Shazad Latif (born Iqbal Amin; 8 July 1988) is a British actor, who starred as Tariq Masood in the BBC TV series Spooks, Clem H. Fandango on Toast of London, and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in Penny Dreadful. In 2017, he was cast as Chief of Security Ash Tyler in the CBS All Access (now Paramount+) television series Star Trek: Discovery. He also portrays Captain Nemo in the live-action series Nautilus from 2024.

Early life

Born in London and originally named Iqbal Amin, Shazad Latif is of mixed Pakistani, English and Scottish descent. He grew up in Tufnell Park, North London. His father was Javed Iqbal, a Pakistani. Shazad studied at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and performed in many stage productions including King Lear, playing Cornwall, and Richard Sheridan's comedy School for Scandal, as Joseph Surface. He left the school a year early to take up his role in Spooks.

Career

Spooks was his first major role on television, as the highly skilled technician and data analyst Tariq Masood. He appeared in all series of Toast of London as the recurring character Clem Fandango, one of the studio staff recording the voice of lead character Steven Toast (Matt Berry). In 2016, he joined the cast of Penny Dreadful as the literary character Dr. Jekyll. In 2017, Latif was cast in the role of Lieutenant Ash Tyler in Star Trek: Discovery. After initially being announced as playing a human, it was later revealed that Latif had also portrayed the Klingon Voq in the series, credited under his late father's name to conceal a related plot twist. Shazad Latif played ISIS fighter Bilel in the 2018 thriller film Profile by Timur Bekmambetov. The film takes place entirely on computer screens. It premiered at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Panorama Audience Award. In November 2021, Disney announced Latif's role as Captain Nemo in the live-action series Nautilus. The series debued in 2024 after Disney+ canceled it in 2023.

Filmography

Film

Television