Umar Sharif

Umar Sharif is an Indian film, television and theatre actor known for his work in Scam 1992, Avrodh, Kuttey, and Kaafir. He worked in Vodafone before he pursued acting full time, performing in theatre, and featured in several films, television shows and webseries.
Sharif started his career as a model, walking the ramp for brands like Reebok and has been a part of editorials for Men’s Health & Time Out before moving to the television and theatre space. 
He debuted in 2015 with Mukesh Bhatt’s Vishesh Films’ Khamoshiyaan and has worked in multiple movies, short films and commercials for brands like Cadbury & Close-Up.
==Early life==
Sharif was born in Bhopal where he grew up and pursued his B.Tech in electronics and telecommunications from Government Engineering College, Bhopal. He then went onto work with Vodafone for 8 years before pursuing his passion.
==Career==
Sharif started his career in 2004, modelling for editorials in magazines. His initial success came in the form of Grasim Mr India 2007 where he was the 2nd runner up for the event, which opened the doors for ramp modelling and showcasing. He walked the ramp at Wills Fashion Week and Lakme Fashion Week along with continuing his work with editorials and print ads work in Delhi. With the intention of getting into television and films, Sharif moved to Mumbai where he eventually quit ramp modelling and started theatre. 
With a few fleeting appearances in movies, his big break came in the form of Ye Hai India Meri Jaan with veteran director Saeed Mirza in 2013. In 2014, Sharif signed his first feature film, Khamoshiyaan with Mukesh Bhatt's Vishesh Films. From then on, his journey continued with shows like Pyar ka Dard , Ishq Kills on Star Plus and episodic programmes like Savdhaan India (Life OK) and Gumrah (Channel V). He continued his association with theatre, when the play Rhinoceros that he appeared in, debuted at the famous Prithvi Festival. 2018 was the year when Sharif bagged his first webseries Avrodh, and then went onto doing series like Kaafir, alongside Dia Mirza & Mohit Raina on Zee5 & recently, Scam 1992 on SonyLIV. In the recent years, Sharif has been seen in substancial roles in movies like Arjun Kapoor & Tabu-starrer, Kuttey, Indian remake of Forrest Gump, Laal Singh Chaddha and the SonyLIV series, Kathmandu Connection 2.
==Personal life==
Sharif's family hails from Bhopal where he lived with his parents and brother but now lives in Mumbai with his wife, Shahira Khan.
==Filmography==
Year	Title 	Production House 	Language
2015	Khamoshiyaan 	Vishesh Films 	Hindi
2016	Love Games 	Vishesh Films 	Hindi
2022	Laal Singh Chaddha	Paramount Pictures 	Hindi
2023	Kuttey 	Vishal Bharadwaj Films	Hindi
==Web Series==
Year	Title 	Character Name 	Director 	Platform
2019	Kaafir 	Mohd. Siddiqi 	Sonam Nair 	Zee5
2020	Scam 1992 	Kiran Ajgaonkar	Hansal Mehta 	Amazon Prime
2020	Avrodh 	Wahaab 	Raj Acharya 	SonyLIV
2022	Kathmandu Connection 2	Ashraf Baig 	Sachin Pathak	SonyLIV
==Television==
Name 	Channel
Gumrah 	Channel V
Ishq Kills 	Star Plus
Pyar Ka Dard 	Star Plus
Savdhaan India 	Life OK
Crime Patrol 	Sony TV
Yeh Hai India Meri Jaan	Doordarshan
Category:Indian people
Category:Indian actors
Category:1983 births