Bilal Abbas

Bilal Abbas Khan (born on 4 June 1993) is a Pakistani actor known for his portrayal of boy next door in the media, he features among the list of the nation's popular personalities.

Khan is the recipient of three Lux Style Awards.

Bilal Abbas Khan was born on 4 June 1993 into a Sindhi Pathan family in Karachi, Sindh.

His father, Sohail Abbas, serves as DSP Karachi in the Sindh Police, and his mother, Farhana Sohail, is a fashion designer.

Raised in Karachi, where he received his early education, he was later on sent to a boarding school, Lawrence School in Murree, where he took part in theater plays, which inspired a desire in him to pursue a career in acting.

He later joined the Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology in Karachi, to study marketing, and graduated in 2015.

After making his acting debut with a supporting role in the religious drama Saya-e-Dewar Bhi Nahi (2016), he rose to prominence with the romantic drama O Rangreza (2017) the thriller Balaa (2018) and the revenge Cheekh (2019).

For the later two, he received a nomination for the Lux Style Award for Best TV Actor.

Having formally studied acting at the National Academy of Performing Arts and being mainly inspired by Viola Spolin's "great focus on improvisation and improvisational techniques", he started acting in 2016 with commercial modelling and later auditioned for television roles.

Khan made his acting debut in 2016, with a supporting role in the Hum TV's religious drama Saya-e-Dewar Bhi Nahi, alongside an ensemble cast of Naveen Waqar, Ahsan Khan and Emmad Irfani.

Directed by Shahzad Kashmiri, he played a spoiled brat who hated his parents for neglecting and abandoning him.

Khan received praise for portraying a man betrayed by his elder brother (played by Sami Khan) by marrying his love interest (played by Armeena Khan) in the romantic drama Rasm E Duniya, that aired on ARY Digital in 2017.

His next role was that of a murdered victim in the courtroom drama Saanp Seerhi.

The series was based on the novel of the same name, written by Umera Ahmed, and also starred Samina Peerzada and Madiha Imam, who played his mother and love interest respectively.

His breakout role came with the romantic comedy drama O Rangreza (2017), in which he starred as an introvert, raised by his strict uncle (Noman Ijaz), who falls in love with his daughter (Sajal Aly).

Mahwash Ajaz of Samaa wrote that Khan portrayed his character without "being repetitive" and that he is the "master of [his] craft".

The series topped the rating upon its airing and earned him further recognition, as well as the Hum Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination.

Further popularity came with the role of a family-oriented guy married to a selfish wife (played by Ushna Shah) in the thriller Balaa (2018), which earned him the ARY Media Awards for Best Actor and a Lux Style Award for Best Television Actor nomination.

Daily Times called him the "master performer of this age", and ARY News said that "Bilal continues to go from strength to strength" and labeled him as an "amazing actor".

The 2019 crime drama Cheekh, was one of the most successful and acclaimed dramas of 2019.

His role of an antagonist opposite Saba Qamar, was well-received by the critics as well as by the public, establishing Khan as a leading actor in Urdu television.

Daily Times stated that Khan is "scary as the coldblooded murderer", while Mangobaaz labelled him as "a modern day masterpiece".

At the annual Lux Style Awards, he received another Best Television Actor nomination.

He next starred as a Naval officer in the patriotic military-based telefilm Laal, which was aired on television on the occasion of Pakistan Day.

His career progressed with the comedy drama Pyar Ke Sadqay (2020) for which he gained critical praise and the Lux Style Award for Best TV Actor (Critics) for the same.

He also played against types in the mystery thriller Dunk (2020) and the comedy Kuch Ankahi (2023).

Khan established himself with the light-hearted romantic Ishq Murshid (2024).

Khan began 2020 with the role of a dumb but mathematics genius in the comedy drama Pyar Ke Sadqay, opposite Yumna Zaidi.

The series as well as his performance was widely praised by the public and the critics.

The Nation said that Khan has raised the "bar high" for his performance in the series.

His next appearance was opposite Madiha Imam in Mehreen Jabbar's social comedy web-series Aik Jhooti Love Story, as a computer hardware technician who unknowingly romances his neighbour through an online profile with a fake persona.

The web-series, written by Umera Ahmed, was streamed on the Indian video on demand service, called Zee5.

Critical opinion on his acting prowess was overwhelming; critic Maliha Rehman of Dawn wrote, "Bilal has been proving his acting brilliance for some time now, completely personifying every character that he plays. In Aik Jhooti Love Story, he transforms completely into Sohail, bringing an earthy, very real sweetness to his role. Khan concluded the year with the #MeToo movement-based thriller series Dunk, where he played the hot-headed love interest of Sana Javed's character, alongside her, Noman Ijaz, and Yasra Rizvi. Khan described his character as "a very realistic one.

Haider is an honest guy who stands with the truth and fights for what is right." Based on a real-life story of a family in Sargodha, Dunk generated controversy when its producer, Fahad Mustafa, stated against the sexual harassment cases, citing that many of the men are falsely accused. Muna Moini of Something Haute found the series to be "a multi-layered drama full of powerful performances."

In 2021, he played the lead in his second film, the historical drama Khel Khel Mein, opposite Sajal Aly and directed by Nabeel Qureshi.

It received mixed reviews and was a commercial failure.

The same year, he starred as Maahir in Dobaara opposite Hadiqa Kiani.

After a year gap, in 2023, he was seen playing a realtor Salman in the comedy drama Kuch Ankahi reunite with Sajal Aly.

Later in 2024 he appeared in the Romantic drama Ishq Murshid, opposite to Durefishan Saleem in which he widely praised by the audiences in Pakistan and India.

In 2024, he also appeared in Zee Zindagi TV series (Indian TV Channel ) 'Abdullahpur Ka Devdas'' opposite Sarah Khan.