Homegrown sci-fi star Cas Anvar to attend Saskatoon comic expo

Actor CasAnvarwill bring his humble Saskatchewan roots and big-time Hollywood credits to Saskatoon this weekend for the Saskatoon Comic and Entertainment Expo.

I don't want to be this guy that ends up being Terrorist Number Three.- Cas Anvar

Anvaris well-known to science fiction fans for his work on theSyfyseriesThe Expanse.

AsAnvartold CBC Radio'sSaskatoon Morning,he was always interested in acting as a sideline, but had other pursuits in mind.

"I was going to be a bioengineer or a biochemist, and then I went into psychiatry and then I gave in."

Anvarsays 'no' to typecasting

Born in Regina to Iranian parents,Anvardecided early in his acting career to defy stereotypes.

"I don't want to be this guy that ends up being Terrorist Number Three."

So,Anvarformed his own company, putting on productions of Shakespeare, casting himself in the roles he wanted to perform, and thereby creating his own place and identity in the acting community.

"It gave me a lot of confidence and it gave me a resum and it gave me energy when I walked into the room and started doing my auditions," he said.

That gamble paid off.Anvarnow is an award-winning actor with more than 100 credits to his name in both film and television. Some of those credits include movies likeSource Code, and Oscar-winning films likeRoomandArgo.

"One of the most common traits that I have found working with theseA-listersand heavy hitters is basically they are all hard working, professional, nice people,"Anvarsaid.

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