Ismail Bashey
Known for Acting · 45 credits
- Born
- 1970-04-25 (age 56)
- Place of birth
- Bombay, India
- Also known as
- Ishmail Bashey
Biography
Ismail originally hails from Bombay, India where he began his acting career at a fairly young age, taking an active part in every school production from Shakespeare to Moliere. He began performing on stage professionally in Musical Theatre in productions such as Grease; They Are Playing our Song and Best of Broadway. He has trained extensively in jazz ballet under the guidance of Karla Singh and Shiamak Davar. He then moved to New York and began his acting career in the Big Apple. He trained at the Lee Strasberg theater Institute in New York for 3 years. During that time he was working on the local south Asian cable channels such as ITV and ATN as a TV host introducing Music videos and Bollywood tidbits. He then began the auditioning circuit around that time and landed some guest roles in independent features such as the Tic Code (starring Gregory Hines). He also began acting on the popular Zee TV drama Mausam that was filmed in New York and Bombay. He was recently seen in the independent feature film Wings of Hope for which he won Best Actor at the Cinevue International film festival.
Known For
TV Shows (25)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Dr. Dhar
Law & Order
1990
as Harish Singh
NCIS
2003
as Nabi
CSI: Miami
2002
as Restaurant Manager
The Sopranos
1999
as Dr. Mehta
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Yossi Almaliakh / Patel
Homeland
2011
as Major Zulfikar
Elementary
2012
as Quadir Durrani
Sesame Street
1969
as Orderly
SEAL Team
2017
as Salim Hakan
Scandal
2012
as President Razani
Third Watch
1999
as Taxi Driver
Boston Legal
2004
as Dr. Martin Lee
Unforgettable
2011
as Aziz Malik (uncredited)
Close to Home
2005
as Bashar Alavi
Rosewood
2015
as Rishi Singh
In Plain Sight
2008
as Indian Man
Ms. Marvel
2022
as Flight Passenger (voice)
Alias
2001
as Mr. Halbe
Sleeper Cell
2005
as Suheil
24: Legacy
2017
as Saeed Hammad
Growing Up Fisher
2014
as Olivier
The Village
2019
as Abbas Azmoun
Aks
2011
Ishq Junoon Deewangi
2009
as Behram Omar
Movies (20)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023
as Additional Voices (voice)
Rollerball
2002
as Indian Sports Announcer
The Guru
2002
as Various Characters (voice, uncredited)
Million Dollar Arm
2014
as Emcee (uncredited)
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
2013
as Pak-Punjab Deli Customer
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
2006
as Various (voice)
The Warrior
2001
as The Warrior (voice)
Street
2015
as Store Clerk
Messengers
2004
as Arjen Bhasen
Ball and Chain
2004
as Ashol
The Tic Code
1998
as Indian Man
Mambo Café
2000
as Cabbie #2
American Eid
2021
as Altaf
Twisted
1996
as Extra
Desperate Endeavors
2012
as Ram
ABCD
1999
as News Vendor
The Illegal
2021
as Mamujaan
The Virgin of Highland Park
2022
as Dr. Davis
Little Senegal
2001
as Foreman
Zafar
2022
as Zafar
About Ismail Bashey
Ismail originally hails from Bombay, India where he began his acting career at a fairly young age, taking an active part in every school production from Shakespeare to Moliere. He began performing on stage professionally in Musical Theatre in productions such as Grease; They Are Playing our Song and Best of Broadway. He has trained extensively in jazz ballet under the guidance of Karla Singh and Shiamak Davar. He then moved to New York and began his acting career in the Big Apple. He trained at the Lee Strasberg theater Institute in New York f… With 45 credits spanning from 1969 to 2023, Ismail Bashey has appeared in 20 films and 25 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ismail Bashey Movies
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) — as Additional Voices (voice)
- Rollerball (2002) — as Indian Sports Announcer
- The Guru (2002) — as Various Characters (voice, uncredited)
- Million Dollar Arm (2014) — as Emcee (uncredited)
- The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013) — as Pak-Punjab Deli Customer
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