Sayeed Shahidi Biography
Sayeed Shahidi is an American child actor and model best known for his roles in the television shows ‘The First Family’ and ‘Switched at Birth.’ He has also appeared in films such as ‘Alex Cross,’ ‘The Last Fall,’ and ‘The Sand Box.’
How old is Sayeed Shahidi?- Age
He is 19 years old as of February 2022. Sayeed was born on February 14, 2003, in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States of America.
Sayeed Shahidi Height – Weight
Shahidi stands at a height of 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m) and weighs, 50 kg (110 lbs).
What is Shahidi’s Ethnicity?- Nationality
He is an American national and citizen by birth. he was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, United State of America. Shahidi is of mixed ethnicity/heritage/ancestry of Iranian- African-American.
Sayeed Shahidi Family – Parents
Shahidi was born on February 14, 2003, in St. Paul, Minnesota, to cinematographer Afshin Shahidi and actress and producer Keri Shahidi. He is the third child. He has a younger brother named Ehsan as well.
Sayeed Shahidi Career
Three years before Yara, Sayeed Shahidi made his acting debut in the 2004 short film ‘Till Death,’ playing a baby named Johnny. His first appearance on television was in an episode of the ABC sitcom ‘Samantha Who?’ in 2008. He began playing Jessica St. Clair’s son in another ABC sitcom, ‘In the Motherhood,’ a year later. The show was canceled in June 2009 after only five episodes. That same year, Shahidi appeared in his first television film, James Widdoes’ ‘Bless This Mess.’ In 2010, he made his film debut in the crime drama ‘Unthinkable.’ The film, which also stars Samuel L. Jackson, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Michael Sheen, is about a black-ops interrogator and an F.B.I. agent.
He appeared in three episodes of season seven of the mystery comedy drama series ‘Desperate Housewives’ in 2011. In NBC’s science fiction thriller ‘The Event,’ he played the son of a fictitious US President between 2010 and 2011. In 2011, he also appeared in the Disney XD sitcom ‘Pair of Kings’ and the ABC sitcom ‘Happy Endings.’ In the telefilm ‘Rip City,’ he played the character Dakota. In 2012, he returned to the big screen as Von Davis, the son of the female lead, Faith Davis, in the drama film ‘The Last Fall’ (Nicole Beharie). In the season eight episode ‘Blowing the Whistle’ of Fox’s medical drama series ‘House,’ he played Evan. Shahidi has appeared in several commercials alongside his sister.
Shahidi starred as a young boy attempting to rebuild his relationship with his Iraq-veteran father in Jennifer Kramer’s 2016 drama ‘The Sand Box.’ He appeared in the 2016 parody telefilm ‘Donald Trump’s The Art of the Deal: The Movie’ as a minor character. The film is produced by Funny or Die and stars Johnny Depp as Donald Trump. Shahidi played the nephew of the eponymous character in ABC’s short-lived single-camera comedy television series ‘Uncle Buck’ (Mike Epps). The show was based on the 1989 comedy film of the same name, in which the late John Candy played Epps’ character. Macaulay Culkin played Shahidi’s character, Miles Russell. The show received mostly negative feedback and was canceled after eight episodes.
He starred as Will Bishop in ABC’s teen family drama series ‘Switched at Birth’ from 2015 to 2017. Will Paxton (Kim Hawthorne), the son of Marcus Paxton (Terrell Tilford) and Hope Paxton (Kim Hawthorne), moves from Georgia to Kansas City without his mother’s knowledge. They both adopt new identities, making it impossible for Hope to track them down. In 2017, he appeared in Anton Cropper’s TV film ‘Libby and Malcolm,’ alongside Felicity Huffman, Courtney B. Vance, and Monique Green. The film depicts the romantic relationship of two political pundits from opposing parties.
Sayeed Shahidi’s Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of 1.5 million dollars.