Biography
Shahid Ahmed made his film debut with a role in the British film
Yasmin, playing a Muslim man who's been detained, and whose wife is campaigning for his release. He soon followed this up by playing a downtrodden man who becomes a terrorist in
Stephen Gaghan's critically acclaimed
Syriana before switching gears for the quirky comedy
Mischief Night. In 2007, Ahmed was cast in the role of Jacob in Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's zombie-apocalypse sequel
28 Weeks Later. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide