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Dilshad Vadsaria – Pakistani American of Indian and Portuguese descent; television actress, Greek [58] [59] Gregory J. Qaiyum – stage name GQ, American actor of German, English and Pakistani descent [60] Iqbal Theba – starred in numerous American sitcoms but most famous for playing Principal Figgins on the show Glee
Deana Haggag – Egyptian-American art museum curator, President and CEO of United States Artists in Chicago; Shirin Neshat – Iranian-American visual artist and film director. Awarded The Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize in 2006, and the Silver Lion in 2009 [44] Shahzia Sikander – Pakistani-American artist and MacArthur Fellow [45] [46]
Films created by the Pakistani American community, as well as American films starring a majority Pakistani origin cast and Pakistani films set in America. Pages in category "Films about Pakistani Americans"
2017 was a landmark year for Asian-American actors in major film projects. Jacob Batalon, a Filipino-American actor, starred as Ned in Spider-Man: Homecoming. Kumail Nanjiani, a Pakistani American actor, starred as the eponymous male lead in The Big Sick, a film which he also co-wrote.
Nadia Yassir, a character on the hit TV show 24, portrayed a fictional Pakistani American. [89] In 2007, The CW aired the comedy series Aliens in America. The show is about a Wisconsin family that hosts a Pakistani exchange student. [90] Faran Tahir is a Pakistani-American actor who has appeared in American television shows such as 24, Monk ...
American film actors with descent from Pakistan. Pages in category "American actors of Pakistani descent" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. ...
In 2022, British-Pakistani actor/rapper Riz Ahmed became the first Muslim to win an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film. He co-wrote and starred in the film, winning alongside the film's director Aneil Karia. As per the Academy's rules [2] for the Best Visual Effects category, a maximum of only four individuals are credited as nominees for ...
Usman Ally (born August 27, 1982) is a Pakistani-American film, stage and television actor. Marking his acting debut in 2008, Ally won an Obie Award in 2015 for his role in The Invisible Hand.