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Revision as of 22:21, 26 June 2020

Omair Rana
Born
Omair Tahir Rana

(1978-01-31) January 31, 1978 (age 46)
EducationLondon School of Economics
OccupationActor
Height6 ft (183 cm)

Omair Rana (born January 31, 1978) is a Pakistani actor and theatre director.

Early life and career

He had his early education in Al Ain, UAE, Al Ain English-speaking school, which was instrumental in inculcating his love for theatre. In the course of his career development, he also undertook a number of internships including one with the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry.[1][2][3]

He is a theater actor in the region who has made a significant contribution in the field of teaching Dramatics Art at a number of institutions, including introducing IGCSE Drama to Pakistan in 2009. He also directs plays in educational institutes, notably One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (2014) and Life of Galileo (2013) at Lahore Grammar School Johar Town campus.[4] He runs his theatre company by the name of Real Entertainment Productions (REP) that was founded in 2000 and has done over 50 plays ever since.

As a screen actor he has also worked in numerous TV productions and in the films Chambaili and Tamanna.

Making his TV debut in 2014, he won a lot of recognition for his performances in dramas like Maan, Sang-e-Mar Mar and O Rangreza, and in 2018 he starred in the much anticipated Hum TV's period drama Aangan.[5]

Omair Rana was appointed as a CLF Goodwill Ambassador by the Children's Literature Festival on July 30, 2019.[6]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Director Additional notes
2005 Toba Tek Singh Bishan Singh Afia Nathaniel Short film; based on the short story by Manto
2013 Chambaili Rashid Ismail Jilani Film feature debut
65 Soldier/husband Steven Moore TV short; based on the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
2014 Tamanna Rizwan Ahmed Steven Moore
2015 Dukhtar Zarak Khan Afia Nathaniel
TBA Driven TBA Michael Hudson

Television

Year Title Role Channel
2013 Ullu Baraye Farokht Nahi Sir Chauhan Hum TV
2014 Do Saal Ki Aurat Umar Hum TV
2015 Dilfareb Zain Geo Entertainment
Tum Mere Kya Ho Khalid PTV Home
Maan Arslan Hum TV
2016 Sang-e-Mar Mar Safiullah Khan Hum TV
Piya Be Dardi Sahir A Plus Entertainment
2017 Kitni Girhain Baqi Hain Sikander (ep. 31) Hum TV
O Rangreza Waji Kamal Hum TV
Mujhay Jeenay Do Ittefaq Urdu 1
Qurban Kaysar Khan ARY
2018 Zann Mureed Sajjad Hum TV
Aangan Mazhar Chacha Hum TV
2020 Pyar Ke Sadqay Sarwar PTV Home

Hum TV

  1. ^ The Herald 2006 37 p 10-12 "Produced by Real Entertainment Productions (REP) and directed by Omair Rana, the play was staged from 8 to 12 September. The plot is simple, yet hilarious. Harassed advertising executive Timothy Westerby (Shezad Noor Butt) hits his.."
  2. ^ "Omair Rana - an Inspiring Man of many Talents". Ideasevolved.com. 2012-07-07. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  3. ^ "TEDxKinnaird | TEDx". TED.com. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  4. ^ Muhammad Ali (7 December 2017), "A conversation with Omair Rana", The Nation. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  5. ^ Ally Adnan (3 October 2018), "I expect ‘Aangan’ will do well both critically and commercially: Omair Rana", PakistanToday. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  6. ^ https://nayadaur.tv/2019/07/childrens-literature-festival-appoints-fourteen-goodwill-ambassadors/