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Shazad Latif

British actor (born 1988)

Field	Value
name	Shazad Latif
image	Shazad Latif by Gage Skidmore.jpg
caption	Latif at San Diego Comic-Con in 2018
birth_name	Iqbal Amin
birth_date
birth_place	London, England
occupation	Actor
other_names	Javid Iqbal
years_active	2009–present
height	6'1"

Shazad Latif (born Iqbal Amin; 8 July 1988) is a British actor, who starred as Tariq Masood in the BBC TV series Spooks, Clem 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.

Early life

Born in London and originally named Iqbal Amin, Shazad Latif is of mixed Pakistani, English and Scottish descent. His father was Javed Iqbal and his paternal family is Pakistani, specifically Punjabi, from Jhelum in Punjab, Pakistan, with one grandfather originally from Rajasthan. His mother is mixed English and Scottish. He grew up in Tufnell Park, North London. 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.

Career

Spooks was his first major role on television, as the highly skilled technician and data analyst Tariq Masood. He appeared in all series of Toast of London as the recurring character Clem Fandango, 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.

In 2017, Latif was cast in the role of Lieutenant Ash Tyler in Star Trek: Discovery. After initially being announced as playing a human, 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.

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.

Latif played Captain Nemo in the live-action series Nautilus, released on Amazon Prime Video in 2024.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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
2024	Magpie	Ben
2026	Wuthering Heights	Edgar Linton	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009–2011	Spooks	Tariq Masood	17 episodes
2010	The Silence	Yousef	3 episodes
2011	Fresh Meat	Riz	Episode: "#1.2"
Comedy Lab	Bobby	Episode: "Kadadaasses"
Black Mirror	Mehdi Raboud	Episode: "The National Anthem"
2012	Silk	Ibrahim Ali	Episode: "#2.5"
2013	My Mad Fat Diary	Dr. Nick Kassar	5 episodes
Jo	Nasser	Episode: "The Opera"
Love Matters	Satpal	Episode: "A Nice Arrangement"
2013–2015	Toast of London	Clem Fandango	16 episodes
2014	Salting the Battlefield	Jez Nichols	Television film
2015	Ordinary Lies	Rick O'Connor	4 episodes
2016	Penny Dreadful	Dr. Henry Jekyll	8 episodes
2017	Still Star-Crossed	Tybalt Capulet	1 episode
2017–2019	Star Trek: Discovery	Ash Tyler/Voq	20 episodes
2019	Departure	Ali	6 episodes
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance	Kylan (voice)	5 episodes
2021	The Pursuit of Love	Alfred Wincham	3 episodes
2022	Toast of Tinseltown	Clem Fandango	5 episodes
2024	Nautilus	Captain Nemo	Main role
2025	Atomic	JJ	Main role

References

Britt, Ryan. (14 January 2018). "Shazad Latif Reveals Which of His Three 'Star Trek' Characters He Likes Best". [[Inverse (website).
(10 March 2019). "Shazad Latif". 1883 Magazine.
Miller, Liz Shannon. "'Star Trek: Discovery' Star Shazad Latif on the Big Tyler Twist and Who 'Javid Iqbal' Is".
(22 January 2014). "Bristol Old Vic actor spooked by BBC success". Clifton People.
(4 November 2009). "Spooks: Behind the scenes on the new series". Daily Record.
"Toast of London (TV Series 2012–2020) - IMDb".
Connolly, Kelly. (12 May 2016). "Penny Dreadful: Shazad Latif on Jekyll and Frankenstein's relationship".
Andosca, Joe. (14 October 2017). "Exclusive: Shazad Latif On Lt. Tyler's Inner Turmoil And Chemistry With Burnham".
Holloway, Daniel. (12 December 2016). "'Star Trek: Discovery' Casts Klingons Chris Obi, Shazad Latif, Mary Chieffo". Variety.
Kroll, Justin. (11 November 2021). "Shazad Latif Tapped To Play Captain Nemo In Disney+ Series 'Nautilus', Michael Matthews On Board To Direct".
White, Peter. (30 October 2023). "Captain Nemo Series 'Nautilus' Docks At AMC After Disney+ UK Exit".
Wiseman, Andreas. (25 May 2021). "'Freegard': Herbert Kloiber's Night Train Media Boards James Norton & Gemma Arterton Thriller; Cast Rounds Out Ahead Of Shoot".

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