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{{short description|British actor and fitness model (born 1987)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}

{{Infobox person
| name = Jason Shah
| image =
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| occupation = Actor, model
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|12|14}}
| birth_place = [[Ireland]]
| years_active = 2007–present
}}
'''Jason Shah''' (born 14 December 1987<ref name=":0" />) is a British actor and fitness model. He has participated in the 10th season of the Indian reality TV show [[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 10)|''Bigg Boss'']] as a wildcard entrant, and played Captain Hugh Ross in [[Jhansi Ki Rani (2019 TV series)|''Jhansi Ki Rani'']] on [[Colors TV]]. He also played the role of Sir John Greenwood in ''[[Barrister Babu]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=Q&A with Jason Shah|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/lifestyle/qa-with-jason-shah-733992|access-date=2020-11-19|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jason Shah makes his Tamil debut as British officer's son in '1947' |url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/regional/south/jason-shah-makes-his-tamil-debut-british-officers-son-1947-220513 |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=Tellychakkar.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-11 |title=Jason Shah To Tamil Debut With Movie '1947' |url=https://www.glamsham.com/regional/regional-news/jason-shah-to-tamil-debut-with-movie-1947 |access-date=2022-09-09 |language=en-GB}}</ref> Recently was featured in [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]] directed [[Netflix]] [[Heeramandi|series Heeramandi]]. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-23 |title=Jason Shah on Sharmin Segal's performance in Heeramandi: Sanjay Leela Bhansali kept telling her to act from the heart |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/jason-shah-on-sharmin-segal-performance-in-heeramandi-sanjay-leela-bhansali-kept-telling-her-to-act-from-the-heart-101716376391911.html |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

==Early life and career==
Shah was born to a British mother and an American father. His mother remarried an Indian man of [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]] origin. He attended [[New York Film Academy]] and graduated from the [[University of Memphis]].<ref name=":0" /> He was featured in the 2007 film ''[[Partner (2007 film)|Partner]]'', played the groom of [[Katrina Kaif]] in the "Dupatta Tera Nau Rang Da" music video,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Bigg-Boss-10-contestant-Jason-Shah-has-shared-screen-space-with-Salman-Khan-in-this-film/articleshow/55850324.cms|title=Bigg Boss 10 contestant Jason Shah has shared screen space with Salman Khan in this film|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2017-05-14}}</ref> and starred in an ad for [[Van Heusen (brand)|Van Heusen]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://biggboss10.com/jason-shah/|title=Jason Shah Biography, Wiki, Age, Height, Girlfriend & Images [BB10 Wild Card] {{!}} Bigg Boss 10|website=[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 10)|Bigg Boss 10]]|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-14}}</ref> He made his [[Bollywood]] debut in the 2016 film ''[[Fitoor]]'', which featured [[Aditya Roy Kapoor]] and [[Katrina Kaif]] in the lead roles.

Shah participated in the Indian reality show [[Bigg Boss|''Bigg Boss 10'']] as a wild card entrant.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Bigg-Boss-10-Wild-card-entry-Jason-Shah-featured-in-this-Bollywood-film/articleshow/55682519.cms|title=Bigg Boss 10: Wild card entry Jason Shah featured in this Bollywood film|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2017-05-14}}</ref> He faced criticism in the news for alleging that his [[Bollywood]] career was cut short by [[Katrina Kaif]], telling fellow contestants that it was Kaif's fault that he went unnoticed in ''Fitoor'', stating that his cameo was cut short as a result of Kaif wanting to re-shoot her opening scenes in the movie.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-bigg-boss-10-jason-shah-makes-a-shocking-revelation-about-katrina-kaif-2280302|title=Bigg Boss 10: Jason Shah makes a shocking revelation about Katrina Kaif!|date=6 December 2016|publisher=}}</ref>

He currently{{when|date=May 2024}} resides in [[Mumbai|Mumbai, India]].

==Filmography==
=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Language
! Notes
|-
|2007
|''[[Partner (2007 film)|Partner]]''
|Groom
| rowspan="3" |[[Hindi]]
| rowspan="2" |Uncredited role
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Fitoor]]''
|Cameo
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Thugs of Hindostan]]''
| [[East India Company]] Officer
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|2023
| ''[[August 16 1947]]''
| Justin
| rowspan="2"|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|
|-
| ''[[Conjuring Kannappan]]''
| Soldier William
|
|-
| ''[[Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire]]''
| Consignment owner
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2024
| ''[[Mission: Chapter 1]]''
| Supervising Officer Neil Johnson
| Tamil
|
|-
| ''[[Jigra]]''
| Matthew
| Hindi
|
|-
|2026
|''[[Jana Nayagan]]''
|TBA
|Tamil
|
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) season 10|Bigg Boss 10]]''
| Wild Card Contestant
| 13th place
|-
| 2018
|''[[Chandrashekhar (TV series)|Chandrashekhar]]''
| [[John Nott-Bower]]
|
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Khoob Ladi Mardaani – Jhansi Ki Rani]]''
| [[Hugh Rose, 1st Baron Strathnairn]]
|
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Barrister Babu]]''
| Officer Sir John Greenwood
|
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Swaraj (TV series)|Swaraj]]''
| [[Vasco da Gama|Vasco Da Gama]]
|
|-
| 2024
|''[[Heeramandi|Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar]]''
| Alastair Cartwright
| [[Netflix]] series
|-
| 2026
| ''[[The Revolutionaries (TV series)|The Revolutionaries]]''
| {{TableTBA}}
| [[Amazon Prime Video]] series<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/bollywood/who-is-jason-shah-heeramandis-bad-cop-now-part-of-the-revolutionaries-9441154.html |title=Who is Jason Shah? Heeramandi's 'Bad Cop' Now Part of The Revolutionaries |website=News18 |date=10 July 2025 |access-date=17 July 2025}}</ref>
|}

=== Web series ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year 2024
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Dev DD]]''
| Philip
|
|-
| 2020
| ''State of Siege: 26/11''<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Arjan Bajwa: ''State Of Siege: 26/11'' took the best out of me|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/arjan-bajwa-state-of-siege-2611-took-the-best-out-of-me/1756403|access-date=2021-01-25|website=Outlookindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-16|title=ZEE5's State of Siege: 26/11 uncovers the untold stories during the dreadful Mumbai attacks|url=https://www.thedigitalhash.com/zee5s-state-of-siege-26-11-uncovers-the-untold-stories-during-the-dreadful-mumbai-attacks/|access-date=2021-01-25|website=The Digital Hash|language=en-US|archive-date=24 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124065210/https://www.thedigitalhash.com/zee5s-state-of-siege-26-11-uncovers-the-untold-stories-during-the-dreadful-mumbai-attacks/|url-status=usurped}}</ref>
|
|
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Dev DD|Dev DD 2]]''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Team|first=Tellychakkar|title=Jason Shah roped in for ALTBalaji's Dev DD season 2|url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/jason-shah-roped-altbalaji-s-dev-dd-season-2-190116|access-date=2021-06-07|website=Tellychakkar.com|language=en}}</ref>
|
|
|-
| 2024
|''[[Heeramandi]]''
| Cartwright
|
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

== External links ==

* {{IMDb name|8622854|Jason Shah}}
{{Bigg Boss 10}}
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Saileshchauhan at 15:11, 8 May 2026