
Acting
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 …

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
as Additional Voices (voice)

The Virgin of Highland Park
as Dr. Davis

Zafar
as Zafar

The Illegal
as Mamujaan

American Eid
as Altaf

Street
as Store Clerk

Million Dollar Arm
as Emcee (uncredited)

The Reluctant Fundamentalist
as Pak-Punjab Deli Customer
Desperate Endeavors
as Ram

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
as Various (voice)

Ms. Marvel
as Flight Passenger (voice) · 1 ep.

The Village
as Abbas Azmoun · 1 ep.

SEAL Team
as Salim Hakan · 3 ep.

24: Legacy
as Saeed Hammad · 1 ep.

Rosewood
as Rishi Singh · 1 ep.

Growing Up Fisher
as Olivier · 1 ep.

Elementary
as Quadir Durrani · 1 ep.

Scandal
as President Razani · 1 ep.

Homeland
as Major Zulfikar · 1 ep.

Unforgettable
as Aziz Malik (uncredited) · 1 ep.
The Guru
2002