Shah Hussain

Shah Hussain is a British actor of Pakistani descent born in Solihull, Birmingham. He is the eldest of three siblings and moved with his family from Birmingham to Slough in county Berkshire just outside West London aged 7. Growing up, Shah excelled in sports and pursued Track and Field becoming a champion at club, county, and national level in the 400 meters. Shah is married to Saima Shaheen and he is a doting father to his two children Zayn and Aila. Having graduated with a B.A honours in Criminology and Contemporary Culture from Manchester Metropolitan University, Shah had aspirations to become a Police Officer but fell into working in the Private Security Industry working as a Bodyguard to both celebrity and executive clients. Since 2004 Shah has been practicing Martial Arts namely Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu where he is currently of Brown belt rank and a two time British Champion. He went on to train in Mixed Martial Arts and compete as a Professional fighter in MMA having won a Championship Title on the domestic scene and compete internationally. Having had 26 Pro bouts to his resume, Shah retired from Professional competition in Dec 2018. During the lock down period in the UK, due to Covid-19. Shah was encouraged by his friend Sami Karim, who is a professional actor himself, to enter the industry and under the guidance of Sami, along with Shah's own dedication and commitment, since April 2020 Shah has not looked back having immersed himself deep into Actor training. Shah managed to secure his first few credits very quickly via music video's followed by appearing in a couple of short films so far in his acting career. Shah is striving to become a successful actor and feels by constantly being in Actor training and working the trade, this will help him achieve his goals. Shah is a dynamic and versatile actor, who enjoys playing strong and serious roles be that cast as a villain, lead or supporting actor. Shah is multilingual and fluently speaks Urdu, Punjabi and Hindi. He is also a fully qualified Personal trainer and MMA coach and also works combat sports commentary to various fight promotions in and around the UK.