This is an accepted version of this page Hamza Ali Abbasi (born 23 June 1986) is a Pakistani actor and director.

Abbasi was born on 23 June 1986 in Multan[6] into a Punjabi family[7] of civil servants to Major (Retd) Mazhar Ali Abbasi, an army officer, and Begum Nasim Akhtar Chaudhry, a former judge and politician affiliated with the Pakistan Peoples Party.

[13] He also passed the CSS exams and was working as a civil service officer in the police group before abandoning the job to concentrate on his passions, film-making and acting.

He was initially an assistant director to Bilal Lashari, before the later offered him a role in the movie, that he considers important for his future career.

[11] He voiced Baba Bandook, the main antagonist, and Vadero Pajero in the Unicorn Black produced animated series, Burka Avenger (2013).