View for person of id: 1819009
Rehan Sheikh
Born: 13th Jan 1969 London, England
Dept: Acting
Rehan Sheikh (born January 13, 1969) is a British-Pakistani filmmaker, actor, director, writer, playwright, producer, and former television host. He is best known for The Castle: Aik Umeed (2001), Inkaar (2019), for which he was nominated for Best Actor at Lux Style Awards, and Sanjha (2011-2012), which earned him a Hum Awards nomination.
Sheikh started his career on stage in South London, notably working in Tamasha Theatre Company's Women of the Dust in 1992. While visiting Pakistan during holidays the next year, he wrote, directed, and acted in a play in Rawalpindi, where he was spotted by renowned playwright and theatre director Sarmad Sehbai. Sehbai got him his first television role in Aaghosh (1993). Sheikh remained in Pakistan and went on do a number of popular drama serials and also hosted the short-lived travel show Travel Guide of Pakistan.
[ToDo] Show list of extra photos here.
Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 21
Film: 9 (43%)
Television: 12 (57%)
Remaining genres not in graph:
Filmography
(No release date supplied. Possibly still in production.)
A rich business man with the aid of a corrupt police unit attempt to hunt down in order to kill and an ex-business associate and family member after h ... view
Character:
Inspector Murtaza Shah
Apr 2026 (first aired)
Recently separated from her husband, a modern woman is caught between a new, compatible partner and her mother-in-law's persistent reconciliation effo ... view
Character:
T.S. (8 ep.)
2026
A British Asian Mancunian is drawn in to the criminal underworld by his notorious uncle. Everything is at stake as his competition with his cousin rea ... view
Character:
Zafar Khan
Original title: پاپے کی ویڈنگ
2024
A contemporary boy returns to his traditional hometown for his sister's wedding, soon discovering his own proposal finalized with a girl he's never se ... view
Character:
Mar 2024 (first aired)
Get ready for a wild experience of fun, love, hate, and uproarious antics! Join us as we jump into the chaotic world of a couple whose relationship sw ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Original title: چھپن چھپائی
2018
Inept kidnappers need both luck and logic to stay one step ahead of the determined cop who is hot on their trail, but are laughably lacking both. ... view
Character:
Khan
Original title: آزاد
2018
An off beat comedy drama set in modern day Pakistan about a free spirited RJ who hosts a morning show until a chance encounter leads him to confront h ... view
Character:
Dec 2017 (first aired)
Each episode features a Pakistani celebrity interviewed by Peerzada about their journeys, struggles, challenges and success. ... view
Character:
Himself (1 ep.)
Jan 2017 (first aired)
The series centers social issues on the rural society revolving around the concept of Vanni, the series shows moral lessons against common issues such ... view
Character:
Chaudhry Rab Nawaz Raja (21 ep.)
Original title: ایکٹر ان لاء
2016
An aspiring actor succumbs to pressure from his father and takes up the role of lawyer. ... view
Character:
NESC's Lawyer
May 2016 (first aired)
Story deals with the social issues of glamor industry, upper-class family, and its struggles. ... view
Character:
Tahir Malik (24 ep.)
Apr 2016 (first aired)
The drama revolves around two sisters, Sheedan and Sajida. Sheedan is married to Majid. While, Sajida is a widowed wife of Parvez, friend of Imtiaz. S ... view
Character:
Majid (1 ep.)
Original title: منٹو
2015
The controversial and troubled Indo-Pakistani writer Saadat Hasan Manto finds his artistic choices challenged by censors. ... view
Character:
Mian Saheb
Apr 2015 (first aired)
Series narrates the story of a young and fun-loving girl Jugnoo, who had lost her father at an early age. She along with her mother Shah Jahan, lives ... view
Character:
Baba Sahab (18 ep.)
Oct 2014 (first aired)
An arranged engagement between a village girl and her city cousin shows signs of true love, but an indiscretion decades ago could doom their romance. ... view
Character:
Mohammad Amin Janjua (27 ep.)
Oct 2012 (first aired)
The story is about Meesha who lives with her two step sisters and step mother. She is mistreated by her step mother and does all the house hold work. ... view
Character:
Saifullah (19 ep.)
May 2011 (first aired)
A romantic comedy about two sisters and their journey from a western to Oriental life. ... view
Character:
Hatim (25 ep.)
Original title: Muhafiz
2005
A story of a mother, in village of Thar desert in border area, who sacrificed her motherhood for the justice to her country and for a soldier whom she ... view
Character:
Shabbir
Original title: خاموش پانی
2003
Ayesha is a widow with a secret past, living with her beloved son Saleem in a small town in Pakistan close to the Indian border. When the fires of Isl ... view
Character:
Afsan (1947)