---
name: "Cas Anvar"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/cas-anvar"
fi1m_id: "cas-anvar"
imdb_id: "nm0031679"
tmdb_id: 59214
wikidata_id: "Q15793680"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "15 March 1966"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 61
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-24T20:50:21.666328+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Cas Anvar

## Identity

Cas Anvar

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/cas-anvar
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** cas-anvar
- **IMDb ID:** nm0031679
- **TMDB ID:** 59214
- **Wikidata ID:** Q15793680
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cas_Anvar, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15793680, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0031679/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/59214

Actor. Born 15 March 1966 in Regina - Saskatchewan - Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 15 March 1966, Regina - Saskatchewan - Canada
- **Active:** 2004–2015
- **Also known as:** Кэс Анвар, کاس انور
- **Average Fi1m score:** 61, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 48 (2), 2010s 74 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 61 to 60 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Action 1, Adventure 1, Comedy 1, Mystery 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,091m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cas_Anvar, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15793680, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0031679/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/59214

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Room*](https://film.one/film/room.md) (84)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Expanse*](https://film.one/tv/the-expanse.md) (64)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Cas Anvar is a Canadian actor. Born on 15 March 1966 in Regina, Saskatchewan, he graduated from the National Theatre School of Canada in 1989 and founded Repercussion Theatre, a Montreal company presenting Shakespeare in the park.

He is known for playing Alex Kamal in the television series *The Expanse* (2015–2021) and for film roles including Dr. Mittal in *Room* (2015), Hazmi in *Source Code* (2011), a Revolutionary Guard in *Argo* (2012), and an Egyptian Interpol Officer in *Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen* (2009). Anvar was a member of the ensemble cast awarded a Screen Actors Guild Award for *Argo*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Room* (2015), Fi1m 84, as Dr. Mittal — [page](https://film.one/film/room.md)
- *The Expanse* (2015), Fi1m 64, as Alex Kamal — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-expanse.md)
- *Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen* (2009), Fi1m 34, as Egyptian Interpol Officer — [page](https://film.one/film/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen.md)
- *The Terminal* (2004), Fi1m 63, as CBP Officer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-terminal.md)

## Complete filmography (74)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Viper* (2026), as Rafiq 'Razor' Alizai
- *FBI: International* (2021), series, as Ali Majidi
- *The Operative* (2019), as Farhad
- *Blood & Treasure* (2019), series, as Salim Le Mer
- *Draupadi Unleashed* (2019), as Manu
- *The 410* (2019), series, as Billa
- *Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles* (2019), as Ra's al Ghul (voice)
- *The Lie* (2018), as Sam Ifrani
- *Miss India America* (2016), as Deep Pandey
- *Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders* (2016), series, as Dale Hanah
- *The Expanse* (2015), series, as Alex Kamal — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-expanse.md)
- *Room* (2015), as Dr. Mittal — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/room.md)
- *The Vatican Tapes* (2015), as Docteur Fahti
- *Olympus* (2015), series, as Xerxes
- *Fall* (2014), as Reza
- *How to Get Away with Murder* (2014), series, as Robert Hsieh
- *The Strain* (2014), series, as Sanjay Desai
- *Intelligence* (2014), series, as Ibrahim Al-Munin
- *Diana* (2013), as Dodi Fayed
- *Baby Sellers* (2013), as Vikram
- *Alistair MacLean's Air Force One Is Down* (2013), series, as Kemal
- *Argo* (2012), as Revolutionary Guard — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/argo.md)
- *Perception* (2012), series, as Dev Mehta
- *Neverland* (2011), series, as Gentleman Starkey
- *Source Code* (2011), as Hazmi
- *The Phantom* (2009), series, as Raatib Anvar
- *NCIS: Los Angeles* (2009), series, as The Ambassador / Haakim Habib
- *Archer* (2009), series, as (voice)
- *Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen* (2009), as Egyptian Interpol Officer — Fi1m 34, [page](https://film.one/film/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen.md)
- *Castle* (2009), series, as Dr. Rampanel — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/castle.md)
- *Leverage* (2008), series, as Oscar San Guillermo
- *Punisher: War Zone* (2008), as Plastic Surgeon
- *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* (2008), series, as Peteen / Frangawl Leader (voice), Pateen / Frangawl Cult Leader (voice)
- *In Plain Sight* (2008), series, as Ashok Kumar
- *Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde* (2008), as D.A. McBride
- *Sublime* (2007), as Dr. Sharazi
- *Backyards & Bullets* (2007), as Vijay Patel
- *Superstorm* (2007), series, as Munish Loomba
- *The Unit* (2006), series, as 1st Iranian Diplomat
- *E-Ring* (2005), series, Actor
- *Crimes of Passion* (2005), as Detective
- *Medium* (2005), series, as Dr. McGraff
- *The Tournament* (2005), series, as Dr. Singh
- *False Pretenses* (2004), as Nabil
- *Boston Legal* (2004), series, as Dr. Paul Harris — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/boston-legal.md)
- *Lost* (2004), series, as Omer Jarrah — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/lost.md)
- *The Terminal* (2004), as CBP Officer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/the-terminal.md)
- *Timeline* (2003), as E.R. Doctor
- *Shattered Glass* (2003), as Kambiz Foroohar
- *NCIS* (2003), series, as Masoud Tariq / Wasim al Fulani — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md)
- *How My Mother Gave Birth to Me During Menopause* (2003), as Médecin, examen gynéco
- *Veritas: The Quest* (2003), series, as Mikhail
- *The Marsh* (2002), as Ivan
- *Agent of Influence* (2002), as Khamal Rashid
- *Wrong Number* (2002), as Thomas Pitrillo
- *Bliss* (2002), series, Actor
- *24* (2001), series, as Dr. Wyndham — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/24.md)
- *Tales from the Neverending Story* (2001), series, as Dark Knight #2
- *Hidden Agenda* (2001), as Agent McCoomb
- *The Sign of Four* (2001), as Sikh #1
- *Largo Winch* (2001), series, as Aaron
- *Cause Of Death* (2001), as Leonard Sheck
- *Race Against Time* (2000), as Dr. Bergen
- *Seducing Maarya* (2000), as Zakir
- *Code Name: Jaguar* (1999), as Nightclub Man
- *The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights* (1999), as Mercutio
- *Psychopath* (1998), as Goldwin
- *The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo* (1998), as Youssef
- *Afterglow* (1997), as Frederico
- *Witchboard III: The Possession* (1997), as Paramedic #1
- *La Femme Nikita* (1997), series, as Halir
- *Everything to Gain* (1996), as Paramedic
- *For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story* (1996), as Khalid
- *Are You Afraid of the Dark?* (1992), series, as Bobo

## Gallery

- ![Cas Anvar](https://film.one/media/person/104504/gallery-961de49c1a73.jpg) Cas Anvar — Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Cas_Anvar-5511.jpg/1280px-Cas_Anvar-5511.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Cas Anvar, Frankie Adams and Naren Shankar speaking at the 2018 WonderCon, for "The Expanse", at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Please at](https://film.one/media/person/104504/gallery-207041c390a3.jpg) Cas Anvar, Frankie Adams and Naren Shankar speaking at the 2018 WonderCon, for "The Expanse", at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Please at — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Cas_Anvar%2C_Frankie_Adams_%26_Naren_Shankar_%2839254266250%29.jpg/1280px-Cas_Anvar%2C_Frankie_Adams_%26_Naren_Shankar_%2839254266250%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Actor Cas Anvar at the Berlinale 2019](https://film.one/media/person/104504/gallery-7f86c9d50965.jpg) Actor Cas Anvar at the Berlinale 2019 — Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Cas_Anvar-5214.jpg/1280px-Cas_Anvar-5214.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Actor Cas Anvar at the Berlinale 2019](https://film.one/media/person/104504/gallery-f9e5735fc613.jpg) Actor Cas Anvar at the Berlinale 2019 — Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Cas_Anvar-5225.jpg/1280px-Cas_Anvar-5225.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Actor Cas Anvar at the Berlinale 2019](https://film.one/media/person/104504/gallery-b0dfff1c7c65.jpg) Actor Cas Anvar at the Berlinale 2019 — Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Cas_Anvar-5411.jpg/1280px-Cas_Anvar-5411.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Actor Cas Anvar at the Berlinale 2019](https://film.one/media/person/104504/gallery-e0c55d28ef6f.jpg) Actor Cas Anvar at the Berlinale 2019 — Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Cas_Anvar-5490.jpg/1280px-Cas_Anvar-5490.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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