Zaib Shaikh (born May 25, 1974) is a Canadian actor, writer, and director. He also served as Canada's Consul General in Los Angeles."Ex-NDP MP Joe Comartin, Former 'Little Mosque' Star Zaib Shaikh Tapped For Diplomatic Posts". Canadian Press, October 12, 2018.
Career Shaikh has appeared in Metropia and Little Mosque on the Prairie, and as Vancouver city councillor Shakil Khan in Da Vinci's City Hall. He is co-founder of the Whistler Theatre Project, and also writer and director of the CBC adaptation of Othello.See IMDB He appeared as Nadir Khan in Deepa Mehta's film adaptation of Midnight's Children. He guest starred as Professor Mahmoud Bahmanyaron in an episode of Murdoch Mysteries which aired March 18, 2013.
Personal life Shaikh was born in Toronto, Ontario, and is of Pakistani descent. He studied theatre at the Mississauga campus of the University of Toronto and has a Bachelor of Arts from Sheridan College. While at U of T, Shaikh was a copy editor for the Mississauga campus newspaper, The Medium. He has a Master of Fine Arts degree from U of T.
Since 2011, Shaikh has been married to Kirstine Stewart, former managing director of Twitter Canada.
On May 29, 2014, Shaikh was named the film commissioner and director of entertainment industries for the City of Toronto."Toronto picks Zaib Shaikh, of Little Mosque fame, as film commissioner". The Globe and Mail, May 29, 2014.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1998 Shepherd Cook 2007 Hello Faye Shiraz Short film 2012 Midnight's Children Nadir Khan
Television Year Title Role Notes 2004 Doc Salesman Episode: "Leader of the Band" 2004–2005 Metropia Jayesh 2005–2006 Da Vinci's City Hall Councillor Shakil Khan 7 episodes 2006 The Dead Zone Hit Man Episode: "Lotto Fever" 2007–2012 Little Mosque on the Prairie Amaar Rashid 91 episodes 2013 Murdoch Mysteries Professor Mahmoud Bahmanyar Episode: "Twisted Sisters"
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