Qasim Akhtar (born 8 June 1991) is an English actor, known for his roles as Chesney Karib in the

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comedy drama '' Shameless'' and

Zeedan Nazir ''Coronation Street'' is a British soap opera first broadcast on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of characters that appeared in 2014, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by series producer Stuart Blackburn. Shar ...

in the

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soap opera ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Origi ...

''.

Career

Akhtar appeared in ''

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'' in 2006. He later joined the cast of ''Shameless'' and played the role of Chesney Karib. He has also appeared in '' Waterloo Road''. In 2014, Akhtar was cast as

, the son of

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(

Jimi Mistry Jimi Mistry (born 1 January 1973) is a retired British actor. He is known for appearing in numerous films such as '' East Is East'' (1999), '' The Guru'' (2002), ''Ella Enchanted'' (2004), '' The Truth About Love'' (2005), '' Blood Diamond'' (2 ...

), in the long-running

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''Coronation Street''. In March 2018 it was announced that Akhtar would leave the show later in the year. He made his final appearance on 23 May 2018. In August 2021, it was announced that he would be reprising his role as Zeedan from September 2021 onwards.

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* 1991 births Living people English male child actors English male television actors {{England-actor-stub