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Qasim Akhtar

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Qasim Akhtar (born 8 June 1991) is an English actor, best known for his roles as Chesney Karib in the Channel 4 comedy drama Shameless and Zeedan Nazir in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street.

Career

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Qasim first acting credit in on Mischief Night as Asif Kahn in 2006.

Qasim also appeared in Shameless and portrayed the role of Chesney Karib as a series regular.

Qasim also appears in two separate stints on Waterloo Road in 2007 and 2011.

In 2014, Qasim was cast in Coronation Street as Zeedan Nazir, the son of existing character Kal Nazir (Jimi Mistry). In March 2018, it was confirmed that he would depart the soap opera. In August 2021, it was announced he would be returning to Coronation Street and once again departed in February 2023.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2006 Mischief Night Asif Khans Movie
2007–2013 Shameless Chesney Karib Regular, 85 episodes
2007 Waterloo Road Aron 1 episode
2007 How Life Happens Qas Short Film
2011 Young Dracula Vicious Vampire 1 episode
2011 Waterloo Road Wayne Bodley 1 episode
2012 Doctors Bhavin Hassan 1 episode
2014–2018, 2021–2023 Coronation Street Zeedan Nazir[broken anchor] Regular, 397 episodes

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