Shazad Latif

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Shazad Latif
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Latif at San Diego Comic-Con in 2018
Born
Iqbal Amin

(1988-07-08) 8 July 1988 (age 36)
London, England, UK
Other namesJavid Iqbal
OccupationActor
Years active2009–present
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)

Shazad Latif (born Iqbal Amin; 8 July 1988) is a British actor, who starred as Tariq Masood in the BBC TV series Spooks , Clem H. Fandango on Toast of London , and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in Penny Dreadful . In 2017, he was cast as Chief of Security Ash Tyler in the CBS All Access (now Paramount+) television series Star Trek: Discovery . He also portrays Captain Nemo in the live-action series Nautilus from 2024.

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Early life

Born in London and originally named Iqbal Amin, Shazad Latif is of mixed Pakistani, English and Scottish descent. [1] He grew up in Tufnell Park, North London. His father was Javed Iqbal, a Pakistani. [2] Shazad studied at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and performed in many stage productions including King Lear , playing Cornwall, and Richard Sheridan's comedy School for Scandal , as Joseph Surface. He left the school a year early to take up his role in Spooks. [3]

Career

Shazad Latif, Timur Bekmambetov, Valene Kane at the press conference of Profile at Berlinale 2018 Profile - Press Conference.jpg
Shazad Latif, Timur Bekmambetov, Valene Kane at the press conference of Profile at Berlinale 2018

Spooks was his first major role on television, as the highly skilled technician and data analyst Tariq Masood. [3] [4] He appeared in all series of Toast of London as the recurring character Clem Fandango, [5] one of the studio staff recording the voice of lead character Steven Toast (Matt Berry).

In 2016, he joined the cast of Penny Dreadful as the literary character Dr. Jekyll. [6]

In 2017, Latif was cast in the role of Lieutenant Ash Tyler in Star Trek: Discovery . [7] After initially being announced as playing a human, [8] it was later revealed that Latif had also portrayed the Klingon Voq in the series, credited under his late father's name to conceal a related plot twist. [2]

Shazad Latif played ISIS fighter Bilel in the 2018 thriller film Profile by Timur Bekmambetov. The film takes place entirely on computer screens. It premiered at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Panorama Audience Award.

In November 2021, Disney announced Latif's role as Captain Nemo in the live-action series Nautilus . [9] The series debued in 2024 after Disney+ canceled it in 2023. [10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 The Man Who Knew Infinity Chandra Mahalanobis
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Kushal
2018 The Commuter Vince
Profile Bilel
2021 Falling for Figaro Charlie
2022 What's Love Got to Do with It? Kazim
Rogue Agent Sonny Chandra [11]
2024 Magpie Ben

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009–2011 Spooks Tariq Masood17 episodes
2010 The Silence Yousef3 episodes
2011 Fresh Meat RizEpisode: "#1.2"
Comedy Lab BobbyEpisode: "Kadadaasses"
Black Mirror Mehdi RaboudEpisode: "The National Anthem"
2012 Silk Ibrahim AliEpisode: "#2.5"
2013 My Mad Fat Diary Dr. Nick Kassar5 episodes
Jo NasserEpisode: "The Opera"
Love MattersSatpalEpisode: "A Nice Arrangement"
2013–2015 Toast of London Clem Fandango16 episodes
2014 Salting the Battlefield Jez NicholsTelevision film
2015 Ordinary Lies Rick O'Connor4 episodes
2016 Penny Dreadful Dr. Henry Jekyll 8 episodes
2017 Still Star-Crossed Tybalt Capulet 1 episode
2017–2019 Star Trek: Discovery Ash Tyler/Voq20 episodes
2019 Departure Ali6 episodes
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Kylan (voice)5 episodes
2021 The Pursuit of Love Alfred Wincham3 episodes
2022Toast of TinseltownClem Fandango5 episodes
2024 Nautilus Captain Nemo Main role [9]

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