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Amir Bageria

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Amir Bageria
Born
Amir Rathaur-Bageria

(2000-10-25) 25 October 2000 (age 24)
OccupationActor
Years active2016–present

Amir Rathaur-Bageria (born 25 October 2000) is a Canadian actor who began his career as a child actor. He is known for his television roles in Degrassi: Next Class and Grand Army.

Life and career

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Bageria is from Mississauga, Ontario and is of Indian descent. He attended Rick Hansen Secondary School in Mississauga. His mother, Parmjit Rathaur, is a psychotherapist and his older brother, Kabir, is a cruise director. Amir began acting in local productions from a young age, starting with a family friendly adaptation of Macbeth when he was in the third grade.[1][2] He was one of the youngest actors on Degrassi: Next Class, landing the main role of Baaz Nahir when he was 14.[3][4] In 2019, he was cast as Siddhartha "Sid" Pakam in the 2020 Netflix series Grand Army.[1][5]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2016–2017 Degrassi: Next Class Baaz Nahir Main role[6]
2018 Behind the Black Curtain Louis Episode: "Jackie Brown"
2019 Resolve Zayn Short film
2020 Grand Army Siddhartha "Sid" Pakam Main role

References

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  1. ^ a b Marzouk, Fares (22 July 2020). "Interview with Amir Bageria". Medium. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Meet the fresh-faced case of Netflix's grim teen drama Grand Army". MTV News. 14 October 2020. Archived from the original on October 16, 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  3. ^ Freeman, Molly (14 January 2016). "'Degrassi: Next Class' Features 5 All-New Stars". Bustle. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  4. ^ Sin, Nikki (18 April 2017). "#TMITuesday: 10 Questions With Degrassi Star Amir Bageria". Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  5. ^ White, Peter (October 21, 2019). "Netflix Adapts Katie Cappiello's Play 'Slut' As Drama 'Grand Army' With 'House of Cards' EPs Joshua Donen & Beau Willimon, Odessa A'zion Leads Cast". Deadline. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "See the first trailer for Netflix's 'Degrassi: Next Class' — exclusive". Entertainment Weekly's EW.com.
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