Assad Zaman
Biography
Assad Zaman is an English actor born on May 9, 1990. He grew up in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, and his parents immigrated from Bangladesh in the 1980s. He studied acting at the Manchester School of Theatre, graduating in 2013.
Zaman has built a strong career in both theatre and television. He made his London stage debut in 2014 and has appeared in several notable productions, including Behind the Beautiful Forevers, White Teeth, and A Doll's House. His television roles include Apple Tree Yard (2017), Hotel Portofino (2022–2023), and Interview with the Vampire (2022–), where he plays the vampire Armand.
In addition to acting, Zaman has ventured into writing and directing. His short play Laundry was produced in 2021, and in June 2024, he made his directorial debut with The Fox and the Grapes.
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Full filmography
- Vera (2011) as Lee Nadella
- The Vampire Lestat (2026) as Armand
- Interview with the Vampire (2022) as Armand
- Interview with the Vampire (2022) as Rashid
- Unicorn Academy (2023)
- Small Axe (2020) as PC Asif Kamali
- Our Girl (2014) as Hasan
- Hotel Portofino (2022) as Anish Sengupta
- Hotel Portofino (2022) as Dr Anish Sengupta
- Cucumber (2015) as Tony
- Apple Tree Yard (2017) as Sathnam
- National Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful Forevers (2015) as Deepak Rai
- We Work for the Dead (2024) as Lot
- National Theatre Live: East is East (2021) as Abdul Khan
- The Saint of Southall (2020) as Rohit
- A Doll's House (2019) as Kaushik Das
- RSC Live: The Winter's Tale (2021) as Florizel