Usama Khan
Usama Khan is a Pakistani television actor. Khan is best known for portraying the role of Tabrez in 2018 soap Sanwari for which he received critical acclaim and Hum Award for Best Soap Actor. He further played leading roles in A-Plus TV's Bezuban and Hum TV's Main Khwab Bunti Hon. His other appearances in the same year include Bisaat e Dil (2019), Ghalati (2019), Haqeeqat (2019). Khan is currently portraying Affan in Momina Duraid's Dobara.
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Born | Usama Khan 2 November 1991 |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Education | ACCA from SKANS |
Occupation | Actor, model |
Known for | Sanwari as Tabrez Mohlat as Essa |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
Partner(s) | [no wedding yet |
Awards | Hum Award for Best Soap Actor |
Before debuting as an actor, Khan worked for Silk Bank and a corporate company in 2011.[1][2]
Life and career
Khan was born and raised in Gujranwala. He did his schooling at St. Peter's High School. In 2011, he came to Lahore for ACCA. After completing ACCA from SKANS School of Accountancy, he worked for Silk Bank, an audit firm and a corporate company.[3] Since college days, he aspires to pursue a career in acting.[1] In 2017, he made his acting debut with a supporting role in Urdu 1 series Mujhay Jeenay Do. In an interview, Khan said that director Angeline Malik helped him in getting a debut role and when he came to Karachi, she referred him to other television producers. He went on to play the supporting roles in PTV's Rasmain (2017), Hum TV's Bisaat-e-Dil (2018), TV One's Gori Ki Dukaan (2018) and episodic appearance in Ustani Jee.[1]
He got his first lead role in Hum TV's Sanwari (2018) opposite Zainab Shabbir. Sanwari ran for 180 episodes and proved to be the breakthrough for him. It also earned him Hum Award for Best Soap Actor.[4] He further played lead roles in Syed Atif Ali's directed Bezuban (2019) opposite Nawal Saeed and Adeel Qamar's directed Main Khwab Bunti Hon (2019) opposite Michelle Mumtaz.[1][2] In addition to appeared as lead, he played supporting role in romantic drama Ghalati featuring Hira Mani and Affan Waheed in leads, family drama Tamanna opposite Haroon Shahid and Nausheen Ahmed and anthology series Dikhawa.[2] Besides television, Khan appeared in brand TVC's including Silk Bank, Bold, Jazz and Nestle.[1]
Khan played the Noriyan in Geo Entertainment's Uraan opposite Kinza Hashmi and Adeel Chaudhry which was produced by Abdullah Kadwani under 7th Sky Entertainment[5] and Kaafur in Hum TV's horror series Chalawa produced by MD Productions and NJ Films.[2]
Currently, he is playing Vicky in Geo Entertainment's Ramadan special Ishq Jalebi.[6] Furthermore, he will also star in Hum TV's Sitam opposite Nawal Saeed, Moomal Khalid and Saad Qureshi produced by MD Productions and Gold Bridge Media and Geo Entertainment's Mohlat produced by 7th Sky Entertainment which will also feature Kinza Hashmi, Sami Khan, Komal Aziz Khan, Bushra Ansari and Asma Abbas.[7]
Television
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Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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2017 | Adhi Gawahi | Usama | ||
2017 | Mujhay Jeenay Do | [1] | ||
2017 | Rasmain | [1] | ||
2018 | Ustani Jee | Zara's fiancé | Episode 7 | [1] |
2018 | Gori Ki Dukaan | [1] | ||
2018 | Sanwari | Tabrez Farasat Ali | Hum Award For Best Soap Actor | [4] |
2018 | Bisaat e Dil | Adil | [1] | |
2018 | Mohini Mansion Ki Cinderellayain | Azmat | ||
2019 | Main Khwab Bunti Hoon | Rizwan Shah | Lead Role | |
2019 | Bezuban | Sahir | Lead Role | [1] |
2019 | Haqeeqat | Sarim | Episode "Badnaam Mohabbat" | [8] |
2019 | Ghalati | Fahad | [1] | |
2020 | Dikhawa | Episode "Alam Ara" | ||
2020 | Tamanna | Umar | [2] | |
2020 | Uraan | Noriyan | [5] | |
2020 | Chalawa | Sarosh | [2] | |
2021 | Noor | Nabeel | [9] | |
2021 | Ishq Jalebi | Waqar (Wicky) | ||
2021 | Mohlat | Essa | ||
2021 | Sitam | Shyan | Lead Role | |
2021 | Mere Apne | Hamza | ||
2021 | Dobara | Affan | ||
2022 | Teri Raah Mein | Fakhar | Lead Role |
References
- Khan, Asif. "Usama Khan". The News International. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Meet Pakistani cinema's stars of tomorrow". Gulf News. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "SKANS School of Accountancy organises charity carnival – Business Recorder". Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- Afzal, Asfia (7 October 2019). "Here's everyone who won at 'Hum Awards 2019' this weekend". Business Recorder. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Kinza Hashmi, Adeel Chaudhry come together in 'Udaan'". The Nation. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- "Usama Khan impresses fans with acting in Ishq Jalebi". The Nation. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- "Kinza Hashmi's new drama teaser is out". The Nation. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- "Badnaam Mohabbat - Haqeeqat | Aplus | Anmol Baloch, Usama Khan, Salman Saeed". YouTube. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Anmol Baloch stuns in drama serial 'Noor'". The Nation. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.