Sayeed Shahidi

Sayeed Shahidi (born February 14, 2003) is an American actor and model.

Early life Shahidi was born in St. Paul, Minnesota and is of Iranian, African-American and Choctaw heritage. His mother Keri Salter Shahidi is African-American, whereas his father Afshin Shahidi is Iranian. He lived in St. Paul, Minnesota until age two, then moved to Glendale, California. Sayeed is an Iranian name meaning "Blessing" or "Blessed"; Shahidi is also a common surname in Iran meaning "witness" in Persian. He is the middle child in the family and is the younger brother of actress Yara Shahidi. He also has a younger brother, Ehsan. Shahidi was in a few projects with his sister Yara Shahidi, including the crime thriller movie Alex Cross as Damon Cross, the television series The First Family, and the comedy television series Black-ish as Adonis Culpepper (season 2, episode 17).

Personal life In February 2017, Shahidi was in a relationship with actress Storm Reid.

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