Birthday
1970/04/25 (55 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Bombay, India
Also know as
Ishmail Bashey
Ismail originally hails from Bombay, India where he began his acting career at a fairly young age, taking an active part in every school production from Shakespeare to Moliere. He began performing on stage professionally in Musical Theatre in productions such as Grease; They Are Playing our Song and Best of Broadway. He has trained extensively in jazz ballet under the guidance of Karla Singh and Shiamak Davar. He then moved to New York and began his acting career in the Big Apple. He trained at ...Read more
(2004) Ball and Chain
as Ashol
(2023) Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
as Additional Voices (voice)
(2012) Desperate Endeavors
as Ram
(2022) Zafar
as Zafar
(2006) Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
as Various (voice)
(2001) The Warrior
as The Warrior (voice)
(2002) Rollerball
as Indian Sports Announcer
(2004) Messengers
as Arjen Bhasen
(2013) The Reluctant Fundamentalist
as Pak-Punjab Deli Customer
(2021) American Eid
as Altaf
(2022) The Virgin of Highland Park
as Dr. Davis
(2019) The Illegal
as Mamujaan
(2015) Street
as Store Clerk
(2014) Million Dollar Arm
as Emcee (uncredited)
(2002) The Guru
as Various Characters (voice, uncredited)
(2001) Little Senegal
as Foreman
(2000) Mambo Café
as Cabbie #2
(1999) ABCD
as News Vendor
(1998) The Tic Code
as Indian Man
(1996) Twisted
as Extra
(2003) NCIS
as Nabi
(2015) Rosewood
as Rishi Singh
(1990) Law & Order
as Harish Singh
(1999) The Sopranos
as Dr. Mehta
(1999) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Dr. Dhar
(2022) Ms. Marvel
as Flight Passenger (voice)
(2001) Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Yossi Almaliakh
(2001) Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Patel
(2012) Elementary
as Quadir Durrani
(2012) Scandal
as President Razani
(2011) Aks
as ---
(2009) Ishq Junoon Deewangi
as Behram Omar
(2014) Madam Secretary
as Ahmet Avci
(1999) Third Watch
as Taxi Driver
(2014) Growing Up Fisher
as Olivier
(2011) Homeland
as Major Zulfikar
(2019) The Village
as Abbas Azmoun
(2017) SEAL Team
as Salim Hakan
(2017) 24: Legacy
as Saeed Hammad
(2011) Unforgettable
as Aziz Malik (uncredited)
(2008) In Plain Sight
as Indian Man
(2002) CSI: Miami
as Restaurant Manager
(2004) Boston Legal
as Dr. Martin Lee
(2005) Sleeper Cell
as Suheil
(2001) Alias
as Mr. Halbe
(2005) Close to Home
as Bashar Alavi
(1969) Sesame Street
as Orderly