Emmad Irfani

Emmad Irfani (Urdu: عماد عرفانی) is a Pakistani actor who started his career as a model. He has done lead roles in TV serials from Geo Entertainment, ARY Digital and Hum TV while as a fashion model he has worked with national and international brands.^[2][3][4]

Emmad Irfani
عماد عرفانی
Born	(1980-04-29) 29 April 1980 (age 44)[1] Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan[1]
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2000–present[1]
Relatives	Muhammad Iqbal (great-granduncle) Farjad Nabi (cousin)

Early and personal life

Of Punjabi–Kashmiri descent,^[5] Irfani belongs to a family of military background, thus visiting almost all Pakistan during his childhood till his father retired and settled in Lahore. He did his Graduation and Masters from Lahore.

His great-grandmother was the sister of philosopher-poet Muhammad Iqbal, considered the spiritual founder of Pakistan.^[6] Filmmaker Farjad Nabi is his cousin.^[7]

In 2010, he married fashion designer Maryam Shafaat, whose sister is model Amina Shafaat, and they had a daughter and a son, Zaviyar, who died at a young age in 2023 due to an accident.^[8][9]

Career

Model

Irfani was forced into modelling by his aunt in 2000.^[1] He won Best Male model awards at the Lux Style Awards and MTV Pakistan style awards, and subsequently was nominated in 2006 and 2007.^[10]

Actor

Considering Bollywood actor Arjun Rampal to be his inspiration,^[1] in 2013 he started focusing on acting and since then has worked for many TV serials on different channels, including Geo TV, ARY Digital and Hum TV.^[11][12]

In 2018 he launched his film career with a cameo role in his cousin Farjad Nabi's film 7 Din Mohabbat In and his debut lead role in the upcoming film Aasmaan Bolay Ga (2024) directed by Shoaib Mansoor.

Filmography

Television serials

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Notes	References
2013	Aasmanon Pay Likha	Shahnawaz	Geo TV	Supporting role	[13]
2014	Dil Nahi Manta	Huzaifa	Ary Digital	Main role
	Ranjish Hi Sahi	Rohail	Geo TV	Supporting role
	Shikwa	Adeel's doctor	ARY Digital
2015	Sehra Main Safar	Shahryar	Hum TV	Main role	[14]
	Aik Thi Misaal	Adeel		Lead role
2016	Saya-e-Dewar Bhi Nahi	Malik Mansoor			[15]
	Baba Ki Rani	Hamza	ARY Zindagi	Main role
	Sanam	Shahroz	Hum TV	Supporting role	[16]
	Kuch Na Kaho	Mohsin		Lead role
2017	Woh Aik Pal	Faris		Supporting role
	Titli	Rehan	Urdu 1
2018	Mah-e-Tamaam	Umair	Hum TV	Lead role
	Tawaan	Shahroz
	Maryam Periera	Sufiyan	TVOne		[17]
2019	Cheekh	Shayan	ARY Digital
2020	Jalan	Asfandyar		Main role	[18]
2021	Ek Jhoota Lafz Mohabbat	Hasan	Express Entertainment	Supporting role
2023	Jaan-e-Jahan	Taimur	ARY Digital
2024	Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum	Adeel Ahmed		Second male lead role

Telefilms

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Additional notes
2014	Thoda Pyaar Zyada Love	Zaid	Hum TV	[19]
2015	Tujh Se Naam Hamara	Zaid	Urdu1	Independence Day Special[20]
2021	Lockdown	Azfar	Express Entertainment

Films

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
2018	7 Din Mohabbat In	Faadi	Farjad Nabi	Cameo appearance
2024	Aasmaan Bolay Ga †	Squadron Leader Hasan Siddiqui	Shoaib Mansoor	Filming[21]

Web series

Year	Title	Role
2022	Mind Games	Jibran

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2005	4th Lux Style Awards	Best Model - Male	Won	[1]
2006	5th Lux Style Awards		Nominated
2007	6th Lux Style Awards		Nominated