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70 Photos. Shazad Latif was born in London in July 1988 of mixed English, Scottish and Pakistani descent. He is an actor, known for Penny Dreadful, Toast of London and The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. He studied at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School but took an early departure after he secured his first television role.
- Actor, Producer
- July 8, 1988
- 4 min
19 hours ago · The 10th anniversary of the premiere of 'Penny Dreadful' is the perfect time for the Showtime series to return with a revival. ... (Shazad Latif) become Mr. Hyde and Ferdinand Lyle (Simon Russell ...
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Born in London of mixed Pakistani, English and Scottish descent, Latif grew up in Tufnell Park, North London. He studied at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and performed in many stage productions including King Lear, playing Cornwall, and Richard Sheridan's comedy, School for Scandal, as Joseph Surface. He left the school a year early to take up...
Latif's professional theatre credits include playing Ricky Roma in Glengarry Glen Ross at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Mumbai Talesat the Blue Elephant Theatre in London. Spooks was his first major role on TV. He has starred in all 3 series of Toast of Londonas the absurdly amusing Clem Fandango, one of the characters recording Steven Toast (M...
While his character on the show Spooksis a technological expert, in real life Latif is a self-proclaimed technophobe. In 2012 he lived in Camden, London.
May 12, 2016 · In its third season, Penny Dreadful has added to its arsenal of literary characters with Dr. Henry Jekyll (Shazad Latif), here an old schoolmate of the defeated Dr. Victor Frankenstein...
Apr 29, 2016 · Penny Dreadful Season 3's Shazad Latif spills a little of the concoction he's brewing on set. By Tony Sokol | April 29, 2016 | | 0. Penny Dreadful Season 3 will introduce two literary...
HENRY JEKYLL. Played by Shazad Latif. Henry Jekyll is a brilliant chemist of Indian decent, and a former classmate and friend of Victor Frankenstein's. A bold and outrageous explorer in the world of neurological experimentation, Dr. Jekyll seeks to solve the mysteries of the brain that turn ordinary people into madmen.
