1. Humza Mohammed Arshad is an English actor, comedian and writer of Pakistani descent.
18 Facts About Humza Arshad
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Humza Arshad produces the web series Diary of a Bad Man and Badman.
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Humza Arshad has two siblings; a younger sister, Hanna, and a younger brother, Hasan.
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Humza Arshad studied GNVQ in Performing Arts at Croydon College and BTEC National Diploma in Performing Arts at Kingston College.
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Humza Arshad then graduated from Richmond Drama School with a degree in Drama.
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Humza Arshad had a part-time job as an Asian wedding hall waiter.
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In September 2010, Humza Arshad created comedy web series Diary of a Bad Man, revolving around video diaries of a young man with the "mentality of a seven-year-old".
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In December 2010, Humza Arshad was interviewed by Waqas Saeed on BBC Asian Network.
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In July 2011, Humza Arshad performed on Meera Syal's Comedy Night on BBC Asian Network.
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In July 2011, Humza Arshad toured four UK cities in the Peace Youth and Community Trust's first Muslim Comedy Tour, alongside Jeff Mirza, Prince Abdi and Nabil Abdul Rashid.
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In May 2013, Humza Arshad performed stand-up at the Shaw Theatre in London.
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In March 2015, Humza Arshad appeared at the Muslim Youth Festival, a festival on how to divert young Britons away from extremism and looking at what it means to be a young British Muslim in the UK today.
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On 28 March 2011, Humza Arshad was nominated in the categories for comedy and entertainment at the third annual Shorty Awards for social media at The Times Center, New York City.
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Humza Arshad was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2021 New Year Honours for services to education.
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In June and July 2011, arranged by the Metropolitan Police, Humza Arshad visited schools with Jaspal Kerrah and Junaid Malik to give presentations to students, discussing topics and issues encountered by teenagers living in London.
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In October 2014, Humza Arshad was recruited by East Midlands Police to help prevent the radicalisation of British Muslims by holding workshops at schools in the area.
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Humza Arshad made a 15-minute film "Think for Yourself" to show teenagers the dangers of exposure to extremist messages.
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Humza Arshad is working in partnership with Scotland Yard to aid in their campaign to counter violent Islamist extremism within high school students in London.