Qasim Akhtar

Qasim Akhtar

Actor
Born
June 8, 1992

Qasim was born on June 8 1992. He went to high school in Didsbury in his native Manchester where he he landed his first film role in 'Mischief Night' at age 13,alongside Kelli Hollis,who would later play his mother in his best known television role, that of Muslim shop-keeper Chesney Karib in…

Biography

Qasim was born on June 8 1992. He went to high school in Didsbury in his native Manchester where he he landed his first film role in 'Mischief Night' at age 13,alongside Kelli Hollis,who would later play his mother in his best known television role, that of Muslim shop-keeper Chesney Karib in Channel 4's 'Shameless'.

Actor

Coronation StreetCoronation Street(1960)as Zeedan Nazir
ShamelessShameless(2004)as Chesney Karib, Chesney
DoctorsDoctors(2000)as Bhavin Hassan
Young DraculaYoung Dracula(2006)as Vicious Vampire
Waterloo RoadWaterloo Road(2006)as Aron, Wayne Bodley

Self

All Star Family FortunesAll Star Family Fortunes(2006)as Self

Archive Footage

Coronation Street Special: From Here to Now(2018)as Zeedan Nazir
Coronation Street Catch Up 2015(2015)as Zeedan Nazir

Known for

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Chesney Karib
Sat Jan 13 2007 – Tue May 28 2013
#NameScoreYearWinNomKnownWinsNomsVotes
1Shameless20.0020048.011120709
2Coronation Street19.0019605.610306613
3Young Dracula3.7520067.5012016
4Waterloo Road3.7520067.2004459
5Mischief Night2.5020066.400804
6Doctors2.0020004.5042101