Introduction
Cas Anvar (Persian: کاس انور; born 15 March 1966) is a Canadian actor known for his role in the SyFy/Amazon Prime Video science fiction television series The Expanse.
Early life
Anvar was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, to Iranian parents. They moved to Montreal, Quebec, where he was raised. He graduated from Beaconsfield High School in 1983.
Career
Anvar has said that after early studies of psychology and sciences at McGill University, he changed fields and graduated from the National Theatre School in 1989.
He was founding Artistic Director of Repercussion Theatre. Since 1988 the company toured parks of Montreal, and then throughout North America, with the annual Shakespeare in the Park Festival. Meanwhile, he continued performing in theatre.
In 1992 he debuted in Urban Angel, and has continued to perform roles in television and film.
In 2011 he voiced Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad in Assassin's Creed: Revelations. Anvar appeared as Dodi Fayed with Naomi Watts in the film Diana in 2013.
Anvar starred in the science fiction television series The Expanse as Alex Kamal. It was first broadcast in December 2015,
In 2016, he joined season 3 of The Strain as Sanjay Desai.
In 2019, he had a recurring role on How To Get Away With Murder as Robert Hseih.
Sexual misconduct allegations
In June 2020, Alcon Entertainment hired an independent firm to investigate over 30 allegations of sexual harassment and assault made against Anvar. In November 2020 Alcon announced that Anvar would not be returning for the sixth and final season of The Expanse.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Witchboard III: The Possession | Paramedic #1 | |
| 1997 | Afterglow | Frederico | |
| 1998 | Twist of Fate | Goldwin | |
| 1998 | The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo | Youssef | |
| 1998 | Sublet | Nightclub Man | |
| 2000 | Seducing Maarya | Zakir | |
| 2001 | Cause of Death | Leonard Sheck | |
| 2001 | Hidden Agenda | Agent McCoomb | |
| 2002 | Wrong Number | Thomas Pitrillo | |
| 2003 | Comment ma mère accoucha de moi durant sa ménopause | Médecin, examen gynéco | |
| 2003 | Shattered Glass | Kambiz Foroohar | |
| 2003 | Timeline | E.R. Doctor | |
| 2004 | The Terminal | CBP Officer #3 | |
| 2008 | Punisher: War Zone | Plastic Surgeon | |
| 2009 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Egyptian Interpol Officer #1 | |
| 2011 | Source Code | Hazmi | |
| 2012 | Argo | Revolutionary Guard | |
| 2012 | The Factory | Phil | Uncredited |
| 2012 | The Son of an Afghan Farmer | Michael | |
| 2013 | Diana | Dodi Fayed | |
| 2014 | Fall | Reza | |
| 2015 | Miss India America | Deep Panday | |
| 2015 | The Vatican Tapes | Dr. Fahti | |
| 2015 | Room | Dr Mittal | |
| 2017 | Nobility | Captain Eric Cern | |
| 2018 | The Lie | Sam Ismali | |
| 2019 | The Operative | Farhad | |
| 2019 | Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Ra's al Ghul | Voice |
| 2019 | Draupadi Unleashed | Manu |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-2005 | Watatatow | Atys | Main role |
| 1998 | La Femme Nikita | Halir | Episode: "Old Habits" |
| 2005 | The Tournament | Dr. Singh | Main role, 17 episodes |
| 2007 | NCIS | Masoud Tariq | Television TV series, Season 4 Episode 12 |
| 2009 | The Phantom | Rhatib Singh | Television miniseries |
| 2009 | 24 | Dr. Wyndham | Television TV series |
| 2010 | Lost | Omer Jarrah | Episode: "Sundown" |
| 2011 | Leverage | Oscar San Guillermo | Episode 4.15: "The Lonely Hearts Job" |
| 2011 | Neverland | Gentleman Starkey | Television miniseries |
| 2011–2012 | Xeno-Date | Sirus | Webseries, 8 episodes |
| 2014 | Castle | Dr. Rampanel | Episode: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" |
| 2014 | Intelligence | Ibrahim Al-Munin | Episode: "Red X" |
| 2015 | Olympus | Xerxes | Recurring role, 7 episodes |
| 2015–2021 | The Expanse | Alex Kamal | Main role, 56 episodes |
| 2016–2017 | The Strain | Sanjay Desai | Recurring role, 10 episodes |
| 2019–2020 | How To Get Away with Murder | Robert Hsieh | Recurring role, 4 episodes |
| 2020 | Cardinal | Taj Roy | Episode 4.02: "Adele" |
| 2021 | FBI: International | Ali Majidi | Episode 1.06: "The Secrets She Knows" |
| 2023 | Gwen Shamblin: Starving for Salvation | Seller | Television film |
Internet video
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Star Trek Continues | Sentek | Episodes: "To Boldly Go" Part 1; "To Boldly Go" Part 2 |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Assassin's Creed: Revelations | Altaïr Ibn-LaʼAhad | Voice role | |
| 2012 | Call of Duty: Black Ops II | Mullah Rahmaan | Voice role | |
| 2012 | Halo 4 | Dalton | Voice role |