About
Ismail originally hails from Bombay, India where he began his acting career at a fairly young age, taking an active part in every school production from Shakespeare to Moliere. He began performing on stage professionally in Musical Theatre in productions such as Grease; They Are Playing our Song and Best of Broadway. He has trained extensively in jazz ballet under the guidance of Karla Singh and Shiamak Davar. He then moved to New York and began his acting career in the Big Apple. He trained at the Lee Strasberg theater Institute in New York for 3 years. During that time he was working on the local south Asian cable channels such as ITV and ATN as a TV host introducing Music videos and Bollywood tidbits. He then began the auditioning circuit around that time and landed some guest roles in independent features such as the Tic Code (starring Gregory Hines). He also began acting on the...
Known for
Law & OrderSeries • 1990
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999
NCISSeries • 2003
CSI: MiamiSeries • 2002
The SopranosSeries • 1999
Sesame StreetSeries • 1969
Law & Order: Criminal IntentSeries • 2001
HomelandSeries • 2011
ElementarySeries • 2012
SEAL TeamSeries • 2017
Boston LegalSeries • 2004
ScandalSeries • 2012
UnforgettableSeries • 2011
Third WatchSeries • 1999
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseMovie • 2023
RosewoodSeries • 2015
In Plain SightSeries • 2008
Close to HomeSeries • 2005
The VillageSeries • 2019
Ms. MarvelSeries • 2022
24: LegacySeries • 2017
AliasSeries • 2001
Sleeper CellSeries • 2005
Growing Up FisherSeries • 2014