Zahf Paroo
Acting
Biography
Zahf Paroo (born Zahfeer Hajee) is a Canadian actor, host, voice-over actor, and sketch-comedy artist. Zahf has had the opportunity to work in sci-fi (Altered Carbon, Defying Gravity, Stargate SG-1, Battlestar Gallactica, Fringe, Andromeda, Continuum) as well as comedy (Scaredy Cats, Malibu Rescue, Scary Movie, The Big Year, Psych, A Guy Thing, Say it Isn't So, Scooby-Doo 2, Package Deal), dramatic content (Edgemont, Degrassi -The Next Generation, Firewall, Motive), fantasy (The Magicians, Seventh Son) and feel-good seasonal projects (A Timeless Christmas, A Godwinks Christmas: Second Chance First Love).
Born: December 30, 1975
Place of Birth: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Known For
The Good Doctor
Shaun Murphy, a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome, relocates from a quiet country life to join a prestigious hospital's surgical unit. Unable to personally connect with those around him, Shaun uses his extraordinary medical gifts to save lives and challenge the skepticism of his colleagues.
Stargate SG-1
The story of Stargate SG-1 begins about a year after the events of the feature film, when the United States government learns that an ancient alien device called the Stargate can access a network of such devices on a multitude of planets. SG-1 is an elite Air Force special operations team, one of more than two dozen teams from Earth who explore the galaxy and defend against alien threats such as the Goa'uld, Replicators, and the Ori.
Fringe
FBI Special Agent Olivia Dunham, brilliant but formerly institutionalized scientist Walter Bishop and his scheming, reluctant son Peter uncover a deadly mystery involving a series of unbelievable events and realize they may be a part of a larger, more disturbing pattern that blurs the line between science fiction and technology.
Psych
Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a keen eye for detail (and a lasting dislike of his dad). Years later, Shawn's frequent tips to the police lead to him being falsely accused of a crime he solved. Now, Shawn has no choice but to use his abilities to perpetuate his cover story: psychic crime-solving powers, all the while dragging his best friend, his dad, and the police along for the ride.
Altered Carbon
After 250 years on ice, a prisoner returns to life in a new body with one chance to win his freedom: by solving a mind-bending murder.
Picture Perfect Mysteries: Dead Over Diamonds
Photographer Allie and Detective Sam's investigation into a priceless stolen necklace leads to danger and an unexpected death.
The Magicians
Brakebills University is a secret institution specializing in magic. There, amidst an unorthodox education of spellcasting, a group of twenty-something friends soon discover that a magical fantasy world they read about as children is all too real— and poses grave danger to humanity.
Degrassi
The life of a group of adolescents going through the trials and tribulations of teendom at Degrassi Community School.
Continuum
The series centers on the conflict between a group of rebels from the year 2077 who time-travel to Vancouver, BC, in 2012, and a police officer who accidentally accompanies them. In spite of being many years early, the rebel group decides to continue its violent campaign to stop corporations of the future from replacing governments, while the police officer endeavours to stop them without revealing to anyone that she and the rebels are from the future.
Once Upon a Time
There is a town in Maine where every story book character you've ever known is trapped between two worlds, victims of a powerful curse. Only one knows the truth and only one can break the spell. Emma Swan is a 28-year-old bail bonds collector who has been supporting herself since she was abandoned as a baby. Things change for her when her son Henry, whom she abandoned years ago, finds her and asks for her help explaining that she is from a different world where she is Snow White's missing daughter.
Filmography
as Benny
as Tom Wilkie
as Principal McKay
as Dan
as Clint Baxter
as Raju Perera
as Curtis
as Ashique Selim
as Mark Benahan
as Hooks
as Jeremy Mitchell
as Dr. Nate Hoover
as Gillen
as Virahadra
as John Nevin
as TV Host
as Randy
as Asad Tauana
as Oscar
as Raja Vivendra
as Prince Achmed
as Prasad
as Ajay Sharma
as Dr. Patel
as Bill
as Hoyt
as Finch
as Ravi
as Gandhi's Manager
as Ahmed
as Ramon
as Additional Voices (voice)
as Asian Man
as Desi
as Tyler
as Ruben (as Zahf Hajee)
as Jamahl R-H Brown
as Principal (uncredited)
as Young Manager
as Clerk
as Jamala