Hamza Sohail
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Hamza Sohail | |
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| Born | 16 July 1996 |
| Education | Coventry University |
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| Years active | 2021–present |
| Parent | Sohail Ahmad (father) |
Hamza Sohail (born 16 July 1996) is a Pakistani actor who works primarily for Pakistan television. The son of senior actor and comedian Sohail Ahmad, he made his acting debut with the drama serial Raqeeb Se (2021). He is known for starring in comedy drama Fairy Tale (2023), and the social drama Zard Patton Ka Bunn (2024).[1] He won the Hum Award for Best Actor Popular for Fairytale Season 2 (2023).
Sohail is the elder son of veteran stage actor and comedian Sohail Ahmed.[2] He completed his early education from Beaconhouse School System in Lahore.[3] Later, he earned his MBA from London.[4]
Career
Sohail returned to Lahore to pursue an acting career, where he met TV director Kashif Nisar. Nisar cast Sohail in his 2021 drama Raqeeb Se.[5] He then appeared in the drama Main Haari Piya.[6] Sohail's first web series was Mrs. & Mr. Shameem, where he worked alongside Saba Qamar and Nauman Ijaz.[3] He also worked in the drama Badshah Begum with Zara Noor Abbas, Ali Rehman Khan, and Komal Meer.
In 2023, Sohail gained recognition in the Ramadan special romantic-comedy Fairy Tale with Sehar Khan, and later appeared in its sequel. For the series, Sohail received praise for his on-screen chemistry with Khan.[7] In 2024, Sohail played the lead role of a doctor appointed to a remote rural area in Zard Patton Ka Bunn and completed Burns Road Kay Romeo Juliet with Iqra Aziz.[8] Additionally, Sohail has acted in the drama Sirf Tum. In 2025 he appeared in Dil Wali Gali Mein, a Ramadan series, on Hum TV.[9]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Director | Notes | Ref(s) |
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| 2021 | Raqeeb Se | Abdul Rahman | Hum TV | Kashif Nisar | Supporting role | [6] |
| 2022 | Badshah Begum | Pir Shahmir | Khizer Idrees | [6] | ||
| 2023 | Fairy Tale 1 | Farjaad Khan | Ali Hassan | Leading role | ||
| Fairy Tale 2 | ||||||
| Sirf Tum | Hannan Ijaz | Geo Entertainment | Mazhar Moin | [10] | ||
| Breaking News | Hussain | Green Entertainment | Kashif Nisar | |||
| 2024 | Burns Road Kay Romeo Juliet | Farhaad Yakub Karim Baksh | ARY Digital | Fajr Raza | [11] | |
| Zard Patton Ka Bunn | Dr. Naufil | Hum TV | Saife Hasan | [12] | ||
| 2025 | Dil Wali Gali Mein | Mujtaba "Mujji" Ahmed Siddiqui | Kashif Nisar | Ramadan series | [13] | |
| 2026 | Dekh Zara Pyar Se | Zoraiz Ali Khan | Ali Hassan | [14] |
Web Series
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Director | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Mrs. & Mr. Shameem | Ali | ZEE5 | Kashif Nisar | [3] |