Qasim Akhtar is an English actor, best known for his role of Chesney Karib in the Channel 4

Channel 4

Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...

 show, Shameless.

Career

Akhtar started his acting career by appearing in Mischief Night

Mischief night

Mischief Night is an annual tradition in parts of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, and the United States when people take a degree of license to play...

 2006.

He later went on to Shameless and currently plays the recurring character of Chesney Karib

He has also appeared in Waterloo Road (TV series)

Waterloo Road (TV series)

Waterloo Road is an award-winning British television drama series, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 9 March 2006. Set in a troubled comprehensive school in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, the series focuses on the lives of the school's teacher and students, and confronts social...

 for a short part.

Personal life

Akhtar attended Parrs Wood High School in Didsbury

Didsbury

Didsbury is a suburban area of the City of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the north bank of the River Mersey, south of Manchester city centre, in the southern half of the Greater Manchester Urban Area...

 and later went on to complete his education at Cheadle & Marple Sixth Form College.

He has a younger sister named Selina Akhtar who now attends the same secondary school as her aforementioned brother.

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