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Pej Vahdat
Pejman "Pej" Vahdat (/ˈpɛdʒ vəˈdɑːt/ PEJ və-DAHT)[1] is an American actor known for his role of Arastoo Vaziri in Bones from 2009 to 2017. In 2022, Vahdat was cast as Dex Dexter for the fifth season of the CW reboot series Dynasty.
Pej Vahdat | |
|---|---|
| Born | Pejman Vahdat San Jose, California, U.S. |
| Education | San Diego State University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Career
Before his acting career he attended San Diego State University, where he was a member of the San Diego State Aztecs men's tennis team.[2] He also played Kash during the first season of the Showtime series Shameless.
In 2018, he appeared in the Farmers Insurance Group commercial "Parking Splat."
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Butcher | Chip | |
| 2008 | A Separate Tribe | Stranger | Short film |
| 2008 | Juan Frances: Live | Amir | |
| 2010 | Groupie | Clerk | |
| 2013 | Blood Shot | Ruhmeo | |
| 2014 | A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night | DJ Porno | |
| 2018 | Hope Springs Eternal | Mr Garner | |
| 2019 | The Day Shall Come | Nura |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Finding the Endzone | Bobby | TV short | |
| 2005 | Sleeper Cell | David | Episode: "Al-Faitha" | |
| 2005–2009 | General Hospital | Kia / Dr. Dylan Litz | 2 episodes | |
| 2006 | Arrested Development | Iraqi Guard | Episode: "Exit Strategy" | |
| 2006 | Windfall | Cop / Tony Larma | Episode: "Priceless" | |
| 2006 | NCIS | Dead Motorcyclist Balash Sassnio | Episode: "Shalom" | |
| 2006 | Everybody Hates Chris | Dr. with Leg | Episode: "Everybody Hates Kris" | |
| 2006–2007 | Mind of Mencia | Henchman / Ravi | 3 episodes | |
| 2007 | House | Hamid | Episode: "Airborne" | |
| 2008 | Valentine | Sameer Patel | Episode: "Daddy's Home" | |
| 2008 | The Unit | Zafar Khalid | Episode: "Inquisition" | |
| 2008 | Caught in the Action | Ahmad | TV film | |
| 2009 | Lie to Me | Jason Kashani | Episode: "Life Is Priceless" | |
| 2009–2017 | Bones | Arastoo Vaziri | Recurring role, 31 episodes | [3] |
| 2010 | Hawthorne | Salim Amara | Episode: "Final Curtain" | |
| 2011 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Rameesh Nayam-Singh | Episode: "Tin Soldiers" | |
| 2011 | Grey's Anatomy | Tarik Amin | Episode: "This Is How We Do It" | |
| 2011–2012 | Shameless | Kash | 8 episodes | [4] |
| 2012 | Harry's Law | Alden Mills | Episode: "And the Band Played On" | |
| 2012 | Single Ladies | Kaseem | Episode: "Finally" | |
| 2013 | Hot in Cleveland | Ravi | Episode: "Cleveland Indians" | |
| 2014 | The Mysteries of Laura | Kasib Al Wazir | Episode: "The Mystery of the Dysfunctional Dynasty" | |
| 2014 | Dallas | Nasir Ali | 3 episodes | |
| 2015 | Perception | Vice Consul Rashid Prasad | Episode: "Mirror" | |
| 2016 | Sneaky Pete | Raj Kumar Mukherjee | 5 episodes | [5] |
| 2017 | Lucifer | Josh Hamid | Episode: "They're Back, Aren't They?" | |
| 2017 | The Good Doctor | Dr. Avi Mehta | Episode: "Intangibles" | |
| 2017–2018 | Arrow | Sam Armand | 4 episodes | |
| 2018–2020 | Empire | Kelly Patel | 13 episodes | [6] |
| 2018 | NCIS | Nigel Hakim | 2 episodes | |
| 2018 | Elementary | Tim Darsha | Episode: “You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby” | |
| 2022 | Dynasty | Dex Dexter | Recurring role | [7] |
References
- ^ "EP 42: Pej Vahdat AKA "How to Pretend to be your Own Agent"". Let's Talk About Me, Baby with Utkarsh Ambudkar. January 11, 2017. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ "Disgraced". Philadelphia Theatre Company. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
- ^ Lange, Ariane (February 22, 2017). "What It's Like To Play A Muslim On Network TV". BuzzFeed. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- ^ Lang, Brent (April 10, 2021). "Shameless Finale: 11 Essential Episodes as the Gallaghers Bid Farewell". Variety. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- ^ Petski, Denise (August 2, 2016). "Sneaky Pete Casts Karolina Wydra & Pej Vahdat in Recurring Roles". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- ^ "Who Is Empire Owner Millionaire Kelly Patel on Empire?"
- ^ Petski, Denise (January 28, 2022). "SNL's Alex Moffat Joins Apple's Bad Monkey, CW's Dynasty Casts Pej Vahdat". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 30, 2022.