Usama Khan (born 22 November 1991) is a Pakistani television actor. Khan is best known for portraying the main role Tabrez in 2018 soap Sanwari for which he received Hum Award for Best Soap Actor. He further portraying main role in A-Plus TV's Bezuban and Hum TV's Main Khwab Bunti Hon. His other works in the same year include Bisaat e Dil (2019), Ghalati (2019), and Haqeeqat (2019). Khan is recently seen portraying pivotal role Affan in Momina Duraid's Dobara.

Usama Khan
Born (1991-11-22) 22 November 1991 (age 32)
EducationACCA from SKANS
Occupations
Years active2017–present
Known forSanwari as Tabrez
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)

Early life and education

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Khan was born and raised in Gujranwala, Punjab and did his early schooling at St. Peter's High School, in Toba Tek Singh.[1] In 2011, he moved to Lahore in order to become a chartered account, and after completing his ACCA from the SKANS School of Accountancy, he worked for Silk Bank, an audit firm and a corporate company.[1]

Since college days, he aspired to pursue a career in acting.[1]

Before becoming an actor he did a corporate job in the United Arab Emirates.[2]

Career

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Early roles

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In 2017, he made his acting debut with a supporting role in Urdu 1 series Mujhay Jeenay Do. In an interview, Khan said that director Angeline Malik helped him in getting a debut role and when he came to Karachi, she referred him to other television producers. He went on to play the supporting roles in PTV's Rasmain (2017), Hum TV's Bisaat-e-Dil (2018), TV One's Gori Ki Dukaan (2018) and episodic appearances in Ustani Jee.[1]

Lead roles

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He got his first lead role in Hum TV's Sanwari (2018) opposite Zainab Shabbir. Sanwari ran for 180 episodes and proved to be the breakthrough for him. It also earned him Hum Award for Best Soap Actor.[3] He further played lead roles in Syed Atif Ali's directed Bezuban (2019) opposite Nawal Saeed and Adeel Qamar's directed Main Khwab Bunti Hon (2019) opposite Michelle Mumtaz.[1][4] In addition to appearing as lead, he played a supporting role in the romantic drama Ghalati featuring Hira Mani and Affan Waheed in leads, family drama Tamanna opposite Haroon Shahid and Nausheen Ahmed and anthology series Dikhawa.[4] Besides television, Khan appeared in brand TVC's including Silk Bank, Bold, Jazz and Nestle.[1]

Khan played the Noriyan in Geo Entertainment's Uraan opposite Kinza Hashmi and Adeel Chaudhry which was produced by Abdullah Kadwani under 7th Sky Entertainment[5] and Kaafur in Hum TV's horror series Chalawa produced by MD Productions and NJ Films.[4]

He also played the role of Vicky in Geo Entertainment's Ramadan special Ishq Jalebi.[6] Furthermore, he also stars in Hum TV's Sitam opposite Nawal Saeed, Moomal Khalid and Saad Qureshi produced by MD Productions and Gold Bridge Media and Geo Entertainment's Mohlat produced by 7th Sky Entertainment which will features Kinza Hashmi, Sami Khan, Komal Aziz Khan, Bushra Ansari and Asma Abbas.[7]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2017 Adhi Gawahi Usama TV debut
Mujhay Jeenay Do Dawood [1]
2018 Gori Ki Dukaan Rauf Telefilm [1]
Sanwari Tabrez Ali Lead role [3]
Bisaat e Dil Adil [1]
Mohini Mansion Ki Cinderellayain Azmat
2019 Bezuban Sahir Lead role
Pakeeza Phuppo [1]
Main Khwab Bunti Hoon Rizwan Shah Lead role [1]
Ghalati Fahad [1]
2020 Tamanna Umar [4]
Uraan Noriyan [5]
Chalawa Sarosh [4]
2021 Noor Nabeel Lead role [8]
Ishq Jalebi Waqar [9]
Mohlat Isa
Sitam Shayan Lead role
Mere Apne Hamza
Dobara Affan [9]
2022 Teri Rah Mein Fakhar Lead role
Aik Sitam Aur Shahroz [9]
Siyani Zohaib
Agar Farooq
2023 Kacha Dhaga Hamdan Lead role
Tere Ishq Ke Naam Altamash
Fatima Feng Ammar
Hostel Zohaib
Siyaah Salman Episodes "Baharbano" and "Karsaaz" on Green Entertainment
2024 Raaz Episode "Badla" on Green Entertainment
Ghair Saalis
Sunn Mere Dil Ammaar Ahmed

Special appearances

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
2018 Ustani Jee Zara's fiancé Episode 7 [1]
2019 Haqeeqat Sarim Episode "Badnaam Mohabbat" [10]
2020 Dikhawa Cameo Episode "Alam Ara"

Films

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Year Title Role Notes
2024 Nayab Zain Film debut

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2019 7th Hum Awards Best Soap Actor Sanwari Won [3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Ahmed, Mubashir (20 October 2020). "Usama Khan". The News International. Archived from the original on 24 December 2023.
  2. ^ "USAMA KHAN". OK! Pakistan. 20 March 2022. Archived from the original on 24 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Afzal, Asfia (7 October 2019). "Here's everyone who won at 'Hum Awards 2019' this weekend". Business Recorder. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Meet Pakistani cinema's stars of tomorrow". Gulf News. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Kinza Hashmi, Adeel Chaudhry come together in 'Udaan'". The Nation. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Usama Khan impresses fans with acting in Ishq Jalebi". The Nation. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Kinza Hashmi's new drama teaser is out". The Nation. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Anmol Baloch stuns in drama serial 'Noor'". The Nation. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  9. ^ a b c "Spotlight: The Bankable Actor". 3 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Badnaam Mohabbat - Haqeeqat | Aplus | Anmol Baloch, Usama Khan, Salman Saeed". YouTube. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.