Adeel Husain

Adeel Husain (Urdu: عدیل حسین) is a Pakistani actor and director. He is best known for his roles in Mera Naseeb (2011), Mata-e-Jaan Hai Tu (2012), Mohabat Subh Ka Sitara Hai (2013-2014), Jackson Heights (2014-2015) and Daasi (2019).^[1]

Adeel Husain
Born	Syed Adeel Husain (1978-06-30) 30 June 1978 (age 46) Karachi, Pakistan
Alma mater	Dublin Business School
Occupations	Actor Director
Years active	2007–Present
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)

Early life and education

Born on 30 June 1978 in Karachi,^[2] he earned his Masters in marketing from Dublin Business School in Dublin, Ireland.^[3]

During his school and college days his hobbies included painting and drawing, which would be instrumental in making his transition towards the entertainment industry as professional option.^[4]

Career

Acting

He started his career in the 1990s, became a part of the City FM's breakfast show and made appearances on the screen in the form of advertisements, selective TV dramas, music videos, and telefilms like Duniya Goal Hai that ran in Kara Film Festival.

Direction

His first work as director was a car commercial in 2008 for the HBL Car to Car campaign and an unreleased brand entertainment project for the Telecom sector by the name of Mera Mobile which he created and directed. He also worked as a cinematographer in a documentary produced by Vizor Studios.^[5]

Filmography

Television

Year	Serial	Role	Notes
2007	Dunya Goal Hai	Ayaz Aziz	Telefilm[citation needed]
2008	Aa Mera Pyar Ki Khushboo	Saleem	Television debut
2010	Daam	Junaid	[6]
2011	Mera Naseeb	Shahbaz	[7]
2012	Mata-e-Jaan Hai Tu	Ibad	[8]
	Serade	Shehzad Ameen	Short Telefilm[citation needed]
2013	Mora Piya	Faisal
	Jiya Na Jaye	Eqaan
	Silvatein	Rayyan
	Aik Graduation Ki Long Story Short Mein	Rohail	Telefilm
	Shukk	Ehtesham
	TUC The Lighter Side of Life	Himself	Episode 6[9]
2014	Mohabat Subh Ka Sitara Hai	Zeeshan	[10]
	Jackson Heights	Jamshed	[11]
2016	Bin Roye	Himself	Episode 6, Cameo[12][13]
2019	Daasi	Aahil
2021	Aakhir Kab Tak	Nasir
2023	Pyari Mona	Babar
2024	Ghair	Farjaad

Films

|† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2015	Bin Roye	Himself	Secial appearance in the song "Balle Balle"[14][15]
2016	Ho Mann Jahaan	Nadir	Film debut[16][17][18][19][20]
	Dobara Phir Se	Hammad	[21][22][23][24][25]

Awards and nominations

Year	Serial/Film	Award	Category	Result
2007	Duniya Goal Hai	Kara Film Festival Awards	Best Male Actor in a Lead Role	Nominated[citation needed]
			Special Jury Award for Acting	Won
2011	Daam	Pakistan Media Awards	Best New Male Actor	Won[26]
	Mera Naseeb		Best New Male Actor	Nominated[26]
			Best Supporting Actor	Nominated[26]
2015	Muhabat Subh Ka Sitara Hai	Hum Awards	Best Actor Popular	Nominated[27]
			Best Actor Jury	Nominated[28][29]
2016	Bin Roye	Galaxy Lollywood Awards	Best Special Appearance	Won[30][31]
		Hum Style Awards	Most Stylish Film Actor	Nominated[32]
2017	Dobara Phir Se	Galaxy Lollywood Awards	Best Actor in a Leading Role Male	Nominated
	Ho Mann Jahaan		Best Male Debut	Nominated
			Best Dance Performance	Won
		Nigar Awards	Best Debut Male	Won[33][34]
	Dobara Phir Se & Ho Mann Jahaan	Pakistan Excellence Awards	Best Actor	Won[35]
		Hum Style Awards	Most Stylish Film Actor	Nominated