Amir Bageria

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.

Amir Bageria
Born (2000-10-25) 25 October 2000
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
OccupationActor
Years active2016–present

Life and career

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
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
  1. 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. 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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