Pej Vahdat

Personal context

Summary

Pej Vahdat is an American actor known for playing Arastoo Vaziri on Bones and for recurring roles in Shameless, Empire, and The Old Man. He has described early roles offered to Middle Eastern actors as stereotyped and said he wanted to use his platform to speak out against anti-Muslim bigotry. He has also welcomed increased Middle Eastern representation in Hollywood. No public advocacy roles, campaign activity, or affiliations with political or identity-focused organizations are on record.