- Shazad Latif was born in London in July 1988 of mixed English, Scottish and Pakistani descent. He is an actor, known for Penny Dreadful, Toast of London and The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. He studied at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School but took an early departure after he secured his first television role. His father was a black cab driver, his mother is a cleaner.
- IMDb mini biography by: Shazad Latif
- ParentsJaved Iqbal
- Pictured as the character Lieutenant Ash Tyler on one of a set of 18 British commemorative postage stamps issued 13 November 2020, celebrating the "Star Trek" television and film franchise. Stamps were issued as 12 individual stamps, honoring captains and crew members; and 6 stamps in a single souvenir sheet, highlighting heroes and villains. All stamps were nondenominated and marked first class (76p on day of issue). Others honored by this set are William Shatner, Patrick Stewart, Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew, Scott Bakula, Jason Isaacs, Leonard Nimoy, Marina Sirtis, Alexander Siddig, Dominic Keating, Sonequa Martin-Green, Simon Pegg, Tom Hardy, Malcolm McDowell, David Warner, Alice Eve, and Idris Elba.
- While filming Star Trek: Discovery (2017), it was important that Latif not be credited for playing the character of Voq, as the fact that Voq and the other Latif's character Ash Tyler were the same person was an important plot twist. When Latif was approached by the show runners and asked to choose a pseudonym Voq would be credited under, he chose Javid Iqbal, which was the name of his late father.
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