Sayeed Shahidi

{{Infobox person

| name = Sayeed Shahidi

| caption =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|2003|2|14}}

| birth_place = Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.

| nationality =

| occupation = Actor, model

| years_active = 2008–present

| relatives = Yara Shahidi (sister)
Nas (cousin)

}}

Sayeed Shahidi (born February 14, 2003) is an American actor and model.{{Cite web|url=http://www.youngblackstars.com/profiles/sayeed-shahidi/|title=Sayeed Shahidi|website=Young Black Stars|access-date=2016-07-15}}

Early life

Shahidi was born in St. Paul, Minnesota and is of Iranian, African-American and Choctaw heritage.{{Cite news |last=Shames |first=Alex |date=June 3, 2016 |title=Yara Shahidi, the Iranian-American Star of 'Black-ish,' Is Breaking Stereotypes On & Off Screen |url=https://muftah.org/yara-shahidi-iranian-american-star-black-ish-breaking-stereotypes-off-screen/#.WUhEXBPyu2x |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160607073338/https://muftah.org/yara-shahidi-iranian-american-star-black-ish-breaking-stereotypes-off-screen/#.WUhEXBPyu2x |archive-date=June 7, 2016 |access-date=2017-06-20 |work=Muftah |language=en-US |quote="Born to Iranian father, Afshin Shahidi and mother of mixed African American and Native Choctaw heritage, Keri Salter..."}} His mother Keri Salter Shahidi is African-American, whereas his father Afshin Shahidi is Iranian.{{Cite web|last=Guglielmo|first=Connie|date=August 21, 2018|title=Why Yara Shahidi thinks the internet can still help make the world a better place|url=https://www.cnet.com/features/yara-shahidi-gives-voice-to-a-new-generation/|access-date=2020-09-14|website=CNET|quote=Shahidi, the child of a mom who's African-American and Choctaw and an Iranian-American dad.}} He lived in St. Paul, Minnesota until age two, then moved to Glendale, California.{{Cite web|url=http://wavenewspapers.com/simply-jessica-sayeed-shahidi-talks-about-abcs-uncle-buck/|title=Sayeed Shahidi talks about ABC's 'Uncle Buck'|last=JcAden|first=Jessica|date=2016-06-23|website=Los Angeles Wave|language=en-US|access-date=2016-07-15}} Sayeed is an Iranian name meaning "Blessing"{{Cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/c-j-mother-of-minneapolis-born-black-ish-star-is-having-a-good-day-when-there-s-no-eye-twitch/289688101/|title=C.J.: Mother of Minneapolis-born "Black-ish" star is having a good day when there's no eye twitch|website=Star Tribune Minnesota|date=24 January 2015 |publisher=StarTribune|access-date=2016-07-15|quote=Sayeed, 11, [who like his sister was born in Minneapolis] means “Blessing.”}} or "Blessed"; Shahidi is also a common surname in Iran meaning "witness" in Persian. He is the middle child in the family and is the younger brother of actress Yara Shahidi. He also has a younger brother, Ehsan.

Career

Shahidi starred as the character Miles Russell in the 2016 television series Uncle Buck. He also had a recurring role as the character Will in ABC's television series, Switched at Birth.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/sayeed-shahidi/credits/484146/|title=Sayeed Shahidi|website=TVGuide.com|language=en|access-date=2017-06-20}} Shahidi was in a few projects with his sister Yara Shahidi, including the crime thriller movie Alex Cross as Damon Cross, the television series The First Family, and the comedy television series Black-ish as Adonis Culpepper (season 2, episode 17).{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3162144/|title=Sayeed Shahidi|website=IMDb|access-date=2016-07-15}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.avclub.com/after-providing-hope-black-ish-goes-30-for-30-1798187617|title=After providing "Hope," Black-ish goes 30 For 30|last=Ferguson|first=LaToya|work=TV Club|access-date=2018-01-05|language=en-US}}

Personal life

In February 2017, Shahidi was in a relationship with actress Storm Reid.{{Cite web|last=Khalifeh|first=Mona|date=February 17, 2021|title=Storm Reid Says Her 'Suicide Squad' Character Is 'Sassy'|url=https://www.etonline.com/storm-reid-says-her-suicide-squad-character-is-sassy-with-a-little-bit-of-swag-exclusive-160719|access-date=2021-02-18|website=Entertainment Tonight|language=en-US|quote=The series premiere dropped Feb. 12 and featured Black-ish star Sayeed Shahidi. The pair spent the afternoon painting portraits of each other and chopped it up about music, family and dating.}}{{Cite web |date=2019-04-10 |title=Yara Shahidi's Brother Sayeed Just Asked Storm Reid to Prom in the Sweetest Way |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1031488/yara-shahidi-s-brother-sayeed-just-asked-storm-reid-to-prom-in-the-sweetest-way |access-date= |website=E! Online}}{{Cite web |last=Delgado |first=Sara |date=2019-04-10 |title=Yara Shahidi Helped Her Brother Sayeed Give Storm Reid the Best Promposal Ever |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/yara-shahidi-sayeed-storm-reid-promposal |access-date= |website=Teen Vogue |language=en-US}}

==Filmography==

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!Year

!Name

!Role

!Type

!Notes

2016–2019

|Black-ish

|Adonis Culpepper

|Television

2016–2017

|Switched at Birth

|Will Bishop

|Television

2016

|Uncle Buck

|Miles Russell

|Television

|Eight episodes.

2016

|Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie

|Kid 3

|Made for television movie

2012

|Alex Cross

|Damon Cross

|Film

2012–2013

|The First Family

|Lucas Johnson

|Television

|22 episodes.{{Cite book|title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows: A Comprehensive Supplement, 2011–2016|last=Terrace|first=Vincent|publisher=McFarland|year=2017|isbn=978-1476630946}}

2011

|Desperate Housewives

|Charlie James

|Television

|Season 7, episode 13: "I'm Still Here", episode 14: "Flashback", and episode 15: "Farewell Letter"{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3162144/|title=Sayeed Shahidi|website=IMDb|access-date=2023-01-20}}

2010–2011

|The Event

|David Martinez

|Television