Saagar Shaikh

Saagar Shaikh (born 1986)^[1] is an American actor best known for his role as Aamir Khan on Ms. Marvel and Raj Dar on Deli Boys.

Saagar Shaikh
Born	1986 (age 38–39) Alief, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Texas at San Antonio
Occupation	Actor
Known for	Ms. Marvel, Deli Boys

Life and career

Shaikh was born in Alief, Texas^[2] and raised in Houston until age 10, when his family moved to San Antonio.^[3] He is of Pakistani descent and was raised in a Muslim family.^[1][4] He has two brothers.^[5] His father worked at a gas station and eventually became the owner of three convenience stores.^[6] Shaikh worked part-time at his father's convenience store when he was a teenager.^[1] He graduated from Marshall High School in 2005 and received his bachelor's degree in business from University of Texas at San Antonio.^[3]

Shaikh began to pivot to acting while in college after he secured an internship at a talent management company.^[4] Against his parents' wishes, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting full-time after graduation.^[4] Shaikh struggled to find acting roles due to limited opportunities for South Asian actors.^[6] In 2015 he began to take post-production jobs to stay employed in the entertainment industry even though his primary interest was acting.^[5] He worked in post-production roles for five years.^[5] He also took classes and performed at UCB Theatre for several years.^[5]

He gained prominence in the role of Aamir Khan on the Disney+ series Ms. Marvel.^[3] He also appeared in the film The Marvels.^[1] Shaikh also co-hosted the comedy podcast The Bollywood Boys with Shaan Baig, where they revisit classic and some contemporary Bollywood films.^[7][8] He is a lead role in the 2025 Hulu comedy Deli Boys, created by Abdullah Saeed.^[6]

Shaikh is married.^[3]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2022	Ms. Marvel	Aamir Khan	Recurring role	[2]
2025	Deli Boys	Raj Dar	Main role	[6]