Pejman "Pej" Vahdat ( ) is an American actor known for his role of Arastoo Vaziri in ''

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'' from 2009 to 2017. In 2022, Vahdat was cast as

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for the fifth season of the CW reboot series ''

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''.

Career

Before his acting career he attended

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, where he was a member of the

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team. He also played Kash during the first season of the

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series '' Shameless.'' In 2018, he appeared in the

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commercial "Parking Splat."

Filmography

Films

Television

References

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* * American people of Iranian descent Living people American male television actors Year of birth missing (living people) Male actors from San Jose, California American Muslims {{US-tv-actor-stub