Ismail Bashey
Ismail originally hails from Bombay, India where he began his acting career at a fairly young age, taking an active part in every school production from Shakespeare to Moliere. He began performing on stage professionally in Musical Theatre in productions such as Grease; They Are Playing our Song and Best of Broadway. He has trained extensively in jazz ballet under the guidance of Karla Singh and Shiamak Davar. He then moved to New York and began his acting career in the Big Apple. He trained at the Lee Strasberg theater Institute in New York for 3 years. During that time he was working on the local south Asian cable channels such as ITV and ATN as a TV host introducing Music videos and Bollywood tidbits. He then began the auditioning circuit around that time and landed some guest roles in independent features such as the Tic Code (starring Gregory Hines). He also began acting on the popular Zee TV drama Mausam that was filmed in New York and Bombay. He was recently seen in the independent feature film Wings of Hope for which he won Best Actor at the Cinevue International film festival.
Acting
Movie
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
as Additional Voices (voice)
2023
TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Dr. Dhar
1999
TV
The Sopranos
as Dr. Mehta
1999
TV
Homeland
as Major Zulfikar
2011
TV
NCIS
as Nabi
2003
TV
Elementary
as Quadir Durrani
2012
TV
CSI: Miami
as Restaurant Manager
2002
TV
SEAL Team
as Salim Hakan
2017
TV
Ms. Marvel
as Flight Passenger (voice)
2022
TV
Alias
as Mr. Halbe
2001
TV
Law & Order
as Harish Singh
1990
Movie
Million Dollar Arm
as Emcee (uncredited)
2014
TV
Scandal
as President Razani
2012
Movie
Rollerball
as Indian Sports Announcer
2002
TV
Boston Legal
as Dr. Martin Lee
2004
TV
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Yossi Almaliakh
2001
TV
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Patel
2001
TV
Unforgettable
as Aziz Malik (uncredited)
2011
TV
Sesame Street
as Orderly
1969
TV
24: Legacy
as Saeed Hammad
2017
Movie
The Guru
as Various Characters (voice, uncredited)
2002
Movie
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
as Pak-Punjab Deli Customer
2013
TV
Third Watch
as Taxi Driver
1999
TV
Rosewood
as Rishi Singh
2015