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Bilal Baig

b. 1995

Canadian writer and actor

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About Bilal Baig

Born 1995. Bilal Baig is a Canadian actor, stage actor, entertainer, writer and television actor.

Zaiba Baig (born Bilal Baig, 1995 ) is a Canadian writer and actor. They are best known for their play Acha Bacha and CBC series Sort Of (2021–2023).

Career Acha Bacha, a play which centers on a Pakistani-Canadian non-binary person struggling to reconcile their gender with their Muslim upbringing, was staged in a joint production by Theatre Passe Muraille and Buddies in Bad Times in 2018, and presented at Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace.

Baig is the co-creator, co-writer, and star of Sort Of, a CBC Television comedy series centering on a genderfluid character.

Sort Of was the top winner overall in television categories at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022 and Baig shared the award for Best Writing in a Comedy Series with writing partner Fab Filippo. Baig had declined to submit their performance for 2022 award consideration due to the gendered categories of Best Actor in a Comedy Series and Best Actress in a Comedy Series. Subsequently, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television announced that beginning with the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023, gender-neutral awards for Best Performance would be presented instead of gendered actor and actress categories Baig was the winner of the inaugural Canadian Screen Award for Best Leading Performance in a Comedy Series at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023, in addition to their second award for Best Writing in a Comedy Series, again shared with Fab Fillipo.

In June 2025, Buddies in Bad Times announced the production of Begging Brown Bitch Plays, a show combining Baig's one-act plays Kainchee Lagaa and Jhooti, for the 2025-26 season. It ran from April 1–18, 2026.

Personal life Baig was raised in Mississauga, Ontario, by Pakistani immigrant parents. They use both she/her and they/them pronouns. They do not have a close relationship with their parents and only revealed their identity and career to them through email a week before the premiere of Sort Of. Though their parents' reactions were more positive than expected, Baig found it upsetting, stating "No one was really trying to make a deep connection."

In January 2026, Baig stated in a story on their Instagram account that they had changed their name to Zaiba, alongside a request to no longer use their deadname.

Credits Writing

Television Year Title Notes 2021–2023 Sort Of 11 episodes; co-creator

Theatre

Year Title Director(s) Theatre 2018 Acha Bacha Brendan Healy Theatre Passe Muraille 2026 Kainchee Lagaa Peabody AwardsEntertainmentSort Of Dayne Ogilvie PrizeLGBTQ2S+ Emerging Writers Zaiba Baig for Acha Bacha 10th Canadian Screen AwardsBest Writing, ComedyZaiba Baig, Fab Filippo 202311th Canadian Screen AwardsBest Lead Performer, ComedyZaiba Baig Best Writing, ComedyZaiba Baig, Fab Filippo

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Born
1995
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Education
Meadowvale Secondary School

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Bilal Baig?

Canadian writer and actor

When was Bilal Baig born?

Bilal Baig was born in 1995.

What is Bilal Baig's occupation?

Bilal Baig is an actor, stage actor, entertainer, writer and television actor.

What nationality is Bilal Baig?

Bilal Baig is Canadian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Bilal Baig

· Wikidata: Q106233922

· DBpedia: Zaiba Baig

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