Ismail Bashey
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 25, 1970 (age 56)
- Place of birth
- Bombay, India
- Credits
- 45
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
Filmography
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023Movie
Additional Voices (voice)
Ms. Marvel
2022TV
Flight Passenger (voice)
Zafar
2022Movie
Zafar
The Virgin of Highland Park
2022Movie
Dr. Davis
American Eid
2021Movie
Altaf
The Illegal
2021Movie
Mamujaan
The Village
2019TV
Abbas Azmoun
SEAL Team
2017TV
Salim Hakan
24: Legacy
2017TV
Saeed Hammad
Street
2015Movie
Store Clerk
Rosewood
2015TV
Rishi Singh
Million Dollar Arm
2014Movie
Emcee (uncredited)
Growing Up Fisher
2014TV
Olivier
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
2013Movie
Pak-Punjab Deli Customer
Elementary
2012TV
Quadir Durrani
Desperate Endeavors
2012Movie
Ram
Scandal
2012TV
President Razani
Homeland
2011TV
Major Zulfikar
Unforgettable
2011TV
Aziz Malik (uncredited)
Aks
2011TV
Ishq Junoon Deewangi
2009TV
Behram Omar
In Plain Sight
2008TV
Indian Man
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
2006Movie
Various (voice)
Sleeper Cell
2005TV
Suheil
Close to Home
2005TV
Bashar Alavi
Boston Legal
2004TV
Dr. Martin Lee
Messengers
2004Movie
Arjen Bhasen
Ball and Chain
2004Movie
Ashol
NCIS
2003TV
Nabi
CSI: Miami
2002TV
Restaurant Manager
The Guru
2002Movie
Various Characters (voice, uncredited)
Rollerball
2002Movie
Indian Sports Announcer
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001TV
Yossi Almaliakh, Patel
Alias
2001TV
Mr. Halbe
The Warrior
2001Movie
The Warrior (voice)
Little Senegal
2001Movie
Foreman
Mambo Café
2000Movie
Cabbie #2
ABCD
1999Movie
News Vendor
Third Watch
1999TV
Taxi Driver
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999TV
Dr. Dhar
The Sopranos
1999TV
Dr. Mehta
The Tic Code
1998Movie
Indian Man
Twisted
1996Movie
Extra
Law & Order
1990TV
Harish Singh
Sesame Street
1969TV
Orderly