Zaqi Ismail is an
English
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actor
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of
Indian
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descent.
Life and career
Zaqi Ismail is a 2015 graduate of
Rose Bruford College.
In August 2015 he appeared in a stage production entitled ''This Language'' at the
Camden Fringe
The Camden Fringe is a comedy festival in London, taking place over four weeks in the summer as an alternative to the Edinburgh Fringe. The first Camden Fringe took place in 2006 at the Etcetera Theatre. In 2017, the Camden Fringe sold 30,000 ticke ...
and
Edinburgh Fringe.
Ismail has an elder sister who is deaf,
and is proficient in
British Sign Language
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.
In October 2015 he played the character of Lunn, interpreting for deaf crew-leader Cass (
Sophie Leigh Stone
Sophie Leigh Stone (born c. 1981) is an English stage and television actress. She was the first deaf student to win a place at the drama school RADA. she is best known for her roles as Louise in Two Doors Down and Doctor Who as Cass.
Life and ...
) in the ''
Doctor Who
''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...
'' series 9 two-part story "
Under the Lake
"Under the Lake" is the third episode of the ninth series of the British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. It was first broadcast on BBC One on 3 October 2015. It is the first part of a two-part story, the second of which is " Be ...
" / "
Before the Flood". He plays Ahsan in ''
We Are Lady Parts
''We Are Lady Parts'' is a British television sitcom created, written, and directed by Nida Manzoor. The series follows an eponymous British punk rock band that consists entirely of Muslim women.
After airing as a pilot on 21 December 2018 on ...
''.
References
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English male television actors
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
British people of Indian descent
British male actors of Asian descent
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