[2][3] He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Linguistics from King's College London.
[4] In 2017, Shah appeared in the Merdel Theatre Company production of The Plains of Delight at Clapham Fringe Festival and the Fullscreen web series PrankMe by Hazel Hayes.
He also had stage roles in You're Dead, Mate at the Nutshell in Winchester and Torch Song Trilogy at the Turbine Theatre in London.
Shah took over the role of Kirin Kotecha in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale from Adam Fielding for the character's return in 2020.
[8][9] He starred in the Netflix limited thriller series Obsession and appeared in the Amazon film Sitting in Bars with Cake.