Shebz Miah

Miah grew up in a working class family in Bradford and is of Bangladeshi descent.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/daily-mirror/20250319/282080577620005|title=It's unreal to be in Emmerdale… I hope my story inspires others|work=Daily Mirror|first=Christine|last=Smith|date=19 March 2025|accessdate=11 May 2025}}{{cite web |title=Shebz Miah |url=https://alexpriestleytalent.com/talent/mohammed-sheblu-miah/ |publisher=Alex Priestley Talent |access-date=1 May 2025}} Miah studied at Leeds Beckett University to become a PE teacher. During his final year, he joined an local acting class. After graduating, he worked day jobs while auditioning for roles. At age 25, he took a mental health course and became a CBT practitioner.

Miah began his acting career going by his birth name, Mohammed Sheblu Miah, before adopting the stage name Shebz Miah. He made his professional acting debut in the 2015 film Welcome 2 Karachi, in a minor role.{{cite web |title=Shebz Miah |url=https://app.spotlight.com/1977-8941-8813 |publisher=Spotlight |access-date=1 May 2025 |archive-date=16 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716071947/https://app.spotlight.com/1977-8941-8813 |url-status=live }} In 2020, he made his television debut in an episode of the BBC drama series All the Small Things; he continued making minor appearances in various films, television series advertisements and short films until he began making theatre appearances in 2023. His stage debut was in a 2023 production of Punching Down in Bradford.{{cite web |title=SV9 Programme |url=https://www.freedomstudios.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/SV9-Programme.pdf |publisher=Freedom Studios |access-date=1 May 2025 |archive-date=27 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427002457/https://www.freedomstudios.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/SV9-Programme.pdf |url-status=live }}

In 2023, Miah appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors.{{cite news |title=Emmerdale Kammy actor Shebz Miah's life - and where you've seen him before |url=https://www.ok.co.uk/tv/emmerdale-kammy-actor-shebz-miahs-34880563 |access-date=1 May 2025 |work=OK! |archive-date=19 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250319165236/https://www.ok.co.uk/tv/emmerdale-kammy-actor-shebz-miahs-34880563 |url-status=live }} He portrayed Reece Shaw.{{cite news |title=Doctors spoilers: Sid Vere gets an UNEXPECTED visitor! |url=https://www.whattowatch.com/spoilers/doctors-spoilers-sid-vere-gets-an-unexpected-visitor |access-date=1 May 2025 |work=What to Watch |archive-date=10 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010124639/https://www.whattowatch.com/spoilers/doctors-spoilers-sid-vere-gets-an-unexpected-visitor |url-status=live }} A year later, he appeared in fellow BBC medical drama Casualty, portraying Noor Din in one episode.{{cite news |title=Emmerdale's newcomer Shebz Miah is a familiar face after role in popular soap |url=https://www.rsvplive.ie/news/celebs/emmerdales-newcomer-shebz-miah-familiar-34886479 |access-date=1 May 2025 |work=RSVP Live |archive-date=18 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250318190925/https://www.rsvplive.ie/news/celebs/emmerdales-newcomer-shebz-miah-familiar-34886479 |url-status=live }} Then, in 2025, Miah was cast in the regular role of Kammy Hadiq in the ITV1 soap opera Emmerdale.{{cite news |title=Emmerdale casts Casualty actor Shebz Miah in new role - and he's trouble |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/emmerdale/emmerdale-shebz-miah-kammy-newsupdate/ |access-date=1 May 2025 |work=Radio Times |archive-date=9 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250409090910/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/emmerdale/emmerdale-shebz-miah-kammy-newsupdate/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Emmerdale Kammy star Shebz Miah's life off-screen and where fans have seen him before |url=https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/emmerdale-kammy-star-shebz-miahs-31222763 |access-date=1 May 2025 |work=Leeds Live}} His first appearance aired on 18 March 2025.{{cite news |title=Meet Emmerdale's new bad boy as Kammy sparks drama and danger |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a63902812/emmerdale-new-bad-boy-kammy-shebz-miah/ |access-date=1 May 2025 |work=Digital Spy |archive-date=1 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250401040825/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a63902812/emmerdale-new-bad-boy-kammy-shebz-miah/ |url-status=live }} Less than two months after his debut, it was announced that he had been nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2025 British Soap Awards.{{cite news |title=British Soap Awards shortlist confirmed – Full list of nominees this year |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/british-soap-awards-2025-shortlist-newsupdate/ |access-date=1 May 2025 |work=Radio Times |archive-date=1 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250501155558/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/british-soap-awards-2025-shortlist-newsupdate/ |url-status=live }}

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Category:21st-century British male actors

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Category:English people of Bangladeshi descent

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