Azizi, Anthony 1969(?)–

PERSONAL

Original name, Kamal Rowshan; born May 29, c. 1969, in Brooklyn, New York, NY (other sources cite Iran); father, a doctor; married Cymbeline Smith (an actress), April 8, 2000. Education: Muhlenberg College, B.F.A., theatre, 1991.

Career:

Actor. Clandestine Group (theatre group), New York City, cofounder; East L.A. Classic Theatre Company (theatre group), member. One World One Love Organization (scholarship organization), founder; involved with other causes, including women's rights. Worked as a waiter.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Bad news henchman, McHale's Navy, MCA/Universal, 1997.

Malik the cab driver, For Richer or Poorer, Universal, 1997.

Frankie, Dating Games, 1998.

(Uncredited) Iraqi rebel, Three Kings (also known as Spoils of War), Warner Bros., 1999.

Tito, Desert Son, 1999.

Sikh Elvis chaplain, Tomcats, Columbia, 2001.

Gregory Adams, Tequila Express, 2002.

The killer, Phobic, TV Pool Enterprises, 2002.

Male terrorist, Venomous, New City Releasing, 2002.

Taxi driver, EMR, Cottonopolis Films, 2004.

Hassan, Wristcutters: A Love Story (also known as Pizzeria Kamikaze), No Matter Pictures/Crispy Films/Halcyon Pictures, 2006.

Murad, AmericanEast, Distant Horizons, 2007.

Television Appearances; Series:

Mohammad "Mo" Hassain, Threat Matrix, ABC, 2003–2004.

Vince Taylor, Commander in Chief, ABC, 2005–2006.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Lieutenant Ibrahim bin Talaal, The Princess & the Marine, NBC, 2001.

Private Nat Henchman, The Lost Battalion, Arts and Entertainment, 2001.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Bank robber, "The Courtship of Eddie's Mother," Malcolm & Eddie, UPN, 1997.

"Code Blue," JAG, CBS, 1997.

Mamud Faroq, Crisis Center, NBC, 1997.

Emergency room doctor, "Second Look," Strong Medicine, Lifetime, 2000.

Shopkeeper, "Boo!," That's Life, CBS, 2001.

Arab leader, "The Story Vanishes," Breaking News, Bravo, 2002.

Lieutenant Alex Zahar, "Head to Toe," JAG, CBS, 2002.

Mamud Rasheed Faheen, "Day 2: 8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.," 24 (also known as 24 Hours), Fox, 2002.

Mamud Rasheed Faheen, "Day 2: 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.," 24 (also known as 24 Hours), Fox, 2002.

Mamud Rasheed Faheen, "Day 2: 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.," 24 (also known as 24 Hours), Fox, 2002.

(Uncredited) Rafique, "6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m." 24 (also known as 24 Hours), Fox, 2002.

War Stories, NBC, 2002.

John Saadi, "Frame of Mind," L.A. Dragnet (also known as Dragnet), USA Network, 2004.

Luciano, "A Messenger, Nothing More," Gilmore Girls (also known as Gilmore Girls: Beginnings and The Gilmore Way), The WB, 2004.

Petrosh, "All In," The Shield (also known as The Barn and Rampart), FX Channel, 2004.

Asefi Hossein Kamal Bin Hamid (Chet), "The Wake Up Call," The West Wing (also known as West Wing and El ala oeste de la Casablanca), NBC, 2005.

Nestor Duarte, "Sergeant Sipowicz' Lonely Hearts Club Band," NYPD Blue, ABC, 2005.

Rafique, "Day 4: 5:00–6:00 p.m.," 24 (also known as 24 Hours), Fox, 2005.

Rafique, "Day 4: 9:00–10:00 p.m.," 24 (also known as 24 Hours), Fox, 2005.

Rafique, "Day 4: 10:00–11:00 p.m.," 24 (also known as 24 Hours), Fox, 2005.

Dr. Falati, "Like It Was," Desperate Housewives, ABC, 2006.

Dr. Falati, "Nice She Ain't," Desperate Housewives, ABC, 2006.

Dr. Falati, "Sweetheart, I Have to Confess," Desperate Housewives, ABC, 2006.

Appeared as Yasser in "School," an episode of Sleeper Cell, Showtime, Channel 4 (England) and FX (England); appeared as Barak in "The Sins of the Father Episode," an unaired episode of Mr. & Mrs. Smith, CBS.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Middle East watcher, The Agency, CBS, 2001.

Taxi driver, "Grim Ferrytale," Glory Days (also known as Demontown), The WB, 2002.

Mohammad "Mo" Hassain, Threat Matrix, ABC, 2003.

Vince Taylor, Commander in Chief, ABC, 2005.

Stage Appearances:

Appeared in Much Ado about Nothing, East L.A. Classic Theatre Company. Appeared in other productions, including pieces he wrote.

WRITINGS

Writings for the Stage:

Wrote pieces for the stage.