Firdous Jamal


Firdous Jamal is a Pakistani television, theatre, stage and film actor.

Early life and education

Firdous Jamal was born as Firdous Khan to Baz Muhammad Khan, a businessman, in Peshawar on 9 June 1954, and after earning his BA from Islamia College he tried to begin his artistic career as a singer before switching to acting.

Career

Having launched his acting career with a Hindko drama serial called Badnami Dey Toway in the mid-1970s, he has since then acted in at least 300 TV plays, 150 stage plays, 200 radio plays and 50 films, with his work consisting in all the major languages of Pakistan.

Personal life

Family

His son Hamza Firdous is an actor, an "award winning web drama producer and actor in Ireland" who has had roles in dramas like O Rangreza and Ghughi, while another son, Bilawal Firdous, whose professional name is Bazil Firdous, is a model and aspiring actor, with whom he opened his own production house, Firdous Jamal Films.

Health issues

He was diagnosed with colon cancer in December 2022 and as of May 2024 is going through remission.

Selected filmography

Films

Television serials

Awards

CeremonyCategoryProjectResult
4th Lux Style AwardsBest TV Actor Woh Tees Dinrowspan="2" Nomitated
14th Lux Style AwardsBest TV ActorPyarey Afzal-