Ghazal Azarbad (غزال آذرباد) was born in Mashhad, Iran and raised in Vancouver, BC.

SOULPEPPER 2025: THE WELKIN, THE COMEUPPANCE

SOULPEPPER: English (2023), The Seagull (2020), Wedding at Aulis (2019), La Bête and Innocence Lost (2018). OTHER THEATRE: East Van Panto: Little Mermaid and Alice in Wonderland (Theatre Replacement); Romeo and Juliet (Bard); Bunny (Search Party); Being Here: The Refugee Story (Belfry); Shakespeare in Love (Bard); and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Arts Club).

FILM & TELEVISION: Float (Lionsgate), Charmed (CW), Kim’s Convenience, The Slowest Show (CBC)

OTHER: Writer and creator of Tārof (تعارف): a Persian Comedy, Dear Konstantin (Audiobook on Spotify), and REAL (script). Two-time Jessie Awards nominee, recipient of the Hnatyshyn Foundation Award for Acting.