Aaron Sharif(I)
- Actor
Aaron Eiman Sharif was born in Scarborough, Toronto to front lines health care worker Ismaeal Sharif and Hairstylist Nilofar Sharif. He is the brother of actor/streamer/soccer player Dean Sharif who played his orphan brother in Combat Hospital (2011). His father and mother are both from Afghanistan.
Aaron's first taste of the acting world was when he was 15 and one of his mother's clients Jon Comerford, a prominent Canadian casting director, asked her if she had a son who wanted to audition for a role in a new show. It was Aaron's first audition and he wasn't sure if it went well or not but he was thrilled by the experience. Aaron went on to land the role and played Jawid alongside Elias Koteas on the Global (Canada), ABC (USA) show Combat Hospital. Soon after the shooting wrapped Aaron began taking classes, studying firstly at EVN Studios with Earl Nanhu, then studied On Camera Techniques with Walter Alza, theatre acting with Patricia Lamie at the University of Toronto, Improv/acting fundamentals at Second City, and Advanced acting techniques with Thet Win. Aaron travels between Toronto and Vancouver for work and study.
While attending The University of Toronto, Aaron played the lead character Jim in a One Act titled 'Wandas Visit.' The one act went on to win the One act of the year award. Aaron has gone on to play the lead in independent films such as 'Sleeping Elephant' and the Feature Film 'Offworld'. Aaron has also starred in Television shows including, 'See No Evil', 'Hotel Paranormal' and 'Forbidden: Dying for Love'.
Aaron is a graduate from the University of Toronto with a Honors Degree in Psychology and Public Law believing them both to be assets, "psychology is how we think, and law is how society thinks we should think" - Aaron Sharif, 2020. Aaron is grateful to be a working actor and loves to embody different lifestyles in order to truly represent the characters in which he plays.
Aaron's first taste of the acting world was when he was 15 and one of his mother's clients Jon Comerford, a prominent Canadian casting director, asked her if she had a son who wanted to audition for a role in a new show. It was Aaron's first audition and he wasn't sure if it went well or not but he was thrilled by the experience. Aaron went on to land the role and played Jawid alongside Elias Koteas on the Global (Canada), ABC (USA) show Combat Hospital. Soon after the shooting wrapped Aaron began taking classes, studying firstly at EVN Studios with Earl Nanhu, then studied On Camera Techniques with Walter Alza, theatre acting with Patricia Lamie at the University of Toronto, Improv/acting fundamentals at Second City, and Advanced acting techniques with Thet Win. Aaron travels between Toronto and Vancouver for work and study.
While attending The University of Toronto, Aaron played the lead character Jim in a One Act titled 'Wandas Visit.' The one act went on to win the One act of the year award. Aaron has gone on to play the lead in independent films such as 'Sleeping Elephant' and the Feature Film 'Offworld'. Aaron has also starred in Television shows including, 'See No Evil', 'Hotel Paranormal' and 'Forbidden: Dying for Love'.
Aaron is a graduate from the University of Toronto with a Honors Degree in Psychology and Public Law believing them both to be assets, "psychology is how we think, and law is how society thinks we should think" - Aaron Sharif, 2020. Aaron is grateful to be a working actor and loves to embody different lifestyles in order to truly represent the characters in which he plays.
