Philip Shahbaz (born July 1, 1974) is an American

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who is known as the voice of Altaïr in the

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video game '' Assassin's Creed'' and for his portrayal of Hollywood legend,

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, in Hulu's '' Welcome to Chippendales''.

Early life and education

Shahbaz was born in

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. His father is Assyrian, raised both in Iran and Iraq. His mother is Lebanese. They met in

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before emigrating to the United States in 1970. His family moved from Chicago, IL to

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in 1982. Shahbaz attended college at Whitworth University in

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. He graduated in 1996 with degrees in both Theatre and Communications. He quickly moved to

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and graduated with a Master’s Degree in 1998.

Career

Shahbaz began his acting career in 2005 with a guest appearance on the FX series, '' Over There''. Shortly after, he was cast in several principal roles, including shows such as ''

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'' on CBS, Showtime’s ''

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'', NBC’s ''

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'', and Showtime’s ''

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''. In 2007, Shahbaz was cast as the legendary assassin

Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad ( ar, الطائر ابن لا أحد, meaning "The Bird, Son of No One") is a fictional character in Ubisoft Ubisoft Entertainment SA (; ; formerly Ubi Soft Entertainment SA) is a French video game publisher headquartere ...

's hit video game '' Assassin's Creed''. Since then, Shahbaz has voiced countless commercials and several Netflix series. Shahbaz has also made guest appearances on show’s such as '' 24'', ''

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'', '' Seal Team'', '' NCIS'', '' Bosch: Legacy'', and as Hollywood Legend,

in the Hulu series ''Welcome to Chippendales''.

Filmography

Television

Video games

Film

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shahbaz, Phillip 1974 births Living people American male voice actors American people of Lebanese descent American people of Iranian descent