Zoha Rahman

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Zoha Rahman
Born
Jhelum, Pakistan
NationalityBritish
OccupationActress‚ Model
Years active2019 – present

Zoha Rahman is a British Pakistani actress. She has appeared in various Hollywood films including Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019). Zoha is credited as the first Muslim actor being cast in a Marvel movie.[1][2]

Early life[]

Zoha was born in a small town in Jhelum, Punjab, Pakistan, and moved to the United Kingdom with her family when she was a teenager.[3][4]

Whilst studying law at university, Zoha accepted various modeling and acting offers while studying,[5][6] making her film debut in 2019 with Mr. Majnu.[7]

Zoha currently divides her time between the UK and Pakistan, filming movie and television projects in both countries.[8]

Filmography[]

As well as appearing in various Hollywood films including Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019),[9] Zoha has featured in Netflix's Young Wallander as Aaliya,[10] Apple TV's Foundation as the Anacreon soldier Onelle,[11] and has made her Bollywood debut in the cricket epic '83.[3]

Film[]

Year Title Notes
2019 Mr. Majnu
2019 Spider-Man: Far From Home as Peter Parker's class mate[12]
2019 Housefull 4
2020 Man Sick Rogue
2021 Take-Awasian
2021 83 (film) [3]

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2020 Never Kiss Your Best Friend Inayat[13]
2020 Young Wallander Aaliya[14][15]
2021 Foundation Onelle[16][17] Apple TV+ Series
2021 Dil-e-Momin Ainee Geo TV serial[18]

Voice Acting[]

Fluent in English, Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi, Zoha works as a voice actor, having lent her voice to multiple commercials in various accents, including for the Home Office.[19] She also narrated Audible's audiobook 'The Arctic Curry Club' by Dani Redd.[20]

References[]

  1. ^ Rahman, Sami. "Meet Zoha Rahman – Spiderman's first ever hijabi character". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 2021-10-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Kerr, Teresa. "Zoha Rahman Playing Spiderman's First Hijabi Character in Latest Film". Morocco World News. Retrieved 2021-10-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b c "Thinking Big with Actress and Model Zoha Rahman". The NewsRun. 2019-11-27. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  4. ^ Images Staff (2019-07-11). "Meet the Pakistani playing Marvel's first onscreen hijabi character". DAWN Images. Retrieved 2021-10-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ https://www.buzzfeed.com/ikrd/zoha-rahman-spider-man-far-from-home
  6. ^ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/zoha-rahman-british-pakistani-actress/id1453462346?i=1000473266433
  7. ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10522693/
  8. ^ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/zoha-rahman-british-pakistani-actress/id1453462346?i=1000473266433
  9. ^ Rahman, Sami. "Meet Zoha Rahman – Spiderman's first ever hijabi character". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 2021-10-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "Pakistani Hijabi girl talks about 'Spider-Man' movie role". Gulf Today. Retrieved 2021-10-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ https://pk.mashable.com/entertainment/13274/zoha-rehman-is-playing-an-anacreon-soldier-in-foundation
  12. ^ Rahman, Sami (2019-06-28). "Talking representation and Hollywood with Zoha Rahman: Marvel's first hijabi character in Spider-Man". The New Arab. Retrieved 2021-10-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10522693/
  14. ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10522693/
  15. ^ "Pakistani Hijabi girl talks about 'Spider-Man' movie role". Gulf Today. Retrieved 2021-10-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10522693/
  17. ^ https://pk.mashable.com/entertainment/13274/zoha-rehman-is-playing-an-anacreon-soldier-in-foundation
  18. ^ "Pakistani actress Zoha Rahman makes an appearance in upcoming Bollywood film '83'". Daily Times. 4 December 2021.
  19. ^ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/zoha-rahman-british-pakistani-actress/id1453462346?i=1000473266433
  20. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Audible-The-Arctic-Curry-Club/dp/B09HHP719B

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