Usama Khan (born 22 November 1991) is a Pakistani television actor. Khan is best known for portraying the main role Tabrez in 2018 soap Sanwari for which he received Hum Award for Best Soap Actor. He further portrayed the main role in A-Plus TV's Bezuban and Hum TV's Main Khwab Bunti Hon. His other works in 2019 include Bisaat e Dil, Ghalati, and Haqeeqat. He also portrayed the pivotal role of Affan in Momina Duraid's Dobara.
Early life and education Khan was born and raised in Gujranwala, Punjab and did his early schooling at St. Peter's High School, in Toba Tek Singh. In 2011, he moved to Lahore to become a chartered account, and after completing his ACCA from the SKANS School of Accountancy, he worked for Silk Bank, an audit firm and a corporate company.
Since college days, he aspired to pursue a career in acting. Before becoming an actor he did a corporate job in the United Arab Emirates.
Career
Early roles In 2017, he made his acting debut with a supporting role in Urdu 1 series Mujhay Jeenay Do. In an interview, Khan said that director Angeline Malik helped him in getting a debut role and when he came to Karachi, she referred him to other television producers. He went on to play the supporting roles in PTV's Rasmain (2017), Hum TV's Bisaat-e-Dil (2018), TV One's Gori Ki Dukaan (2018) and episodic appearances in Ustani Jee.
Lead roles He got his first lead role in Hum TV's Sanwari (2018) opposite Zainab Shabbir. Sanwari ran for 180 episodes and proved to be the breakthrough for him. It also earned him Hum Award for Best Soap Actor. He further played lead roles in Syed Atif Ali's directed Bezuban (2019) opposite Nawal Saeed and Adeel Qamar's directed Main Khwab Bunti Hon (2019) opposite Michelle Mumtaz. In addition to appearing as lead, he played a supporting role in the romantic drama Ghalati featuring Hira Mani and Affan Waheed in leads, family drama Tamanna opposite Haroon Shahid and Nausheen Ahmed and anthology series Dikhawa. Besides television, Khan appeared in brand TVC's including Silk Bank, Bold, Jazz and Nestle.
Khan played the Noriyan in Geo Entertainment's Uraan opposite Kinza Hashmi and Adeel Chaudhry which was produced by Abdullah Kadwani under 7th Sky Entertainment and Kaafur in Hum TV's horror series Chalawa produced by MD Productions and NJ Films.
He also played the role of Vicky in Geo Entertainment's Ramadan special Ishq Jalebi. Furthermore, he also stars in Hum TV's Sitam opposite Nawal Saeed, Moomal Khalid and Saad Qureshi produced by MD Productions and Gold Bridge Media and Geo Entertainment's Mohlat produced by 7th Sky Entertainment which features Kinza Hashmi, Sami Khan, Komal Aziz Khan, Bushra Ansari and Asma Abbas.
Filmography Television YearTitleRoleNetworkNotes 2017 Adhi Gawahi Usama Hum TV TV debut; supporting roleMujhay Jeenay Do Dawood Urdu 1Supporting role2018Gori Ki Dukaan RaufHum TVTelefilmSanwariTabrez AliLead roleBisaat e DilAdilSupporting roleMohini Mansion Ki CinderellayainAzmat2019BezubanSahirLead rolePakeeza PhuppoSupporting roleMain Khwab Bunti HoonRizwan ShahLead roleGhalatiFahadARY DigitalSupporting role2020TamannaUmarGeo Entertainment Uraan NoriyanARY DigitalMeray Dost Meray Yaar Season 2HaarisGeo EntertainmentChalawa SaroshHum TVLead role2021Noor NabeelARY DigitalIshq JalebiWaqarHum TVSupporting roleMohlatIsaARY DigitalSitamShayanLead roleMere ApneHamzaDobaraAffanHum TV Supporting role2022Teri Rah MeinFakharARY DigitalLead roleAik Sitam Aur Shahroz SiyaniZohaibGeo EntertainmentAgar Farooq Hum TV2023Kacha Dhaga Hamdan Tere Ishq Ke Naam AltamashARY Digital Hostel Zohaib Fatima Feng AmmarGreen Entertainment2024Ghair SaalisARY DigitalSunn Mere Dil Ammaar AhmedGeo EntertainmentQarz e JaanBarrister Burhan Hum TV2025Kuch Na KehnaNourozGreen EntertainmentHashtagNickGeo Entertainment2026Chhup Chhup KayZohaib Zarar KhanExpress EntertainmentMarg E WafaAzarHum TV
Special appearances YearTitleRoleNetworkNotesRef 2018Ustani Jee Zara's fiancéHum TV Episode 72019HaqeeqatSarimA-Plus TVEpisode "Badnaam Mohabbat"2020Dikhawa CameoGeo EntertainmentEpisode "Alam Ara"2024SiyaahSalmanGreen EntertainmentEpisodes "Baharbano" and "Karsaaz"RaazHamzaEpisode "Badla"2025Ishq Di ChasniBarrister Burhan AsimEpisode 32
Films +YearTitleRoleNotes2024NayabZainFilm debut
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result Ref. 2019 7th Hum Awards Best Soap Actor Sanwari
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