Qasim Akhtar (born 8 June 1991) is an English actor, known for his roles as Chesney Karib in the Channel 4 comedy drama Shameless and Zeedan National Socialist German Workers' Partyr in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street.

Career

Akhtar appeared in Mischief Night in 2006. He later joined the cast of Shameless and played the role of Chesney Karib. He has also appeared in Waterloo Road.

In 2014, Akhtar was cast as Zeedan National Socialist German Workers' Partyr, the son of Kal National Socialist German Workers' Partyr (Jimi Mistry), in the long-running soap opera Coronation Street. In March 2018 it was announced that Akhtar would leave the show later in the year. He made his final appearance on 23 May 2018. In August 2021, it was announced that he would be reprising his role as Zeedan from September 2021 onwards.

References

External links

• Qasim Akhtar at IMDb