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His father worked for an airline while his mother was an organic chemist.[2] He learned English from a school in the Filipino embassy in Saudi Arabia before switching to an American school. He later attended Bell High School in Ottawa, Ontario.[3] Haq graduated from Carleton University with a Bachelor of Arts in film studies with a minor in Law.[2]Haq started his career with roles on various television series, before taking on roles in feature films. As an actor, his work has included the television series Quantico and limited series The Indian Detective.[4] He was also the host for the children’s television series Look Kool.[2]At the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018, he received a nomination for Best Performance in a Guest Role in a Drama Series for an appearance on This Life,[2] and in 2019 he received the Star award from the Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival.[5]In 2020, he assumed the lead role in the television series Transplant, and had a supporting role in Philippe Falardeau’s film My Salinger Year.In his year-end review of television in 2020, critic John Doyle of The Globe and Mail named Haq as having given one of the year’s best performances in Canadian television.[6] The industry trade magazine Playback also named Haq as Canadian television’s breakout star of 2020.[7]Haq won the award for Best Actor in a Drama Series for Transplant at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021[8] and at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022.[9]Filmography[edit]Film[edit]Television[edit]YearTitleRoleNotes2013A Sister’s RevengeRestaurant WorkerTelevision film2014The Best Laid PlansRajEpisode: “Going Brogue”Being HumanVampire #1Episode: “Ramona the Pest”19-2OrderlyEpisode: “Winter”2015, 2016QuanticoTech \/ Analyst2 episodes2015\u20132016The Art of MoreUzay Almasi14 episodes2015\u20132016Look KoolHamza24 episodes2015, 2017At Your FeetHamza \/ Sweet Guy2 episodes2016This LifeRaza Ali10 episodesThe Perfect StalkerAmirTelevision film2017Mistakes Were MadeJohn4 episodesThe Bold TypeTrevorEpisode: “The End of the Beginning”Designated SurvivorPeter JanEpisode: “Family Ties”The Indian DetectiveGopal \/ Amal Chandekar4 episodes2018The DetectivesAl Lalani Jr.Episode: “Burning Season”In ContemptHakeem5 episodesNo Escape RoomTylerTelevision film2019The 410Jass3 episodesJettFred Mooney2020\u2013presentTransplantDr. Bashir HamedSeries leadReferences[edit]^ Aparita Bhandari (February 24, 2020). “Canadian actor Hamza Haq, star of CTV’s Transplant, on his immigrant parents, studying neuroscience and playing a doctor on TV”. The Globe and Mail.^ a b c d Hatzitolios, Chloe. “What you need to know about ‘Transplant’ star Hamza Haq”. etalk.^ Etan Vlessing (September 8, 2017). “Canada’s Rising Stars: 15 Breakouts Making an Impact in Hollywood”. The Hollywood Reporter.^ “Russell Peters talks ‘The Indian Detective’ and why he’ll never host the Junos again”. Toronto Sun. November 22, 2017.^ Ashley Newport (August 1, 2019). “Major Film Festival Officially Kicking Off in Mississauga”. InSauga.^ John Doyle, “Great Canadian TV performances of 2020”. The Globe and Mail, December 15, 2020.^ Jordan Pinto, “Breakout Star of the Year 2020: Hamza Haq; The star of CTV’s Transplant has emerged as one of Canadian television’s leading lights, garnering international acclaim and shifting the way Muslims have historically been portrayed on screen.”. Playback, December 17, 2020.^ Brent Furdyk, “Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, \u2018Schitt\u2019s Creek\u2019 Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations”. ET Canada, March 30, 2021.^ Adina Bresge, “‘Scarborough’ top film winner at Canadian Screen Awards”. CP24, April 10, 2022.External links[edit]  "},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki19\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki19\/hamza-haq-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Hamza Haq – Wikipedia"}}]}]