Nick Shakoour
Birthday: Born in in
Deathday: Alive
Nick's inspiration to perform was ignited in the 4th grade when his physical education teacher (Rudy Benton) discovered his ability to transform in and out of the personas of faculty members through comedic voice impressions. Rudy urged the school principal to throw together an impromptu assembly, and within a few hours, Nick found himself on stage, ready to share his hidden talent publicly for the first time. Nick portrays Zebedee on the MovieGuide Award-winning series, The Chosen. He has also starred in the Oscar-qualifying film Madaran (Mothers), recurred on NBC's State of Affairs as Aleek Al Moosari, as a fan favorite, and voiced Grumpy Bear and Tenderheart Bear for the animated series Care Bears: Unlock The Magic. Nick is also the voice of Artichoke and Auntie Uncle on Netflix's Emmy-nominated animated series Buddy Thunderstruck. He has voiced a plethora of interactive games, including Dying Light as the voice of Savvy and Bilal and Skylanders as the voice of Fling Kong.
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Care Bears: Unlock the Magic
Character: Grumpy Bear / Tenderheart Bear (voice)
A group of lovable, huggable BFFs go on adventures and live that sweet Care Bear life. When a new adventure takes them to a strange new world, the bears have to lean on each other more than ever. Through friendship, courage and a little belly badge magic, the Care Bears continue their mission to spread caring and sharing to the world....
El Cid
Character: Mundir (voz)
The story of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, a Castilian nobleman and war hero in medieval Spain....
The Chosen
Character: Zebedee
The life of Christ through the eyes of those who encountered him called The Chosen....
Buddy Thunderstruck
Character: Artichoke / Auntie Uncle (voice)
Follow the outrageous, high-octane adventures of Buddy Thunderstruck, a truck-racing dog who brings guts and good times to the town of Greasepit....
WTF 101
Character: Barbier-Dufai (voice)
Afternoon detention with Ms. Foxtrot leads to magical, educational, and extremely gross journeys....
S.W.A.T.
Character: Kamal
A locally born and bred S.W.A.T. lieutenant is torn between loyalty to the streets and duty to his fellow officers when he's tasked to run a highly-trained unit that's the last stop for solving crimes in Los Angeles....
Hawaii Five-0
Character: Adnan Khalid
Steve McGarrett returns home to Oahu, in order to find his father's killer. The governor offers him the chance to run his own task force (Five-0). Steve's team is joined by Chin Ho Kelly, Danny "Danno" Williams, and Kono Kalakaua....
NCIS: Los Angeles
Character: ISIS Fighter
The exploits of the Los Angeles–based Office of Special Projects (OSP), an elite division of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service that specializes in undercover assignments....
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Norm of the North
Character: Costumed Bear (voice)
Polar bear Norm and his three Arctic lemming buddies are forced out into the world once their icy home begins melting and breaking apart. Landing in New York, Norm begins life anew as a performing corporate mascot, only to discover that his new employers are directly responsible for the destruction of his polar home....
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Character: Rocking Man
Agent Matt Graver teams up with operative Alejandro Gillick to prevent Mexican drug cartels from smuggling terrorists across the United States border....
Madaran
Character: Omid
An Iranian mother must decide whether to end or spare the life of her son's killer....
The Pursuit
Character: Shant
An Armenian-American woman struggling with cultural and familial pressures tries to live her truth and do right by her daughter....