Ahmed Ali

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 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.

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. 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 Heer Maan Ja Policeman Azfar Jafri Special appearance2023 Gunjal Shahbaz Bhatti Shoaib Sultan

Television series

Theatre Year Play RoleRef(s) 2012 The Taming of the Shrew Tranio 2014 Grease Danny Zuko

Awards and nominations YearAward Category Work ResultRef(s)20186th Hum Awards Couple - Popular (with Yumna Zaidi)Yeh Raha Dil 202019th Lux Style AwardsBest Film ActorLaal Kabootar Film FestivalBest Actor20228th Hum AwardsBest Actor - JuryParizaad Best Actor - PopularBest On-Screen Couple - Jury (with Yumna Zaidi) Best TV Actor (Viewers' Choice)202423rd Lux Style AwardsBest Film ActorGunjal