Ali Zaydi Profile
Profile Overview
Ali Zaydi
- Male
- London, United Kingdom
- Playing Age
- 35 - 45
- Height
- 5′ 7″
- Ethnicity
- Asian - Pakistani
- Eye Colour
- Brown
- Hair Colour
- Black
- Passport
- Yes
- Driving Licence
- Yes
About Me
I have trained in Stanislavski and improvisation.
I work very hard from the moment I get a script until the last moment of the production. Delivering the best performance I can to authentically deliver my character’s story is my highest priority.
I have a system of developing my character that combines various techniques I’ve learned from years of acting training. Many times I have been told by audience members that they thought I was the actual real person and not an actor.
Last played a heavily Indian-accented version of Sir Alan Bates in False Accounts, a play about the Post Office Scandal. During one performance the audience clapped for me on 6 different occasions after delivering my monologues.
Before that I worked on In Search of a White Identity, a play in which my character Mo gets locked up in a police cell with a white EDL rioter and a black anti-fascist protester after getting violently dragged into the race riot.
I work very hard from the moment I get a script until the last moment of the production. Delivering the best performance I can to authentically deliver my character’s story is my highest priority.
I have a system of developing my character that combines various techniques I’ve learned from years of acting training. Many times I have been told by audience members that they thought I was the actual real person and not an actor.
Last played a heavily Indian-accented version of Sir Alan Bates in False Accounts, a play about the Post Office Scandal. During one performance the audience clapped for me on 6 different occasions after delivering my monologues.
Before that I worked on In Search of a White Identity, a play in which my character Mo gets locked up in a police cell with a white EDL rioter and a black anti-fascist protester after getting violently dragged into the race riot.
Accents
American - Standard, Arabic, English, German, Hindi, Russian, Urdu
Languages
English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu
Accents (United Kingdom)
Cockney, English, standard, Essex, London, Northern England, RP, Southern England, South London, Teesside
Memberships
Equity
Agent
| Year | Production | Role | Director Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
False Accounts: Exposing the Post Office Cover Up
|
Postmaster 5 (Alan Bates), Boeing Manager, Fujitsu Boss |
Lance Nielsen & Dickon Tolson
The Outcasts Creative / Upstairs at the Gatehouse, 1 North Rd, Highgate Village, London N6 4BD |
| 2023 |
False Accounts: Exposing the Post Office Cover Up
|
Postmaster 5 (Alan Bates), Boeing Manager, Fujitsu Boss |
Lance Nielsen & Dickon Tolson
The Outcasts Creative / OSO Arts Centre, Old Sorting Office, 49 Station Road, Barnes, London SW13 0LF |
| 2023 |
It is
|
Narrator |
Honey Rose Evans
|
| 2020 |
In Search Of A White Identity
|
Mo |
Victoria Evaristo
Toad in the Hole Theatre Company in association with The Actors Centre |
| 2020 |
The Psycho
|
Dr Geoffrey Stark |
Bobby D'Buze
Taureau Films |
| 2020 |
Curious Events - S1 EP1 - "A Mother's Love"
|
Jonathan Lorca |
Jack Robert Henry O'Sullivan
Movie Making Media |
| 2019 |
Fear
|
The Killer |
Bobby D'Buze
Taureau Films |
| 2019 |
2050: The Last Offender
|
The Usher |
Ali Zaidi
Anna Scher Theatre |
| 2019 |
Parental Responsibility
|
Harjit Singh |
William James Pendlebury
Anna Scher Theatre |
| 2019 |
The One With Those Four German Bastards Who Aren’t Kraftwerk
|
Helmut Kronk |
Peter Laurence
Anna Scher Theatre |
| 2019 |
Vindaloo
|
Ahmad Khan |
Shannon Haran
Anna Scher Theatre |
| 2019 |
Jwaydan
|
Mustafa Bahlulzade |
Ali Zaidi
Anna Scher Theatre |
| 2019 |
One Planet Future (In production)
|
LT250 (Multiple Roles) |
Chloe Treend
One Planet Future |
| 2019 |
Hello Toyota
|
Voice |
Sangeeta Sharma
Seminal |
| 2018 |
Bliss
|
Isaac |
Baran Canpolat
Anna Scher Theatre |
| 2018 |
Mother
|
Eddie |
Claudette Burke
Anna Scher Theatre |
| 2018 |
4 Years
|
Rob |
David Foster
Anna Scher Theatre |
| 2018 |
Bliss
|
Luke |
Baran Canpolat
Anna Scher Theatre |
| 2018 |
The Blue Room
|
The Playwright |
Liam Reilly
Actor In Session |
| 2018 |
The Blue Room
|
The Politician |
Liam Reilly
Actor In Session |
| 2018 |
All for Love
|
Dr Anparasan Sivakumaran |
David Foster
Anna Scher Theatre |
| 2018 |
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
|
Valmont |
Liam Reilly
Actor In Session |
| 2018 |
Lorna
|
Dennis |
Cliff Kuju Henry
Marcus Oliver Productions |
| 2018 |
Sinister Approach
|
Andrew |
Jack Robert Henry O'Sullivan
Movie Making Media |
| 2018 |
Lorna
|
Dennis |
Cliff Kuju Henry
Anna Scher Theatre |
| 2016 |
The Conversations
|
Man on a Date |
Marcus Flemmings and Haider Zafar
HKZ Productions |
| 2010 |
Watchdog
|
Ali Zaidi |
Anne Robinson
BBC |
| 1993 |
The Dracula Spectacula Show
|
Genghis |
Mrs Brown
Woodbridge High School |
Training
| Year | School | Course |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
The Outcasts Theatre Company
|
Outcasts Improv Drama Drop in |
| 2024 |
Matt Zina Acting
|
The Trinity Acting Method |
| 2023 |
Mario Smart Management
|
Adult Drama Workshop |
| 2023 |
Matt Zina Acting
|
Local Group Classes (Acting for Film) |
| 2023 |
The Outcasts Theatre Company
|
Scripted Scenes Workshop - Simulated Audition Process |
| 2019 |
Anna Scher Theatre
|
Improvisation |
| 2019 |
Charles Verrall
|
Learn to Act |
| 2019 |
Timber Theatre
|
Improvisational Acting Workshop |
| 2019 |
K A W Acting
|
Improvisation for Stage Acting |
| 2018 |
Actor In Session
|
Acting for Stage (Stanislavski's Method, Susan Batson, Meisner) |
| 2007 |
University of Teesside
|
1st Class BSc (Hons) Web Development |
- Playing Age
- 35 - 45
- Height
- 5′ 7″
- Ethnicity
- Asian - Pakistani
- Eye Colour
- Brown
- Hair Colour
- Black
- Passport
- Yes
- Driving Licence
- Yes
