Cas Anvar, whose career skyrocketed when the fan favorite series The Expanse premiered five years ago, is on a diverse trajectory most actors dream of. Earlier this year, he wrapped shooting the fifth season of the hit Amazon Prime series in which he stars alongside Shohreh Aghadashloo, Steven Strait, Wes Chatham, Frankie Adams and Dominique Tipper and hours later, Cas was cast opposite Viola Davis on How to Get Away With Murder in the lauded series’ final season as Viola’s character’s boyfriend airing spring 2020. Anvar delivered, resulting in five episodes catapulting to a viable contender as best Guest Actor in a Drama Series at this year’s Emmy Awards.
Anvar can be seen in two feature films currently attracting substantive audiences on Amazon Prime. He co-stars in celebrated filmmaker Veena Sud‘s most recent motion picture, The Lie (Blumhouse) opposite Peter Sarsgaard, Mireille Enos and Joey King which premiered at TIFF last year and in Draupadi Unleashed (Passion River Films), a 16th century Indian period piece which previewed at Cannes. Last year, Cas starred in Vertical Entertainment’s feature film, international spy thriller The Operative with Diane Kruger and Martin Freeman which premiered to sellout audiences at Berlinale ’19 garnering significant reviews.
The Canadian-born actor and voice-over star who graduated from Montreal’s prestigious National Theatre School (Canada’s Julliard) first came to popular attention for his portrayal of Kambiz Foroohar in the Cruise/Wagner film Shattered Glass, nominated for 4 Spirit Awards and a Golden Globe. Cas’ versatility on the big screen ranges from roles opposite Ben Affleck in the Oscar winning feature film Argo (garnering a SAG “Outstanding Performance” Award), Jake Gyllenhaal in the Sci-Fi adventure Source Code, John Cusak in the suspense thriller The Factory, co-starring in Steven Spielberg’s The Terminal opposite Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta Jones and Stanley Tucci and in Oscar contender, Room, for which Brie Larson won the Academy Award in 2017.
Guest TV appearances include the recurring character “Sanjay Desai,” an opportunistic young businessman, in the 3rd and 4th seasons of FX’s critically lauded, The Strain, CBS’ hit NCIS: LA and Intelligence, USA network’s In Plain Sight, TNT’s Leverage, Fox’s 24, ABC’s Castle, co-hosting PBS 2015 Christmas special to resounding critical acclaim and as the lead character in SyFy’s 2015 series, Olympus. He is known for his anecdotes, casual storytelling and impeccable delivery.
An accomplished stage actor, Anvar has played countless leading roles in Shakespeare’s most famous plays and was the founder and producing artistic director of the acclaimed Shakespeare-in-the-Park touring company and Montreal-based Repercussion Theatre for many years. The fluently trilingual (English, French and Farsi) Anvar credits part of his wide-ranging creativity to his exotic cultural and spiritual heritage. He splits his time between Toronto and Los Angeles.
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