Ismail Bashey
Born: 1970-04-25 in Bombay, India
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2023
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse as Additional Voices (voice)
2022
- Ms. Marvel as Flight Passenger (voice)
- The Virgin of Highland Park as Dr. Davis
- Zafar as Zafar
2021
- American Eid as Altaf
- The Illegal as Mamujaan
2019
- The Village as Abbas Azmoun
2017
- SEAL Team as Salim Hakan
- 24: Legacy as Saeed Hammad
2014
- Growing Up Fisher as Olivier
- Million Dollar Arm as Emcee (uncredited)
2013
- The Reluctant Fundamentalist as Pak-Punjab Deli Customer
2012
- Elementary as Quadir Durrani
- Scandal as President Razani
- Desperate Endeavors as Ram
2011
- Homeland as Major Zulfikar
- Unforgettable as Aziz Malik (uncredited)
- Aks
2009
- Ishq Junoon Deewangi as Behram Omar
2008
- In Plain Sight as Indian Man
2006
- Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World as Various (voice)
2005
- Close to Home as Bashar Alavi
- Sleeper Cell as Suheil
2004
- Boston Legal as Dr. Martin Lee
- Messengers as Arjen Bhasen
- Ball and Chain as Ashol
2003
- NCIS as Nabi
2002
- CSI: Miami as Restaurant Manager
- Rollerball as Indian Sports Announcer
- The Guru as Various Characters (voice, uncredited)
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Yossi Almaliakh
- Alias as Mr. Halbe
- The Warrior as The Warrior (voice)
- Little Senegal as Foreman
2000
- Mambo Café as Cabbie #2
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dr. Dhar
- The Sopranos as Dr. Mehta
- Third Watch as Taxi Driver
- ABCD as News Vendor
1998
- The Tic Code as Indian Man
1996
- Twisted as Extra
1990
- Law & Order as Harish Singh
1969
- Sesame Street as Orderly