- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 25, 1970
- Place of Birth
- Bombay, India
Ismail Bashey
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 popu…
Filmography
movieSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023 · Additional Voices (voice)
tvMs. Marvel
2022 · Flight Passenger (voice)
movieZafar
2022 · Zafar
movieThe Virgin of Highland Park
2022 · Dr. Davis
movieAmerican Eid
2021 · Altaf
movieThe Illegal
2021 · Mamujaan
tvThe Village
2019 · Abbas Azmoun
tvSEAL Team
2017 · Salim Hakan
tv24: Legacy
2017 · Saeed Hammad
movieStreet
2015 · Store Clerk
tvRosewood
2015 · Rishi Singh
movieMillion Dollar Arm
2014 · Emcee (uncredited)
tvGrowing Up Fisher
2014 · Olivier
movieThe Reluctant Fundamentalist
2013 · Pak-Punjab Deli Customer
tvElementary
2012 · Quadir Durrani
Desperate Endeavors
movieDesperate Endeavors
2012 · Ram
tvScandal
2012 · President Razani
tvHomeland
2011 · Major Zulfikar
tvUnforgettable
2011 · Aziz Malik (uncredited)
tvAks
2011
tvIshq Junoon Deewangi
2009 · Behram Omar
tvIn Plain Sight
2008 · Indian Man
movieLooking for Comedy in the Muslim World
2006 · Various (voice)
tvSleeper Cell
2005 · Suheil
tvClose to Home
2005 · Bashar Alavi
tvBoston Legal
2004 · Dr. Martin Lee
movieMessengers
2004 · Arjen Bhasen
movieBall and Chain
2004 · Ashol
tvNCIS
2003 · Nabi
tvCSI: Miami
2002 · Restaurant Manager
movieThe Guru
2002 · Various Characters (voice, uncredited)
movieRollerball
2002 · Indian Sports Announcer
tvLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · Yossi Almaliakh, Patel
tvAlias
2001 · Mr. Halbe
movieThe Warrior
2001 · The Warrior (voice)
movieLittle Senegal
2001 · Foreman
movieMambo Café
2000 · Cabbie #2
movieABCD
1999 · News Vendor
tvThird Watch
1999 · Taxi Driver
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Dr. Dhar
tvThe Sopranos
1999 · Dr. Mehta
movieThe Tic Code
1998 · Indian Man
movieTwisted
1996 · Extra
tvLaw & Order
1990 · Harish Singh
tvSesame Street
1969 · Orderly