Cas Anvar (; born 15 March 1966) is a Canadian

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known for his role in the SyFy/

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science fiction television series '' The Expanse''.

Early life

Anvar was born in

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, to

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parents. They moved to

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, where he was raised. He graduated from Beaconsfield High School in 1983.

Career

Anvar has said that after early studies of psychology and sciences at

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, he changed fields and graduated from the National Theatre School in 1989. He was founding Artistic Director of Repercussion Theatre. Since 1988 the company toured parks of Montreal, and then throughout North America, with the annual Shakespeare in the Park Festival. Meanwhile, he continued performing in theatre. In 1992 he debuted in '' Urban Angel'', and has continued to perform roles in television and film. In 2011 he voiced Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad in '' Assassin's Creed: Revelations''. Anvar appeared as Dodi Fayed with Naomi Watts in the film '' Diana'' in 2013. Anvar starred in the science fiction television series '' The Expanse'' as Alex Kamal. It was first broadcast in December 2015. In 2016, he joined season 3 of ''

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'' as Sanjay Desai. In 2019, he had a recurring role on '' How To Get Away With Murder'' as Robert Hseih.

Sexual misconduct allegations

In June 2020, Alcon Entertainment hired an independent firm to investigate over 30 allegations of sexual harassment and assault made against Anvar. In November 2020 Alcon announced that Anvar would not be returning for the sixth and final season of ''The Expanse''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Internet video

Video games

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Anvar, Cas 1966 births Living people 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male video game actors Canadian male voice actors Canadian people of Iranian descent Male actors from Montreal Male actors from Regina, Saskatchewan