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Cas Anvar
Anvar in 2019
Born (1966-03-15) 15 March 1966 (age 58)
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Alma materNational Theatre School
Occupation(s)Actor, writer
Years active1988–present
Known for
Websitewww.casanvar.com

Cas Anvar (Persian: کاس انور; born 15 March 1966)[1][2][3] is a Canadian actor known for his role in the SyFy/Amazon Prime Video science fiction television series The Expanse.

Early life

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Anvar was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, to Iranian parents.[4] They moved to Montreal, Quebec, where he was raised. He graduated from Beaconsfield High School in 1983.[5]

Career

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Anvar at the 2015 Fan Expo Canada

Anvar has said that after early studies of psychology and sciences at McGill University,[6][7] he changed fields and graduated from the National Theatre School in 1989.[4]

He was founding Artistic Director of Repercussion Theatre. Since 1988 the company toured parks of Montreal, and then throughout North America, with the annual Shakespeare in the Park Festival.[8][2] Meanwhile, he continued performing in theatre.[9]

In 1992 he debuted in Urban Angel, and has continued to perform roles in television and film.[3]

In 2011 he voiced Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad in Assassin's Creed: Revelations.[10] Anvar appeared as Dodi Fayed with Naomi Watts in the film Diana in 2013.[11]

Anvar starred in the science fiction television series The Expanse as Alex Kamal. It was first broadcast in December 2015. [12]

In 2016, he joined season 3 of The Strain as Sanjay Desai.

In 2019, he had a recurring role on How To Get Away With Murder as Robert Hseih.

Sexual misconduct allegations

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In June 2020, Alcon Entertainment hired an independent firm to investigate over 30 allegations of sexual harassment and assault made against Anvar.[13][14] In November 2020 Alcon announced that Anvar would not be returning for the sixth and final season of The Expanse.[15]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1995 Witchboard III: The Possession Paramedic #1
1997 Afterglow Frederico
1998 Twist of Fate Goldwin
1998 The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo Youssef
1998 Sublet Nightclub Man
2000 Seducing Maarya Zakir
2001 Cause of Death Leonard Sheck
2001 Hidden Agenda Agent McCoomb
2002 Wrong Number Thomas Pitrillo
2003 Comment ma mère accoucha de moi durant sa ménopause Médecin, examen gynéco
2003 Shattered Glass Kambiz Foroohar
2003 Timeline E.R. Doctor
2004 The Terminal CBP Officer #3
2008 Punisher: War Zone Plastic Surgeon
2009 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Egyptian Interpol Officer #1
2011 Source Code Hazmi
2012 Argo Revolutionary Guard
2012 The Factory Phil Uncredited
2012 The Son of an Afghan Farmer Michael
2013 Diana Dodi Fayed
2014 Fall Reza
2015 Miss India America Deep Panday
2015 The Vatican Tapes Dr. Fahti
2015 Room Dr Mittal
2017 Nobility Captain Eric Cern
2018 The Lie Sam Ismali
2019 The Operative Farhad
2019 Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ra's al Ghul Voice
2019 Draupadi Unleashed Manu

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1991-2005 Watatatow Atys Main role
1998 La Femme Nikita Halir Episode: "Old Habits"
2005 The Tournament Dr. Singh Main role, 17 episodes
2007 NCIS Masoud Tariq Television TV series, Season 4 Episode 12
2009 The Phantom Rhatib Singh Television miniseries
2009 24 Dr. Wyndham Television TV series
2010 Lost Omer Jarrah Episode: "Sundown"
2011 Leverage Oscar San Guillermo Episode 4.15: "The Lonely Hearts Job"
2011 Neverland Gentleman Starkey Television miniseries
2011–2012 Xeno-Date Sirus Webseries, 8 episodes
2014 Castle Dr. Rampanel Episode: "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
2014 Intelligence Ibrahim Al-Munin Episode: "Red X"
2015 Olympus Xerxes Recurring role, 7 episodes
2015–2021 The Expanse Alex Kamal Main role, 56 episodes
2016–2017 The Strain Sanjay Desai Recurring role, 10 episodes
2019–2020 How To Get Away with Murder Robert Hsieh Recurring role, 4 episodes
2020 Cardinal Taj Roy Episode 4.02: "Adele"
2021 FBI: International Ali Majidi Episode 1.06: "The Secrets She Knows"
2023 Gwen Shamblin: Starving for Salvation Seller Television film

Internet video

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Year Title Role Notes
2017 Star Trek Continues Sentek Episodes: "To Boldly Go" Part 1; "To Boldly Go" Part 2

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 Assassin's Creed: Revelations Altaïr Ibn-LaʼAhad Voice role [16]
2012 Call of Duty: Black Ops II Mullah Rahmaan Voice role [17]
2012 Halo 4 Dalton Voice role

References

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  1. ^ The Expanse Writers [@TheExpanseWR] (15 March 2017). "Wishing our favorite Martian pilot an expansively excellent birthday!🎉Happy Birthday @Casanvar🚀" (Tweet). Retweeted by Cas Anvar. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ a b Noxon, Christopher (6 September 1990). "Out, out, damned... mosquito!?" (PDF). Thursday Report. Vol. 15, no. 1. Concordia University. p. 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b Greenaway, Kathryn (7 July 1995). "Repercussion turns parks into bard yards". The Gazette. p. 40. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b Anvar, Cas (5 December 2003). "Simply human nature". The Iranian. Archived from the original on 3 April 2005. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  5. ^ Greenaway, Kathryn (14 May 2013). "Beaconsfield High School set to celebrate 55-year reunion". Montreal Gazette. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  6. ^ Volpe, Diane (26 February 2013). "Interview with Cas Anvar". NCISLA Magazine. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Cas Anvar relishes his 'Vulculan' role". Star Trek Continues News. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Our Story - Repercussion Theatre". Repercussiontheatre.com. sec. History Highlights. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Performances 1988-1994". Repercussiontheatre.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  10. ^ Walker, Richard (27 October 2012). "MCM 2012: Assassin's Creed: Revelations' Voice of Altair, Cas Anvar Joins X360A On Stage @ MCM". Xbox Achievements. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  11. ^ Gary Baum (27 September 2012). "Irony Alert: Princess Di Movie Strikes Deal With Paparazzi Agency". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  12. ^ Etan Vlessing (29 October 2014). "Dominique Tipper, Cas Anvar join Syfy's The Expanse". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  13. ^ Nellie Andreeva (26 June 2020). "'The Expanse' Star Cas Anvar Under Investigation Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations". Deadline Hollywood.
  14. ^ Hale-Stern, Kaila (29 June 2020). "The Expanse's Cas Anvar Accused by Multiple Women of Sexual Assault and Harassment". The Mary Sue. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  15. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (24 November 2020). "'The Expanse' Renewed For Sixth & Final Season By Amazon Ahead Of Season 5 Premiere". Deadline. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  16. ^ Jessey, Ben (12 October 2020). "The Voice Actor Behind Every Main Protagonist In The Series". The Gamer. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  17. ^ Moore, Camille (5 February 2021). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Cas Anvar". TV Overmind. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
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