About Waseem Shaikh
Born 1984. Waseem Shaikh is a South African actor and television actor.
Waseem Shaikh (born Waseem Hussain Shaikh on 7 November 1984) is a South African actor of South Asian descent, best known for his role as fisherman and lifeguard, Ashwin Pillay on the SABC 1 TV Series Bay of Plenty.
Born in Dubai, U.A.E., and raised in South Africa, Waseem attended college in Texas, South Africa and Canada, where he currently resides. In 2005, he was crowned Mr. India-South Africa. Later that year, he took up an internship at Lotus FM which continued till 2008, when he relocated to Toronto, where he currently resides.
In 2009, he starred alongside Ashmit Patel, Priyanshu Chatterjee and Vipin Sharma in the independent feature Florida Road.
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Who is Waseem Shaikh?
South African actor
When was Waseem Shaikh born?
Waseem Shaikh was born on 7 November 1984 in Emirate of Dubai.
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Waseem Shaikh is an actor and television actor.
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Waseem Shaikh is South African.
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