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Ahmed Ali Akbar
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Born (1986-09-28) 28 September 1986 (age 38)
Occupation
  • Actor
Years active 2012–present

Ahmed Ali Akbar (Urdu: احمد علی اکبر) is a Pakistani actor who primarily works in Urdu television. He marked his television debut at the age of thirteen in PTV's drama Stop Watch. He guest-starred in the 2013 drama film Siyaah and started his professional acting career in 2014, since then he has appeared in several television series. Akbar is best known for playing the titular character Parizaad in Hum TV's popular drama Parizaad in 2021 for which he won several awards including Hum Awards for Best Actor - Popular. His other notable works include Yeh Raha Dil (2017) and Ehd- e-Wafa (2019).

Early life

Ahmed was born into a Punjabi family in Rawalpindi to tennis coach Muhammad Ali Akbar. His brother Abid Ali Akbar is a tennis player.

He played tennis on a national level before pursuing his film career. He also played cricket and football at club level. At one point, he wanted to pursue professional cricket but abandoned the option because of nepotism.

Career

Early work as child artist, musician and theater actor

He marked his television career at the age of thirteen on PTV's drama Stop Watch, after which he was singing for a progressive rock band, the Islamabad-based Nafs, for some ten years before returning to acting on some friend's advice, in a play written by Osman Khalid Butt.

Ali made his stage debut in 2008 and received critical appraisal for his work.

Film debut and television success

He guest starred in his 2013 debut film Siyaah and started his professional television career in 2014, as a lead actor in the drama Shehr-e-Ajnabi.

He then grabbed one of the leading roles in Parchi, in 2018, which was well received at the box-office. He also directed the stunts for the film.

In 2019, he starred in Laal Kabootar, a crime-thriller movie set in Karachi, which is also music video director Kamal Khan's first feature film, sharing the screen with Mansha Pasha and Ali Kazmi, and which was well received by the critics. The same year he also worked in the hit drama serial Ehd-e-Wafa which was ISPR's presentation and aired on PTV Home and Hum TV

In 2021, he was the lead role in Parizaad, earning critical acclaim for his acting and winning several awards, including Hum Awards for Best Actor - Popular.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Director Additional notes
2013 Siyaah Faadi Azfar Jafri Cameo appearance
2015 Karachi se Lahore Sam Wajahat Rauf
2016 Ho Mann Jahan Himself Asim Raza Cameo appearance
Lahore Se Aagey Sam Wajahat Rauf
2018 Parchi Saqlain Azfar Jafri Also the stunt director
2019 Laal Kabootar Adeel Nawaz Kamal Khan
Heer Maan Ja Policeman Azfar Jafri Special appearance
2023 Gunjal Shahbaz Bhatti Shoaib Sultan

Television

Year Title Role Channel
1999 Stop Watch N/A PTV
2013 Burka Avenger Peon (voice) Geo Tez
2014 Shehr-e-Ajnabi Haris A Plus
Dusri Bivi Aamir ARY Digital
2015 Ishq Parast Hamza
Guzaarish Zain
Nazo Habeel Urdu 1
Paiwand Hassam ARY Digital
2016 Mera Yaar Miladay Fahad
2017 Munkir Gulraiz TV One
Yeh Raha Dil Zaki Haroon Baig Hum TV
Phir Wohi Mohabbat Waleed
2018 Tajdeed e Wafa Arsal
2019 Ehd E Wafa Shahryar "Sherry" Afzal
2021 Parizaad Parizaad
2023 Idiot Gulzar Green TV

Theatre

Year Play Role
2012 The Taming of the Shrew Tranio
2014 Grease Danny Zuko

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref
2018 6th Hum Awards Best On-Screen Couple Popular with (Yumna Zaidi) Yeh Raha Dil Nominated
2020 19th Lux Style Awards Best Film Actor Viewers' Choice Laal Kabootar Won
South Asian Film Festival Best Actor Won
2022 8th Hum Awards Best Actor Male – Popular Parizaad Won
Best On-Screen Couple with (Yumna Zaidi) Nominated
Best Actor Male Jury Won
Best On-Screen Couple Jury with (Yumna Zaidi) Nominated
21st Lux Style Awards Best TV Actor Critics Choice Won
Best TV Actor Viewers' Choice Nominated
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