Zaib Shaikh

Zaib Shaikh
Shaikh in 2012
Consul General of Canada in Los Angeles
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 3, 2018[1]
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byJames Villeneuve
Toronto Film Commissioner and Director of Entertainment Industries
In office
2014–2018
Preceded byposition established
Personal details
Born (1974-05-25) May 25, 1974 (age 50)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Spouse
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(m. 2011)​
Residence(s)Los Angeles, California, United States
Education
OccupationActor, writer, director, diplomat
Known forStar of Little Mosque on the Prairie

Zaib Shaikh (born May 25, 1974) is a Canadian actor, writer, and director. He was named Canada's Consul General in Los Angeles, California in October 2018.[2]

Career

Shaikh has appeared in Metropia and Little Mosque on the Prairie, and as Vancouver city councillor Shakil Khan in Da Vinci's City Hall. He is co-founder of the Whistler Theatre Project, and also writer and director of the CBC adaptation of Othello.[3] He appeared as Nadir Khan in Deepa Mehta's film adaptation of Midnight's Children. He guest starred as Professor Mahmoud Bahmanyaron in an episode of Murdoch Mysteries which aired March 18, 2013.

Personal life

Shaikh was born in Toronto, Ontario, and is of Pakistani descent.[4] He studied theatre at the Mississauga campus of the University of Toronto[5] and has a Bachelor of Arts from Sheridan College.[6] While at UTM, Shaikh was a copy editor for the campus newspaper, The Medium. He has a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Toronto.[7]

Since 2011, Shaikh has been married to Kirstine Stewart,[8] former managing director of Twitter Canada.[9]

On May 29, 2014, Shaikh was named the film commissioner and director of entertainment industries for the City of Toronto.[10]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1998 Shepherd Cook
2007 Hello Faye Shiraz Short film
2012 Midnight's Children Nadir Khan

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Doc Salesman Episode: "Leader of the Band"
2004–2005 Metropia Jayesh
2005–2006 Da Vinci's City Hall Councillor Shakil Khan 7 episodes
2006 The Dead Zone Hit Man Episode: "Lotto Fever"
2007–2012 Little Mosque on the Prairie Amaar Rashid 91 episodes
2013 Murdoch Mysteries Professor Mahmoud Bahmanyar Episode: "Twisted Sisters"

References

  1. ^ "Get to know our new Consul General, Zaib Shaikh, now on his 2nd day on the job". Facebook. Consulate General of Canada in Los Angeles. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "Ex-NDP MP Joe Comartin, Former 'Little Mosque' Star Zaib Shaikh Tapped For Diplomatic Posts". Canadian Press, October 12, 2018.
  3. ^ See IMDB
  4. ^ "My toronto : Zaib Shaikh". National Post.
  5. ^ "Zaib Shaikh". University of Toronto Magazine.
  6. ^ "Zaib Shaikh" (PDF). Sheridan Institute Alumni Magazine.
  7. ^ "Zaib Shaikh". Lavin Agency.
  8. ^ Govani, Shinan (27 August 2011). "Shinan: CBC chieftess Kirstine Stewart and actor Zaib Shaikh go public with nuptials". National Post.
  9. ^ Ha, Anthony (29 April 2013). "Twitter Hires CBC's Kirstine Stewart As Managing Director (And First Team Member) For Twitter Canada". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 3 August 2013.
  10. ^ "Toronto picks Zaib Shaikh, of Little Mosque fame, as film commissioner". The Globe and Mail, May 29, 2014.