Mazhar Munir

For other people named Mazhar, see Mazhar (disambiguation).

Mazhar Munir
Born	Mazhar Munir London, England, UK
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2001–present

Mazhar Munir is a television and film actor. Before co-starring in the 2005 movie Syriana, he appeared in three British television shows: The Bill, Mile High, and Doctors.

Biography

Munir was born in London to Kashmiri immigrant parents, a carpenter and a seamstress. He began his career by attending weekly drama workshops at the Theatre Royal Stratford East. He was then contacted by Hampstead Theatre in London, who offered them a stage role in Local Boy.

After that, Munir appeared in several TV series before making his film debut in Syriana. Munir was well-received in Syriana, where he played Wasim Khan, an unemployed Pakistani immigrant living in the Middle East; the New York Times praised his "delicate, watchful sensitivity".

Munir also earned his marketing degree from Middlesex Business School. He speaks several languages including Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi.

Filmography

• Syriana (2005)
• The Bill (2004, TV series)
• Mile High (2004, TV series)
• Doctors (2003, TV series)
• Milagro's Calling (2001, short)

External links

• Mazhar Munir at the Internet Movie Database
• Mazhar Munir at Yahoo! Movies
• Mazhar Munir on Moviefone
• Mazhar Munir on Filmbug

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Name	Munir, Mazhar
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