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.
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| Born | 15 March 1966 Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Alma mater | National Theatre School |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, writer |
| Years active | 1988–present |
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| Website | www |
Early life
editAnvar 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 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
editIn 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
editFilm
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Star Trek Continues | Sentek | Episodes: "To Boldly Go" Part 1; "To Boldly Go" Part 2 |
Video games
edit| 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Anvar, Cas (5 December 2003). "Simply human nature". The Iranian. Archived from the original on 3 April 2005. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Volpe, Diane (26 February 2013). "Interview with Cas Anvar". NCISLA Magazine. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Cas Anvar relishes his 'Vulculan' role". Star Trek Continues News. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Our Story - Repercussion Theatre". Repercussiontheatre.com. sec. History Highlights. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Performances 1988-1994". Repercussiontheatre.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Gary Baum (27 September 2012). "Irony Alert: Princess Di Movie Strikes Deal With Paparazzi Agency". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ Etan Vlessing (29 October 2014). "Dominique Tipper, Cas Anvar join Syfy's The Expanse". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ Nellie Andreeva (26 June 2020). "'The Expanse' Star Cas Anvar Under Investigation Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (24 November 2020). "'The Expanse' Renewed For Sixth & Final Season By Amazon Ahead Of Season 5 Premiere". Deadline. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ Jessey, Ben (12 October 2020). "The Voice Actor Behind Every Main Protagonist In The Series". The Gamer. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ Moore, Camille (5 February 2021). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Cas Anvar". TV Overmind. Retrieved 13 October 2023.