamer Usmani
Born1989or1990(age 34–35)
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Saamer Usmani (born 1989/1990) is a Pakistani-British actor, best known for his recurring role as Prithviraj Varma in the television series 3 Body Problem . [1] He has also appeared in the television series Reign , [2] What/If , [3] Succession , Inventing Anna [4] and Katy Keene , and the film The Mauritanian .

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In 2024 he is slated to star in Amar Wala's film Shook . [5]

Biography

Usmani was born in 1989 or 1990 in Pakistan and moved to the United States when he was 13 where he attended boarding school in Massachusetts. [6] He attended the University of Toronto where he studied sociology, anthropology, and political science but left after 2 years to appear in his first play. [6] He then attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art where he received formal training. [6]

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References

  1. Louise Griffin and Morgan Cormack, "Meet the cast of 3 Body Problem on Netflix". Radio Times , 25 March 2024.
  2. Linda Ge, "CW’s ‘Reign’ Adds Saamer Usmani, Ben Geurens, Nick Lee in Recurring Roles". TheWrap , 20 July 2015.
  3. Denise Petski, "‘What/If’: Samantha Ware, Juan Castano, Keith Powers & Saamer Usmani Join Netflix Social Thriller Series". Deadline Hollywood , 4 September 2018.
  4. Evan Romano, "Chase Sikorski in Inventing Anna Is Probably Based on a Real Guy". Men's Health , 14 February 2022.
  5. Etan Vlessing, "Saamer Usmani, Amy Forsyth Join Amar Wala’s ‘Shook’ Drama". The Hollywood Reporter , 15 June 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 "Fresh new faces: DARTcritics interview debut performers at the Stratford Festival". DARTcritics. 17 August 2016. I am 26 and I graduated in October 2014 from LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art)