Usama Khan
Usama Khan (born 22 November 1991) is a Pakistani television actor. He made his debut in 2017 with a mirror role usama in Adhi Gawahi. Khan is best known for portraying the main role Tabrez in 2018 soap Sanwari for which he received critical acclaim and earned Hum Award for Best Soap Actor.
Usama Khan | |
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 Khan during a shoot in 2020 | |
| Born | 22 November 1991 |
| Education | ACCA from SKANS |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 2017–present |
| Known for | Sanwari as Tabrez Mohlat as Essa |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
He further portraying main role 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 recently seen portraying pivotal role Affan in Momina Duraid's Dobara.
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.[1] Since college days, he aspires to pursue a career in acting.[2] 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.[2]
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.[3] 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.[2][4] In addition to appearing as lead, he played a supporting role in the romantic drama Ghalati featuring Hira Mani and Affan Waheed in leads, family drama Tamanna opposite Haroon Shahid and Nausheen Ahmed and anthology series Dikhawa.[4] Besides television, Khan appeared in brand TVC's including Silk Bank, Bold, Jazz and Nestle.[2]
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.[4]
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
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Adhi Gawahi | Usama | TV debut | |
| Mujhay Jeenay Do | Dawood | Support role | [2] | |
| Rasmain | Shahroz | [2] | ||
| 2018 | Gori Ki Dukaan | Rauf | [2] | |
| Sanwari | Tabrez Ali | Lead role | [3] | |
| Bisaat e Dil | Adil | Support role | [2] | |
| Mohini Mansion Ki Cinderellayain | Azmat | |||
| 2013 | Bezuban | Sahir | Lead Roles | |
| Pakeeza Phuppo | Support role | [2] | ||
| Main Khwab Bunti Hoon | Rizwan Shah | Lead role | [2] | |
| Ghalati | Fahad | Support role | [2] | |
| 2020 | Tamanna | Umar | [4] | |
| Uraan | Noriyan | [5] | ||
| Chalawa | Sarosh | [4] Hum Tv | ||
| 2021 | Noor | Nabeel | Lead role | [8] APlus |
| Ishq Jalebi | Waqar | Pivotal role | Geo Entertainment | |
| Mohlat | Essa | Geo Entertainment | ||
| Sitam | Shayan | Lead Role | Hum TV | |
| Mere Apne | Hamza | |||
| Dobara | Affan | Pivotal role | Hum TV | |
| 2022
2023 |
Teri Rah Mein | Fakhar | Lead Role | Ary Digital |
| Aik Sitam Aur | Sheroz | Ary Digital | ||
| Siyani | Zohaib | Geo Entertainment | ||
| Agar | Farrukh | Hum TV | ||
| 2023 | Kacha Dhaga | Hamdan | Hum TV | |
| 2023 | Tere Ishq Ke Naam | Altamash | ARY Digital |
Special appearance
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ustani Jee | Zara's fiancé | Episode 7 | [2] |
| 2019 | Haqeeqat | Sarim | Episode "Badnaam Mohabbat" | [9] |
| 2020 | Dikhawa | Cameo | Episode "Alam Ara" |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Hum Awards | Best Soap Actor | Sanwari | Won | [3] |
References
- "SKANS School of Accountancy organises charity carnival – Business Recorder". Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- Khan, Asif. "Usama Khan". The News International. 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.
- "Meet Pakistani cinema's stars of tomorrow". Gulf News. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- "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.
- "Anmol Baloch stuns in drama serial 'Noor'". The Nation. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- "Badnaam Mohabbat - Haqeeqat | Aplus | Anmol Baloch, Usama Khan, Salman Saeed". YouTube. Retrieved 7 July 2020.