Sana'a Shaik

Sana'a Shaik is a South African born film and television actress based in Australia.

Early life Born in Durban, South Africa, she moved to Perth, Western Australia as a teenager and attended Curtin University. She later gained a master's degree in management at the University of Sydney. She worked for three years in finance before her acting career.

Career Shaik has appeared in the television series such as Reckoning, the Netflix series Dive Club and episode three of anthology series Summer Love. She also had roles in Jack Irish, and as Xanthe in the sci-fi climate change feature 2067. Shaik also worked on the Hangover-inspired feature film It Only Takes a Night. She was named a rising star by the Casting Guild of Australia in 2022.

Shaik appeared in 2023 Amazon Prime television series Class of '07 alongside Megan Smart and Emily Browning. She has an upcoming role in globe-trotting science fiction film Nomad alongside Leo Woodall.

Personal life She is a practising Muslim. She married in South Africa in 2022.

Partial filmography +Key Denotes works that have not yet been released Year Title Role Notes 2018 Jack Irish Bollywood actress 2019-2020 Reckoning Lacey Diaz 3 episodes 2019 2067 Xanthe 2021 Dive Club Steve Harrison 12 episodes 2022 Summer Love Nabilah Episode 3 2023 Class of '07 Teresa 8 episodes 2023 It Only Takes a Night Emma 2023 Bump Van 5 episodes TBA Nomad Nellie Post-production