Zoha Rahman

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.[1][2]

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.[3][4]

Whilst studying law at university, Zoha accepted various modelling and acting offers while studying,[5][6] 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 Inayat[7]
2020 Young Wallander Aaliya[7][8]
2021 Foundation Onelle[7][9] Apple TV+ Series
2021 Dil-e-Momin Ainee Geo TV serial[11]

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

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c "Actors 2020 Podcast: Zoha Rahman - British - Pakistani Actress on Apple Podcasts".
  7. ^ a b c d https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10522693/ [user-generated source]
  8. ^ a b "Pakistani Hijabi girl talks about 'Spider-Man' movie role". Gulf Today. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  9. ^ a b "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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