Armin Karima
| Armin Karimaghaei | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 15, 1996 Shiraz, Iran |
| Nationality | British, Iranian |
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Armin Karimaghaei known professionally as Armin Karima, is a British Iranian actor known for his role as Abdul Bukhari in BBC Waterloo Road, Ant in IBoy and Kasim Al-Yazbek in FOX series Tyrant.
Early life
Karima was born in Shiraz, Iran. Migrated over to London at the age of seven. He attended Central Foundation Boys School (2007), then to further his acting ambition, he then studied Performing Arts Level 3 at City and Islington College (2012). Karima trained at Identity School of Acting (2013) while attending second year of college.
Career
While training Karima booked his first role, short film TAG for BBC IPlayer. Just before his last college performance Karima landed a regular role in Waterloo Road's final series (10) as Abdul Bukhari. Karima was then cast alongside Shahab Hosseini in feature film Gholam in 2015. He then appeared in Tyrant series 2 as Kasim Al-Yazbek in 2016. Karima then landed a role in BBC Moving on as Safi in 2016. In 2017 Karima played the role of Ant in Netflix's IBoy. Shortly after he landed a role in Fearless for ITV.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Tag | Deks | Short Film |
| 2015 | Waterloo Road | Abdul Bukhari | Television |
| 2015 | Babylon | - | Television |
| 2015 | Gholam | Arash | Feature Film |
| 2016 | Tyrant | Kasim Al-Yazbeck | Television |
| 2016 | Moving on | Safi | Television |
| 2017 | IBoy | Ant | Feature Film |
| 2017 | Fearless | Imran | Television |
| 2017 | Black Mirror | Farshad, Hotel Receptionist | Episode: "Crocodile" |