Cas Anvar, whose career skyrocketed when the fan favorite series The Expanse premiered, continues on a diverse trajectory most actors dream of. Following his acclaimed run on Amazon Prime’s hit series, in which he starred alongside Shohreh Aghdashloo, Steven Strait, Wes Chatham, Frankie Adams and Dominique Tipper, Anvar expanded into a string of notable television and film roles. He appeared opposite Viola Davis in the final season of How to Get Away With Murder in 2020, a performance that quickly established him as a contender for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series at the Emmy Awards.
Since then, Anvar has continued to showcase his versatility. On the big screen, he starred in Viper (2025) written and directed by Marc Furmie, opposite Peter Facinelli, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Neal McDonough, Stephen Dorff, Nathaniel Arcand and Jimmy Jean-Louis, and in Weight of Darkness (2025), also directed by Furmie, alongside Jaime King, Doug Jones, Angus Macfadyen, Corbin Bernsen, and Angus Benfield. He also joined Lily Singh’s Doin’ It (2025), a provocative comedy premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival — a prestigious indie showcase where Anvar has previously appeared multiple times, including with The Lie and the Oscar-winning Room.
In just wrapped independent feature Foreign Tongue, a romantic comedy infused with magical realism which embraces the absurdity of everyday life while offering a grounded, honest portrayal of the world we all pretend to understand, Cas portrays “Faroukh” bringing substantive strength to the Boris Mojsovski-directed 2026 release.
Being invited back to TIFF in 2025 underscores both the honor of inclusion and his continuing relevance in one of the world’s most respected cinematic arenas. Anvar delivered a powerful performance in Lifetime’s Gwen Shamblin: Starving for Salvation (2023). On television, he guest-starred in FBI: International (2021), further demonstrating his ability to move seamlessly between prestige drama, comedy, and high-stakes action.
Audiences also know Anvar for his work in celebrated filmmaker Veena Sud’s The Lie (Blumhouse) opposite Peter Sarsgaard, Mireille Enos and Joey King, and in Draupadi Unleashed (Passion River Films), a 16th century Indian period piece which previewed at Cannes. He starred in Vertical Entertainment’s international spy thriller The Operative with Diane Kruger and Martin Freeman, which premiered at Berlinale ’19 to strong reviews. He also played a supporting lead in the Oscar-winning Room (2015), opposite Brie Larson, William H. Macy, Jacob Tremblay, and Joan Allen — further cementing his place in modern cinema.
The Canadian-born actor and voice-over star, a graduate of Montreal’s prestigious National Theatre School (Canada’s Juilliard), first came to popular attention as Kambiz Foroohar in the Cruise/Wagner film Shattered Glass, nominated for 4 Spirit Awards and a Golden Globe. His big-screen credits include Argo (SAG Award for Outstanding Performance), Source Code with Jake Gyllenhaal, The Factory with John Cusack, and Spielberg’s The Terminal opposite Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Stanley Tucci.
On television, Anvar has guest-starred in The Strain, NCIS: LA, Intelligence, In Plain Sight, Leverage, 24, Castle, and headlined SyFy’s 2015 series Olympus. He also co-hosted PBS’s 2015 Christmas Special to resounding acclaim.
An accomplished stage actor, Anvar has played countless leading roles in Shakespeare’s greatest works and was the founder and producing artistic director of Montreal’s Repercussion Theatre, the city’s Shakespeare-in-the-Park touring company. Trilingual in English, French, and Farsi, he credits his wide-ranging creativity to his cultural and spiritual heritage. He divides his time between Toronto and Los Angeles.
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