Ismail Bashey

Personal Info

Birthday

April 25, 1970

(55 years old)

Place of Birth

Bombay, India

Also Known As

Ishmail Bashey

Ismail Bashey

Biography

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.

Known For

NCIS

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order

The Sopranos

CSI: Miami

Sesame Street

Elementary

SEAL Team

Filmography

2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
as Additional Voices (voice)
2022
Zafar
as Zafar
The Virgin of Highland Park
as Dr. Davis
2021
American Eid
as Altaf
The Illegal
as Mamujaan
2015
Street
as Store Clerk
2014
Million Dollar Arm
as Emcee (uncredited)
2013
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
as Pak-Punjab Deli Customer
2012
Desperate Endeavors
as Ram
2006
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
as Various (voice)
2004
Messengers
as Arjen Bhasen
Ball and Chain
as Ashol
2002
The Guru
as Various Characters (voice, uncredited)
Rollerball
as Indian Sports Announcer
2001
The Warrior
as The Warrior (voice)
Little Senegal
as Foreman
2000
Mambo Café
as Cabbie #2
1999
ABCD
as News Vendor
1998
The Tic Code
as Indian Man
1996
Twisted
as Extra