Iresh Zaker (born 6 November 1976) is a Bangladeshi advertising executive, television and film actor, and singer. He is the managing director of Asiatic 360, a marketing and advertising company owned and operated by his parents, actors Aly Zaker and Sara Zaker. Most of Iresh Zaker's work as an actor has been in television, but he has also played negative roles in several films. He won the National Film Awards Best Performance in a Negative Role in 2015 for his portrayal of antagonist Danny in Chuye Dile Mon.
Early life and education Zaker was born on 6 November 1976 to actors Aly Zaker and Sara Zaker. He spent his early childhood with his younger sister, Sriya Sharbojoya, in Bangladesh. He completed his initial schooling at Scholastica in Dhaka in 1994. After that, he went to the United States and enrolled at Grinnell College, in Iowa. Then he moved to Wisconsin and graduated from Lawrence University in 2000. Two years later he finished his master's degree in development economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.
After completion of his graduation, he got a job in the United States and planned his future there. After some years, however, he returned to Bangladesh.
Career In his education life, he and some of his friends formed the musical group Cryptic Fate, which became popular, but he later left the band.
At first he worked as a voice artist, doing radio dramas, documentaries, and commercials. He did a voice-over for Sisimpur, the popular Bangladeshi version of the children's television series Sesame Street.
He debuted as a television actor in 2006 as Shahed in the single-episode TV play Batasher Khacha, with his father, Aly Zaker, playing his on-screen father. In 2012, he debuted on the big screen in the film Chorabali, directed by Redoan Rony. He won the 2015 National Film Awards Best Performance in a Negative Role for his portrayal of antagonist Danny in Chuye Dile Mon, produced by his mother, Sara Zaker.
As well as his TV and film work, Zaker is group managing director of Asiatic 360 (his family's marketing and communication company) and a director of Radio Shadhin, one of the Asiatic Group companies.
Filmography Films YearTitleRoleNotes2012Chorabali2015Zero DegreeChuye Dile Mon2018SwapnajaalDebi2020Mission Extreme2022GuninMukhosh2024KajolrekhaNakshi Kanthar Jamin 2025A House Named ShahanaShukhomoy HaldarTBAPulsiratFilming
Television YearTitleNotes2006Batasher Khacha2007Ujan Pother Jatri2008-2009Hetmundu Urdhapad2009Eid Vacation2009Babar Hotel2010Anchor MofizManpowerOpekkha2012The FortuneAmader GolpoChhobir Haat2013Kajoler Dinratri@18Ekti Oporadh Bishoyok KolponaChili Chocolate2014DurottoAlpana Kajol2015Monkey BiznessProyo PodrekhaProshnoOsthir ParvezAmar Naam Ke RakhchheSikander Box Ekhon Nij GramePrem Othoba Duhshopner Raat DinAguner Phul2016GirlfriendX FactorTalk-Show MasterOshompurnoTumi Na Thakle2017Punch Clip2018Nongor Feli Ghate Ghate
Web series Year Title Character Director OTT Notes2020 Ekattor Major Wasim Tanim NoorHoichoi2021ContractTanim Noor and Krishnendu ChattopadhyayZEE5 Ladies & Gentlemen DB Officer Mostofa Sarwar FarookiZEE5 Unoloukik Ashraf Robiul Alam Robi Chorki Boli Joynal Shankha Dasgupta Hoichoi 2022Bite Size Halloween Season 3Nuhash HumayunHulu
Awards 2015 National Film Awards Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role for Chuye Dile Mon
References
External links Official website