Ahmed Ali Akbar () is a Pakistani actor who primarily works in Urdu television. He marked his television debut in 1999 at the age of thirteen in PTV's drama Stop Watch. He guest-starred in the 2013 drama film Siyaah and started his professional acting career in 2014, since then he has appeared in several television series. Akbar is best known for playing the titular character Parizaad in Hum TV's biggest hit Parizaad in 2021 for which he won several awards including Hum Awards for Best Actor - Popular. His other notable works include Yeh Raha Dil (2017) and Ehd- e-Wafa (2019).
Early life Ahmed was born into a Punjabi family in Rawalpindi to tennis coach Muhammad Ali Akbar. His brother Abid Ali Akbar is a tennis player.
He claims to have played tennis on a national level before pursuing a career in entertainment. He also played cricket and football at club level. At one point, he wanted to pursue professional cricket but abandoned the option because of nepotism.
Career
Early work as child artist, musician and theater actor He marked his television career at the age of thirteen on PTV's drama Stop Watch, after which he was singing for a progressive rock band, the Islamabad-based Nafs, for some ten years before returning to acting on some friend's advice, in a play written by Osman Khalid Butt.
Ali made his stage debut in 2008 and received critical appraisal for his work.
Film debut and television success He guest starred in his 2013 debut film Siyaah and started his professional television career in 2014, as a lead actor in the drama Shehr-e-Ajnabi.
He then grabbed one of the leading roles in Parchi, in 2018, which was well received at the box-office. He also directed the stunts for the film.
In 2019, he starred in Laal Kabootar, a crime-thriller movie set in Karachi, which is also music video director Kamal Khan's first feature film, sharing the screen with Mansha Pasha and Ali Kazmi, and which was well received by the critics. The same year he also worked in the hit drama serial Ehd-e-Wafa which was ISPR's presentation and aired on PTV Home and Hum TV.
In 2021, he was the lead role in Parizaad, earning critical acclaim for his acting and winning several awards, including Hum Awards for Best Actor - Popular.
Host He hosted the first Hum Style Awards in 2016. He then hosted the Hum Style Awards in 2018 alongside musician Asim Azhar and was a co-host of the 9th Hum Awards in 2024.
Filmography Films Year Title Role Director NotesRef(s) 2013 Siyaah Faadi Azfar Jafri Cameo appearance 2015 Karachi se Lahore Sam Wajahat Rauf 2016 Ho Mann Jahan Himself Asim Raza Cameo appearance Lahore Se Aagey Sam Wajahat Rauf 2018 Parchi Saqlain Azfar JafriAlso the stunt director 2019 Laal Kabootar Adeel Nawaz Kamal Khan Heer Maan Ja Policeman Azfar Jafri Special appearance2023 Gunjal Shahbaz Bhatti Shoaib Sultan
Television series Year Title Role Director NetworkNotesRef(s)1999Stop Watch PTVDebut2013 Burka Avenger Peon Haroon Geo TezVoice Role2014 Shehr-e-Ajnabi Haris A PlusDusri Bivi Aamir Anjum ShahzadARY Digital2015 Ishq Parast Hamza Badar MehmoodGuzaarish Zain Owais Khan Nazo Habeel Aabis RazaUrdu 1Paiwand Hassam ARY Digital2016 Mera Yaar Miladay Fahad Anjum Shahzad2017 Munkir Gulraiz TV OneYeh Raha Dil Zaki Haroon Baig Siraj-ul-HaqueHum TVPhir Wohi Mohabbat Waleed Mohsin Mirza2018 Tajdeed e Wafa Arsal Ilyas Kashmiri2019 Ehd E Wafa Shahryar "Sherry" Afzal Saife Hassan Hum TVPTV Home2021 Parizaad Parizaad Mir Shahzad Kashmiri Hum TV2023 Idiot GulzarAnjum Shahzad Green Entertainment 2024 Nadaan Haider Khan Mehreen Jabbar Hum TVMini Series Faraar FasihSyed Wajahat Hussain / Musadiq Malik Green Entertainment2025Sanwal Yaar Piya Sanwal Danish Nawaz Geo Entertainment2026Hum TV
Theatre Year Play RoleRef(s) 2012 The Taming of the Shrew TranioSyed Abbas Hussain ( 6–12 July 2012), "Tour de force", The Friday Times. Retrieved 12 October 2018. 2014 Grease Danny Zuko
Awards and nominations YearAward Category Work ResultRef(s)20186th Hum Awards Couple - Popular (with Yumna Zaidi)Yeh Raha Dil202019th Lux Style AwardsBest Film ActorLaal Kabootar"https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/495568-who-won-at-the-mega-lux-style-awrds-2019" (18) Film FestivalBest Actor20228th Hum AwardsBest Actor - JuryParizaadBest Actor - PopularBest On-Screen Couple - Jury (with Yumna Zaidi) Couple - Popular (with Yumna Zaidi)21st Lux Style AwardsBest TV Actor (Critics Choice)Best TV Actor (Viewers' Choice)202423rd Lux Style AwardsBest Film ActorGunjal
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