Haris Waheed (born 2 January 1994) is a Pakistani actor. ''Waheed'' is best known for portraying the role of Waqas Jutt in Momina Duraid's and

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drama serial Sammi, Zafar in

Do Bol ''Do Bol'' ( ur, , lit=Two Words) previously titled ''Aseer e Mohabbat'' is a 2019 Pakistani romantic drama television series that premiered on ARY Digital from 5 March 2019 to 5 May 2019. It is directed by Syed Wajahat Hussain and written by ...

and Ilyas in Momina Duraid's And

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drama serial

Udaari ''Udaari'' (title from pnb, ; lit: ''To fly'') is an Urdu and Punjabi language social Pakistani television series that was created and co-produced by Momina Duraid with Kashf Foundation for Hum TV. It focused on the social and economic margin ...

. All three of which rank highest rated Pakistani dramas, for which he received numerous accolades and recognition from audience.

Personal life

Waheed was born on 2 January 1994 to

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family in

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. His Great grandfather, Abdul Majeed Butt, was married to famous Indian actress

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both separated during Majeed's migration to Pakistan after the

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. Haris Waheed is married to Pakistani actor

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on 23 May 2018.

Career

Haris started his career as theater actor in

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where he enrolled to complete his graduation in Acting, Screenwriting, and Directing. However, he did not complete his graduation but he has been an active part of International Theater Festival of Napa where he assisted

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and

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.He acted in numerous plays for Napa and as well for other productions including Musical theatre Avanti.He made guest appearance with Momina Duraid's

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and later made his television debut in Momina Duraid's

Alvida ''Alvida'' ( ur, , lit=Goodbye) is a 2015 Pakistani romantic drama serial. It was directed by Shehzad Kashmiri, produced by Momina Duraid, Humayun Saeed, Shehzad Naseeb and written by Samira Fazal. It starred couples of '' Dil-e-Muztar'', Sa ...

in 2015, Directed by

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. In 2016, Waheed starred as lead in Shaam Dhalay aired on

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. In 2016 later, he played an interesting character Ilyas in

, directed by

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aired On Hum TV. The show became big success and Waheed becomes a house hold name in Pakistani drama industry. In 2017, he essayed his breakthrough character and played lead antagonist "Waqas Jutt" in

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s and

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drama serial Sammi directed by

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aired on Hum TV. Sammi become one of the biggest hit of the year and he received critical acclaim for his character. Due to his popularity in Udaari and Sammi, he bagged another role as antagonist in Bisaat-e-dil aired on Hum TV in 2018. Later in 2018, he essayed another villain "Sameer" in serial Tu Jo Nahi and Naulakha, both aired on tvone. In the second half of 2018, he collaborated with

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production to be part of the most expensive period play of its time

Ghughi ''Ghughi'' ( ur, , lit=Dove) is a 2018 Pakistani drama serial based on Amrita Pritam's 1950 novel ''Pinjar (novel), Pinjar''. This drama is directed by Iqbal Hussain, written by Amna Mufti and produced by Cereal Entertainment. It originally air ...

(an adaptation of

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novel) and adaptation of

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movie Pinjar. His character Sukhchand made Waheed to be seen in another dimension as an actor. In 2019, Waheed essayed the character "Zafar" in drama Serial

directed by Wajhat Hussain aired on

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became massive success across Pakistan and he received positive response for his character. In 2019, he was cast in

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soap, Piya Naam Ka Diya and

soap, Pakeeza Phuppo. He made first appearance on-screen as couple with his wife

in Mera Qasoor. Currently, he is playing a supporting character in Muqaddar. Haris also serve as an ambassador for Telenor Pakistan. In 2020, he appeared in numerous projects for

namely Muqaddar, Kasa-e-Dil, and also made appearance in anthologies Makafaat, Dikhawa and Aik Air Munafiq.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

Haris Waheed On IMDB
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