# Danish Nawaz

Danish Nawaz Baloch (Urdu: دانش نواز بلوچ; born 4 August 1978) is a Pakistani actor, director and comedian.
The son of the late senior actor Fareed Nawaz Baloch and brother to fellow actor-director Yasir Nawaz, Danish Nawaz has established a career in Pakistani television where he is mostly famous as a comedian.
As an actor, Danish is best known for his lead comedy roles in television serials such as Nadaniyan (2009), Extras: The Mango People (2011), Larka Karachi Ka Kuri Lahore Di (2012) and Hum Sab Ajeeb Se Hain (2016).
As a director, he is famous for his light rom-com television serials such as Chupke Chupke (2021) and Hum Tum (2022).

## Career

He began his career in 2001 with a cameo in the Indus Vision serial Sab Set Hai, while he was studying engineering at university. Later, he completed his Mechanical Engineering degree from the Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Hyderabad, Pakistan.
In an interview with The Express Tribune, when asked how it feels to bound yourself with one genre, Nawaz said ''I present myself as a comedy actor and I have no issues with doing comedy roles only. I'd rather do something that I'm really good at than do something so many other people are doing.''

## Filmography
### Television serials

| Year | Title | Actor | Director | Channel |
| 2001 | Sab Set Hai | Yes | No | Indus Vision |
| 2003 | Lush | Yes | Yes | KTN |
| 2008 | Chaar Chaand | Yes | No | Geo TV |
| 2009 | Tanveer Fatima (B.A) | Yes | No | Geo TV |
| 2009 | Nadaaniyaan | Yes | No | Geo Entertainment |
| 2009 | Masub Ki Dillagi | Yes | No | ARY Digital |
| 2010 | Karwatain | Yes | No | ARY Digital |
| 2010 | Hum Tum | No | Yes | Geo Entertainment |
| 2011 | Extras (The Mango People) | Yes | Yes | Hum TV |
| 2011 | Phir Chand Pe Dastak | Yes | No | Hum TV |
| 2012 | Larka Karachi Ka Kuri Lahore Di | Yes | Yes | Express Entertainment |
| 2012 | Mr. Mom | Yes | Yes | Express Entertainment |
| 2013 | Syskiyaan | No | Yes | ARY Digital |
| 2014 | Jalebiyan | No | Yes | Geo TV |
| 2014 | Dramay Baziyan | Yes | Yes | Hum TV |
| 2014 | Jakaria Kulsoom Ki Love Story (season 1) | Yes | Yes | Express Entertainment |
| 2016 | Jakaria Kulsoom Ki Love Story (season 2) | Yes | Yes | Express Entertainment |
| 2016 | Hum Sab Ajeeb Se Hain | Yes | No | Aaj Entertainment |
| 2016 | Nok Jhok | Yes | Yes | ARY Digital |
| 2017 | Sun Yaara | No | Yes | ARY Digital |
| 2017 | Paimanay | Yes | Yes | Urdu1 |
| 2018 | Kabhi Band Kabhi Baja | Yes | No | Express Entertainment |
| 2018 | Ishq Tamasha | No | Yes | Hum TV |
| 2019 | Khaas | Yes | Yes | Hum TV |
| 2020 | Kashf | No | Yes | Hum TV |
| 2021 | Chupke Chupke | No | Yes | Hum TV |
| 2021 | Dobara | No | Yes | Hum TV |
| 2022 | Hum Tum | No | Yes | Hum TV |
| 2022 | Kala Doriya | No | Yes | Hum TV |
| 2023 | Chand Tara | Yes | Yes | Hum TV |
| 2024 | Jafaa | No | Yes | Hum TV |

### Television shows

| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Note |
| 2004 | Fun House | Host | KTN | Musical show |
| 2023 | The Shoaib Akhtar Show | Guest | UrduFlix | |

### Telefilms

| Year | Title | Actor | Director | Channel |
| 2008 | Babu Jee Dheeray Chalna | Yes | No | Geo TV |
| 2008 | Shali | No | Yes | Hum TV |
| 2010 | Miss Garam Masala | No | Yes | Hum TV |
| 2011 | Shadi Ka Chand | Yes | No | Geo TV |
| 2011 | Phuppi Ka Ladka Ya Khala Ka Ladka | Yes | No | ARY Digital |
| 2012 | O Meri Billi | Yes | Yes | Hum TV |
| 2014 | Main Bhi Tha Tiger | Yes | Yes | Geo TV |
| 2016 | Jakaria Kulsoom Ki Bari Eid | Yes | Yes | Express Entertainment |
| 2020 | Dr. Balma | No | Yes | Hum TV |
| 2023 | Khul Gayee Qismat | Yes | No | ARY Digital |
| 2024 | Jhoota Kahin Ka | Yes | Yes | ARY Digital |

### Films

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2015 | Wrong No. | Bali |
| 2017 | Chain Aye Na | |
| 2019 | Wrong No.2 | Sexy Shaukat |
| 2022 | Chakkar | Director |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Actor | Director | Platform | Notes |
| 2022 | Phir Say Nadaaniyan | Yes | No | Farid Nawaz Productions on YouTube | Nadaaniyan spin-off |

## Awards and nominations

| Ceremony | Category | Project | Result |
| 1st Hum Awards | Best Comic Actor | Extras (The Mango People) | Nominated |
| 1st Hum Awards | Best Comic Sitcom | Extras (The Mango People) | Won |
| 2nd Hum Awards | Best Comic Sitcom | Extras (The Mango People) | Won |
| 3rd Hum Awards | Best Comic Sitcom | Dramay Baziyan | Nominated |
| 2nd ARY Film Awards | Best Actor in a Comic Role | Wrong No. | Nominated |