Omar Raza
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Omar Raza is a Scottish actor. He is best known for his role as Sanjay Majhu in the BBC Radio 4
comedy Fags, Mags and Bags
, which began airing in 2007.
He has performed in various venues and is a part of different companies as an actor, including Citizens Theatre, Ankur Productions
, The Arches (Glasgow)
, The Stand Comedy Club
and Tron Theatre
.
Aside from acting, he is also engaged in creating Islamic artwork. He has participated in the Black History Month, during which his work was displayed in the Arthouse Hotel. Raza is heavily involved in community work.
He completed his year training at the BBC Actors Centre in the summer of 2010. He was involved in a short film entitled "The Sharp End", directed by veteran theatre, TV and film director, Sue Dunderdale.
Raza has set up his own production company and has been writing a web series sitcom since October 2010. The comedy is to raise awareness about Asian talent that is either neglected or abused in the creative sector and other social issues that affect ethnic minorities in the media, e.g. inequality, racism. He is aiming to film Episode 1 in the summer of '11.
about his acting career in October 2007. In 2008, Omar was shortlisted to the final four for a BME (Black Minority Ethnic) Award in the 'Young Male of The Year Award'.
Raza was a finalist in the 'Young Scottish Muslim' awards; he won the 'Arts and Entertainment' award in 2008.
Raza was a finalist for the 'Cultural Diversity' Award in the Young Scot Awards in 2009..
He was the winner of the "New Horizons" awards in the "Scottish Minority Ethnic Achievement Awards 2011".
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
comedy Fags, Mags and Bags
Fags, Mags and Bags
Fags, Mags and Bags is a Scottish radio comedy broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Its first series was nominated for a Sony Radio Award.The writers, Sanjeev Kohli and Donald McLeary, received a Writers Guild Award in November 2008 for Radio Comedy of the Year....
, which began airing in 2007.
Acting career
In 2009, he joined the main cast of Limmy's Show (Series 1), which aired in early 2010.He has performed in various venues and is a part of different companies as an actor, including Citizens Theatre, Ankur Productions
Ankur Productions
Ankur Arts Productions is a Glasgow-based charity which has played a pioneering role in developing Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic arts in Scotland...
, The Arches (Glasgow)
The Arches (Glasgow)
The Arches is a bar, arts venue, theatre, live music venue and nightclub in Glasgow, Scotland, which first opened in 1991. It is a not-for-profit organisation...
, The Stand Comedy Club
The Stand Comedy Club
The Stand Comedy Club are three stand-up comedy venues in the cities of Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newcastle upon Tyne.-History:The Stand hosted its first regular club night on Thursday 21st September 1995: seven people came and the total box office was £22....
and Tron Theatre
Tron Theatre
The Tron Theatre is located at the corner of Trongate and Chisholm Street, in the Merchant City area of Glasgow, Scotland.From its early years as a theatre club, the Tron has grown into a thriving multi-faceted venue...
.
Aside from acting, he is also engaged in creating Islamic artwork. He has participated in the Black History Month, during which his work was displayed in the Arthouse Hotel. Raza is heavily involved in community work.
He completed his year training at the BBC Actors Centre in the summer of 2010. He was involved in a short film entitled "The Sharp End", directed by veteran theatre, TV and film director, Sue Dunderdale.
Raza has set up his own production company and has been writing a web series sitcom since October 2010. The comedy is to raise awareness about Asian talent that is either neglected or abused in the creative sector and other social issues that affect ethnic minorities in the media, e.g. inequality, racism. He is aiming to film Episode 1 in the summer of '11.
Awards and honours
Raza had a double page spread dedicated to him in the Evening TimesEvening Times
The Evening Times is an evening tabloid newspaper published Monday to Saturday in Glasgow, Scotland.-History:The paper, an evening sister paper of The Herald, was established in 1876. The paper's slogan is "Nobody Knows Glasgow Better"....
about his acting career in October 2007. In 2008, Omar was shortlisted to the final four for a BME (Black Minority Ethnic) Award in the 'Young Male of The Year Award'.
Raza was a finalist in the 'Young Scottish Muslim' awards; he won the 'Arts and Entertainment' award in 2008.
Raza was a finalist for the 'Cultural Diversity' Award in the Young Scot Awards in 2009..
He was the winner of the "New Horizons" awards in the "Scottish Minority Ethnic Achievement Awards 2011".