Zoha Rahman
Zoha Rahman | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Occupation | Actress‚ Model |
| Years active | 2019 – present |
Zoha Rahman is a British-Pakistani actress. She appeared in Spider-Man: Far From Home.
Early life
[edit]Zoha was born in a small town near Jhelum, Punjab, Pakistan, and moved to the United Kingdom with her family when she was a child.[1][2]
Whilst studying law at university, Zoha accepted various modelling and acting offers while studying,[3][4] making her film debut in 2019 with Mr. Majnu.[5]
Zoha currently divides her time between the UK and Pakistan, filming movie and television projects in both countries.[4]
Filmography
[edit]As well as appearing in Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019),[6] Zoha has featured in Netflix's Young Wallander as Aaliya,[7] Apple TV's Foundation as the Anacreon soldier Onelle,[8] and has made her Bollywood debut in the cricket epic '83.[1]
Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Mr. Majnu | ||
| 2019 | Spider-Man: Far From Home | Zoha Souliotis | [9] |
| 2019 | Housefull 4 | ||
| 2020 | Man Sick Rogue | ||
| 2021 | Take-Awasian | ||
| 2021 | 83 (film) | [1] | |
| TBA | Dirty Angels | TBA |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Never Kiss Your Best Friend | Inayat[5] | |
| 2020 | Young Wallander | Aaliya[5][7] | |
| 2021 | Foundation | Onelle[5][8] | Apple TV+ Series |
| 2021 | Dil-e-Momin | Ainee | Geo TV serial[10] |
Voice acting
[edit]Fluent in English, Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi, Zoha works as a voice actor, having lent her voice to multiple commercials in various accents, including for the Home Office.[4] She also narrated Audible's audiobook 'The Arctic Curry Club' by Dani Redd.[11]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Thinking Big with Actress and Model Zoha Rahman". The NewsRun. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ↑ Images Staff (11 July 2019). "Meet the Pakistani playing Marvel's first onscreen hijabi character". DAWN Images. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ↑ "Meet Zoha Rahman, the Muslim Actor in "Spider-Man: Far from Home"". BuzzFeed.
- 1 2 3 "Actors 2020 Podcast: Zoha Rahman - British - Pakistani Actress on Apple Podcasts".
- 1 2 3 4 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10522693/ [user-generated source]
- ↑ Rahman, Sami. "Meet Zoha Rahman – Spiderman's first ever hijabi character". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- 1 2 "Pakistani Hijabi girl talks about 'Spider-Man' movie role". Gulf Today. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- 1 2 "Zoha Rahman is playing an Anacreon soldier in Foundation". November 2021.
- ↑ Rahman, Sami (28 June 2019). "Talking representation and Hollywood with Zoha Rahman: Marvel's first hijabi character in Spider-Man". The New Arab. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ↑ "Pakistani actress Zoha Rahman makes an appearance in upcoming Bollywood film '83'". Daily Times. 4 December 2021.
- ↑ "The Arctic Curry Club (Audio Download): Dani Redd, Zoha Rahman, Avon: Amazon.co.uk: Audible Books & Originals". Amazon UK.
External links
[edit]- Zoha Rahman at IMDb