Acting · Bombay, India · Born April 25, 1970
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.
MovieSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023
as Additional Voices (voice)
TVMs. Marvel
2022
as Flight Passenger (voice)
MovieZafar
2022
as Zafar
MovieThe Virgin of Highland Park
2022
as Dr. Davis
MovieAmerican Eid
2021
as Altaf
MovieThe Illegal
2021
as Mamujaan
TVThe Village
2019
as Abbas Azmoun
TVSEAL Team
2017
as Salim Hakan
TV24: Legacy
2017
as Saeed Hammad
MovieStreet
2015
as Store Clerk
TVRosewood
2015
as Rishi Singh
MovieMillion Dollar Arm
2014
as Emcee (uncredited)
TVGrowing Up Fisher
2014
as Olivier
MovieThe Reluctant Fundamentalist
2013
as Pak-Punjab Deli Customer
TVElementary
2012
as Quadir Durrani
Desperate Endeavors
2012
as Ram
TVScandal
2012
as President Razani
TVHomeland
2011
as Major Zulfikar
TVUnforgettable
2011
as Aziz Malik (uncredited)
TVAks
2011
TVIshq Junoon Deewangi
2009
as Behram Omar
TVIn Plain Sight
2008
as Indian Man
MovieLooking for Comedy in the Muslim World
2006
as Various (voice)
TVSleeper Cell
2005
as Suheil
TVClose to Home
2005
as Bashar Alavi
TVBoston Legal
2004
as Dr. Martin Lee
MovieMessengers
2004
as Arjen Bhasen
MovieBall and Chain
2004
as Ashol
TVNCIS
2003
as Nabi
TVCSI: Miami
2002
as Restaurant Manager
MovieThe Guru
2002
as Various Characters (voice, uncredited)
MovieRollerball
2002
as Indian Sports Announcer
TVLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Yossi Almaliakh
TVAlias
2001
as Mr. Halbe
MovieThe Warrior
2001
as The Warrior (voice)
MovieLittle Senegal
2001
as Foreman
MovieMambo Café
2000
as Cabbie #2
MovieABCD
1999
as News Vendor
TVThird Watch
1999
as Taxi Driver
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Dr. Dhar
TVThe Sopranos
1999
as Dr. Mehta
MovieThe Tic Code
1998
as Indian Man
MovieTwisted
1996
as Extra
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Harish Singh
TVSesame Street
1969
as Orderly
