Sana'a Shaik

Sana'a Shaik is a South African born film and television actress based in Australia.

Early life

Born in Durban, South Africa, she moved to Perth, Western Australia as a teenager and attended Curtin University. She later gained a master's degree in management at the University of Sydney. She worked for three years in finance before her acting career.

Shaik has appeared in the television series such as Reckoning, the Netflix series Dive Club and episode three of anthology series Summer Love. She also had roles in Jack Irish, and as Xanthe in the sci-fi climate change feature 2067. Shaik also worked on the Hangover-inspired feature film It Only Takes a Night. She was named a rising star by the Casting Guild of Australia in 2022.
Shaik appeared in 2023 Amazon Prime television series Class of '07 alongside Megan Smart and Emily Browning. She has an upcoming role in globe-trotting science fiction film Nomad alongside Leo Woodall.

She is a practising Muslim. She married in South Africa in 2022.