Ismail Bashey
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 25, 1970 (age 56)
- Birthplace
- Bombay, India
Biography
Ismail originally hails from Bombay, India where he began his acting career at a fairly young age, taking an active part in every school production from Shakespeare to Moliere. He began performing on stage professionally in Musical Theatre in productions such as Grease; They Are Playing our Song and Best of Broadway. He has trained extensively in jazz ballet under the guidance of Karla Singh and Shiamak Davar. He then moved to New York and began his acting career in the Big Apple. He trained at the Lee Strasberg theater Institute in New York for 3 years. During that time he was working on the local south Asian cable channels such as ITV and ATN as a TV host introducing Music videos and Bollywood tidbits. He then began the auditioning circuit around that time and landed some guest roles in independent features such as the Tic Code (starring Gregory Hines). He also began acting on the popular Zee TV drama Mausam that was filmed in New York and Bombay. He was recently seen in the independent feature film Wings of Hope for which he won Best Actor at the Cinevue International film festival.
Known For
Filmography
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Movie · as Additional Voices (voice)
Zafar
Movie · as Zafar
The Virgin of Highland Park
Movie · as Dr. Davis
Ms. Marvel
TV · as Flight Passenger (voice) · 1 ep
American Eid
Movie · as Altaf
The Illegal
Movie · as Mamujaan
The Village
TV · as Abbas Azmoun · 1 ep
SEAL Team
TV · as Salim Hakan · 3 eps
24: Legacy
TV · as Saeed Hammad · 1 ep
Street
Movie · as Store Clerk
Rosewood
TV · as Rishi Singh · 1 ep
Million Dollar Arm
Movie · as Emcee (uncredited)
Growing Up Fisher
TV · as Olivier · 1 ep
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Movie · as Pak-Punjab Deli Customer
Desperate Endeavors
Movie · as Ram
Elementary
TV · as Quadir Durrani · 1 ep
Scandal
TV · as President Razani · 1 ep
Aks
TV · 26 eps
Homeland
TV · as Major Zulfikar · 1 ep
Unforgettable
TV · as Aziz Malik (uncredited) · 1 ep
Ishq Junoon Deewangi
TV · as Behram Omar · 21 eps
In Plain Sight
TV · as Indian Man · 1 ep
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
Movie · as Various (voice)
Sleeper Cell
TV · as Suheil · 1 ep
Close to Home
TV · as Bashar Alavi · 1 ep
Ball and Chain
Movie · as Ashol
Messengers
Movie · as Arjen Bhasen
Boston Legal
TV · as Dr. Martin Lee · 1 ep
NCIS
TV · as Nabi · 1 ep
Rollerball
Movie · as Indian Sports Announcer
The Guru
Movie · as Various Characters (voice, uncredited)
CSI: Miami
TV · as Restaurant Manager · 1 ep
The Warrior
Movie · as The Warrior (voice)
Little Senegal
Movie · as Foreman
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV · as Yossi Almaliakh, Patel · 1 ep
Alias
TV · as Mr. Halbe · 1 ep
Mambo Café
Movie · as Cabbie #2
ABCD
Movie · as News Vendor
The Sopranos
TV · as Dr. Mehta · 1 ep
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Dr. Dhar · 1 ep
Third Watch
TV · as Taxi Driver · 1 ep
The Tic Code
Movie · as Indian Man
Twisted
Movie · as Extra
Law & Order
TV · as Harish Singh · 1 ep
Sesame Street
TV · as Orderly · 1 ep