Assad Zaman is an English actor born on May 9, 1990. He grew up in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, and his parents immigrated from Bangladesh in the 1980s. He studied acting at the Manchester School of Theatre, graduating in 2013. Zaman has built a strong career in both theatre and television. He made his London stage debut in 2014 and has appeared in several notable productions, including Behind the Beautiful Forevers, White Teeth, and A Doll's House. His television roles include Apple Tree Yard (2017), Hotel Portofino (2022–2023), and Interview with the Vampire (2022–), where he plays the vampire Armand. In addition to acting, Zaman has ventured into writing and directing. His short play Laundry was produced in 2021, and in June 2024, he made his directorial debut with The Fox and the Grapes.

Filmography

• The Vampire Lestat — Armand
• 2024The Fox and the Grapes — Writer, Director, Producer
• 2024We Work for the Dead — Lot
• Unicorn Academy
• Hotel Portofino — Anish Sengupta, Dr Anish Sengupta
• Interview with the Vampire — Armand, Rashid
• 2021National Theatre Live: East is East — Abdul Khan
• 2021RSC Live: The Winter's Tale — Florizel
• Small Axe — PC Asif Kamali
• 2020The Saint of Southall — Rohit
• 2019A Doll's House — Kaushik Das
• Apple Tree Yard — Sathnam
• 2017Royal Shakespeare Company: Salomé — Young Syrian
• Cucumber — Tony
• 2015National Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful Forevers — Deepak Rai
• Our Girl — Hasan
• Vera — Lee Nadella
• Queen of the Damned — Armand

Appearances as themselves (1)

• The Vampire Lestat: After Dark — Self - Guest