Hamza Haq

Named one of Canada's Rising Stars by The Hollywood Reporter in 2017, Hamza Haq stars as Bashir 'Bash' Hamed in the acclaimed CTV/NBC medical drama TRANSPLANT. The series centres around an ER doctor who fled his native Syria to come to Canada where he must overcome numerous obstacles to resume a career in the high stakes world of emergency medicine. In 2018, Hamza appeared alongside William Shatner and Russell Peters as twins Amal and Gopal in the CTV mini-series INDIAN DETECTIVE, and earned critical acclaim as Raza Ali in the CBC drama THIS LIFE, for which he earned a 2018 Canadian Screen Award Nomination for Best Guest Performance. Other notable credits include recurring roles on the Cinemax series JETT opposite Carla Gugino, QUANTICO starring Priyanka Chopra, and THE ART OF MORE with Denis Quaid and Kate Bosworth. Additional television credits include DESIGNATED SURVIVOR, THE BOLD TYPE, BEING HUMAN, and BEST LAID PLANS. Hamza hosted two seasons of the International Emmy Award nominated children's series LOOK KOOL and plays Jassie the CBC Gem digital original drama THE 410. On the big screen, he holds supporting roles in BON COP BAD COP 2 with Colm Feore, THE DEATH AND LIFE OF JOHN F. DONOVAN directed by Xavier Dolan, Darren Aronofsky's MOTHER! and RUN THIS TOWN, detailing the turbulent final year of Rob Ford's tenure as the mayor of Toronto. He next appears opposite Margaret Qualley in the MY SALINGER YEAR which opened the 70th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2020. Hamza is a 2020 recipient of RBC's top 25 Canadian Immigrants Award and recently partnered with the Canada Media Fund's MADE campaign as ambassador to celebrate Islamic History Month. He spoke at this year's TEDxTORONTO Fall digital event series 'Uncharted' using his public platform to speak on issues important to him, including refugees' rights, racial injustice, and combating stereotypes; and was honoured as Playback's Breakout Star of the Year. Raised in Ottawa, Hamza is youngest of four siblings born in Saudi Arabia to Pakistani parents, and has called Canada home since 1990. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies with a minor in Law from Carleton University.