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Zoha Rahman

Zoha Rahman is a British-Pakistani actress. She appeared in Spider-Man: Far From Home. Zoha is credited as the first Muslim actor being cast in a Marvel movie.

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Zoha Rahman
Born
Jhelum, Punjab, Pakistan
OccupationActress‚ Model
Years active2019 – present

Zoha Rahman is a British-Pakistani actress. She appeared in Spider-Man: Far From Home. Zoha is credited as the first Muslim actor being cast in a Marvel movie.12

Early life

Zoha was born in a small town near Jhelum, Punjab, Pakistan, and moved to the United Kingdom with her family when she was a child.34

Whilst studying law at university, Zoha accepted various modelling and acting offers while studying,56 making her film debut in 2019 with Mr. Majnu.7

Zoha currently divides her time between the UK and Pakistan, filming movie and television projects in both countries.6

Filmography

As well as appearing in Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019),1 Zoha has featured in Netflix's Young Wallander as Aaliya,8 Apple TV's Foundation as the Anacreon soldier Onelle,9 and has made her Bollywood debut in the cricket epic '83.3

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2019 Mr. Majnu
2019 Spider-Man: Far From Home Zoha Souliotis 10
2019 Housefull 4
2020 Man Sick Rogue
2021 Take-Awasian
2021 83 (film) 3
TBA Dirty Angels TBA

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2020 Never Kiss Your Best Friend Inayat7
2020 Young Wallander Aaliya78
2021 Foundation Onelle79 Apple TV+ Series
2021 Dil-e-Momin Ainee Geo TV serial11

Voice acting

Fluent in English, Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi, Zoha works as a voice actor, having lent her voice to multiple commercials in various accents, including for the Home Office.6 She also narrated Audible's audiobook 'The Arctic Curry Club' by Dani Redd.12

References

References

  1. Rahman, Sami. "Meet Zoha Rahman – Spiderman's first ever hijabi character". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  2. Kerr, Teresa. "Zoha Rahman Playing Spiderman's First Hijabi Character in Latest Film". Morocco World News. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  3. "Thinking Big with Actress and Model Zoha Rahman". The NewsRun. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  4. Images Staff (11 July 2019). "Meet the Pakistani playing Marvel's first onscreen hijabi character". DAWN Images. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  5. "Meet Zoha Rahman, the Muslim Actor in "Spider-Man: Far from Home"". BuzzFeed.
  6. "Actors 2020 Podcast: Zoha Rahman - British - Pakistani Actress on Apple Podcasts".
  7. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10522693/
  8. "Pakistani Hijabi girl talks about 'Spider-Man' movie role". Gulf Today. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  9. "Zoha Rahman is playing an Anacreon soldier in Foundation". November 2021.
  10. Rahman, Sami (28 June 2019). "Talking representation and Hollywood with Zoha Rahman: Marvel's first hijabi character in Spider-Man". The New Arab. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  11. "Pakistani actress Zoha Rahman makes an appearance in upcoming Bollywood film '83'". Daily Times. 4 December 2021.
  12. "The Arctic Curry Club (Audio Download): Dani Redd, Zoha Rahman, Avon: Amazon.co.uk: Audible Books & Originals". Amazon UK.
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