My friends call me Shaukat (Shock-it). I act, write, and produce.
Some specs: I have an MFA in Acting from the Yale School of Drama. I’m a mixed kid, born in nyc — mom’s Eastern European Jewish, dad’s South Asian Muslim. I played baseball and football for Carleton College where I majored in Philosophy and concentrated on Middle Eastern Studies.
Drama, Comedy, Theater, Film, Television — all of it. Even a musical sprinkled here and there.
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Last few months:
Acted as Dr. Nick Barker in HBO’s Emmy sweeping drama The Pitt.
Acted in Mindy Kaling's new Hulu show called Not Suitable For Work.
Acted in Switch opposite Pauline Chalamet and Coral Peña. It’s a new short-form comedy series by Sofya Levitsky-Weitz (staff writer on The Bear) and Isabelle Platt.
Acted in NBC’s The Hunting Party. Season 1 is on Netflix.
Started a writing fellowship with The Workshop, part of Reboot Studios.
Last year:
Produced and acted in a short by Malachi Beasley about football and grief. Here’s me playing football.
Produced and acted in a short by Celeste O’Connor and Mecca McDonald about … well, it’s about two women who survive by seducing men into sex and then eating their hearts to survive… you’ll have to see it when it comes out…
…Anyway before that I acted in Off-Broadway Show called Dakar 2000 by Rajiv Joseph at Manhattan Theater Club
Acted in Romeo & Juliet dir. by Diane Paulus at American Repertory Theater
Fight Scene from Red Speedo by Lucas Hnath, dir by Eli Pauley at the Yale Cabaret
Ray: Adam Shaukat
Peter: Patrick Ball