Saad Siddiqui

Saad Siddiqui is the youngest of six children. At a young age, he and his family moved from Southeast Asia to New York where they struggled financially and lived in a small one bedroom apartment. Saad credits his humble upbringing for his love of film. He turned to the Performing Arts and Martial Arts following the passing of his father, when Saad was 12 years old and living in Baltimore, Maryland.Saad is a champion martial artist: a three time Maryland State champion in Tae Kwon Do, a silver medalist at the Junior Olympics and qualified twice for the World Championships. He holds a 4th degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do and practices other styles. Saad often performs his own stunts and fight scenes for the characters he plays.Saad began his drama studies in high school in Columbia, Maryland; attending the same school Edward Norton graduated from. The combination of Martial Arts and acting provided him with a grounding and balance in his life that he hadn't felt since prior to his father's passing.Saad Siddiqui has established himself as a versatile actor with many American and Canadian credits to his name. He had an eight episode arc as Demir Bishara on Sony Crackle's "The Art of More", starring Dennis Quaid (2015). He's (Summer 2016) working as a recurring character on the CBS/ SyFy series "Incorporated", executive produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck and also as a recurring character on the NBC series "Taken". He also worked on Fox's new "24:Legacy"pilot (Summer 2016) and did his own fight scenes opposite Corey Hawkins."24:Legacy" has now been ordered to series.Saad has had the pleasure of working with talented directors such as: David Cronenberg, Michael Offer, Stephen Hopkins, Ruba Nadda, Gary Fleder, Alex & David Pastor and Kari Skogland. Show less «