# Usman Peerzada

Usman Peerzada (Urdu: عثمان پیرزادہ) is a Pakistani actor, director, producer and screenwriter.
He has acted in many Punjabi and Urdu films and serials, including Beyond the Last Mountain and Kahi Un Kahi.
He is best known for portrayal of Prince Salim in drama Nangay Paoon.

## Early life and education

Usman was born in Lahore in 1955 into a Punjabi family involved in the performing arts: His father Rafi Peerzada (1898–1974) was an actor and playwright who pioneered theatre in Pakistan, his legacy in theatre being continued by Usman's brother Saadaan Peerzada; his other brothers Salmaan Peerzada and Imran Peerzada are active in cinema and on television as actors and filmmakers, his sister Tasneem Peerzada is an Urdu journalist specialized in culture, while yet another brother, Faizaan Peerzada (1958–2012), was an artist and a puppeteer.
He studied in St. Anthony's High School and then graduated in MA English in 1974 from Government College University (GCU).

## Career
### Actor

Usman started his acting career from his college in 1974 in different plays and dramatic festivals. In 1976, he got an offer for the lead role in Pakistan's first English-language film, Beyond the Last Mountain.

### Director and producer

Usman has directed, produced, written and acted in the Urdu-language movie Nazdeekiyan in 1986 and also directed, produced, written and acted in the Punjabi-language movie Gori Dyan Jhanjran in 1989, both receiving critical acclaim.
In television he directed and wrote the PTV drama Sofia (1992), co-starring his wife Samina and which became popular.
In 2010, he directed and wrote the drama Rangeel Pur for PTV Home, the cast including his niece Yamina Peerzada.
In 2016, he announced that he would adapt his father Rafi Peer's play Namoos into a movie that he would direct.

## Personal life

Peerzada married actress and director Samina Peerzada in 1975.
They have two children Anum and Amal Peerzada, Amal being a miniature artist.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Film | Language |
| 1976 | Beyond the Last Mountain | English |
| 1976 | Sazish | Urdu |
| 1977 | Goonj | Urdu |
| 1978 | Parakh | Urdu |
| 1978 | Aali Jah | Punjabi |
| 1978 | Kall day Munday | Punjabi |
| 1978 | Accident | Urdu |
| 1978 | Shola | Punjabi |
| 1979 | Nei Tehzeeb | Urdu |
| 1979 | Nazr-e-Karm | Urdu |
| 1979 | Main Chup Rahun Gi | Urdu |
| 1979 | Aurat Raj | Urdu |
| 1979 | Miss Hong Kong | Urdu |
| 1982 | Wehshi Daku | Punjabi |
| 1986 | Nazdeekian | Urdu |
| 1990 | Gori Dian Jhanjhran | Punjabi |
| 1991 | Chann Meray | Punjabi |
| 1997 | Qarz | Urdu |
| 1997 | Zar Gul | Urdu |
| 2003 | Shararat | Urdu |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Network |
| 1980 | Teesra Kinara | Raheel Obaid | PTV |
| 1981 | Chabi Aur Chabiyan | Ibrahim | PTV |
| 1982 | Nishan-e-Haider | Colonel Adam Khan | PTV |
| 1983 | Darya | Shah Mureed | PTV |
| 1983 | Nangay Paoon | Prince Salim | PTV |
| 1983 | Picnic | Amir | PTV |
| 1983 | Wadi-e-Purkhar | Naseer Aldeen | PTV |
| 1984 | Status | Ahsan Ali Khan | PTV |
| 1985 | Saahil | Zaheer | PTV |
| 1986 | Jungle | Sarang | PTV |
| 1989 | Hisaar | Tariq Ahmed | PTV |
| 1991 | Karrobi | Asad | PTV |
| 1992 | Sofia | Umar | PTV |
| 1995 | Dastak Aur Darwaza | Ahmed Hasan | PTV |
| 2004 | Qurban Tere Ishq Pe | Shaheen | PTV |
| 2009 | Ishq Ki Inteha | Malik Jalal | Geo TV |
| 2010 | Rangeel Pur | Shah Ji | PTV Home |
| 2011 | Nail Polish | Bedaar Alam | A-Plus |
| 2012 | Kahi Unkahi | Kamal | Hum TV |
| 2013 | Majazi Khuda | Minal's father | Geo TV |
| 2013 | Numm | Sikander Bakht | Geo Entertainment |
| 2014 | Zid | Qasim | Hum TV |
| 2014 | Ladoon Mein Pali | Farooq | Geo TV |
| 2014 | Goya | Rahat Hasmi | ARY Digital |
| 2016 | Tum Milay | Mirza | ARY Digital |
| 2016 | Shaam Dhaley | Alina's father | Geo TV |
| 2016 | Khuda Aur Muhabbat (season 2) | Amjad Raza | Geo TV |
| 2017 | Tau Dil Ka Kia Hua | Maya's father | Hum TV |
| 2017 | Dil-e-Jaanam | Rehman | Hum TV |
| 2017 | Alif Allah Aur Insaan | Hashmat Malik | Hum TV |
| 2018 | Noor Bibi | Rabia's father | Geo Entertainment |
| 2018 | Seep | Nawab Waqar Ahmed | TV One |
| 2019 | Abba | Pehlwan Ji | PTV |
| 2019 | Muthi Bhar Chahat | Chaudhry Sikandar Hayat | Express Entertainment |
| 2019 | Ruswai | Ariz Khan | ARY Digital |
| 2021 | Khuda Aur Muhabbat Season 3 | Kazim Shah | Geo Entertainment |
| 2021 | Berukhi | Agha Jaan | ARY Digital |
| 2021 | Ishq E Laa | Ghiyas Ahmad | Hum TV |
| 2021 | Sinf-e-Aahan | Mahjabeen's father | ARY Digital |
| 2022 | Dikhawa Season 3 | Akmal | Geo Entertainment |
| 2022 | Chaudhry and Sons | Professor Bakht | Geo TV |
| 2023 | Heer Da Hero | Inayat Jatt | Geo Entertainment |
| 2023 | Jhoom | Toqeer | Geo TV |
| 2023 | College Gate | Qamar Zaman | Green Entertainment |
| 2023 | Honey Moon | Shabir | Green Entertainment |
| 2023 | Gumn | Shakir Hussain | Green Entertainment |
| 2023 | Mein | Jaffar | ARY Digital |
| 2023 | Sukoon | Amjad | ARY Digital |
| 2023 | Standup Girl | Kabir's father | Green Entertainment |
| 2024 | Ghaata | Nihal | Geo Entertainment |
| 2024 | Kaffara | Tahir | Geo Entertainment |
| 2025 | Dayan | Dr. Naved | Geo Entertainment |

### Telefilms

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2002 | Chor Dou | Manzoor |
| 2013 | Abhi Tou Main Jawan Hoon | Zehra's father |
| 2021 | Teri Meri Kahani | Jalal |
| 2023 | Yeh Tou 2 Much Hogaya | Taimoor Malik |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Result | Title | Ref. |
| 2018 | CPACT Awards | Best Iconic Couple Award | Won | — | |
| 2023 | PTV Icon Awards | National Icon Awards | Won | Contribution to Cinema | |