Portrait of Nick Shakoour

Nick Shakoour

Acting

Biography

Nick's inspiration to perform was ignited in the 4th grade when his physical education teacher (Rudy Benton) discovered his ability to transform in and out of the personas of faculty members through comedic voice impressions. Rudy urged the school principal to throw together an impromptu assembly, and within a few hours, Nick found himself on stage, ready to share his hidden talent publicly for the first time. Nick portrays Zebedee on the MovieGuide Award-winning series, The Chosen. He has also starred in the Oscar-qualifying film Madaran (Mothers), recurred on NBC's State of Affairs as Aleek Al Moosari, as a fan favorite, and voiced Grumpy Bear and Tenderheart Bear for the animated series Care Bears: Unlock The Magic. Nick is also the voice of Artichoke and Auntie Uncle on Netflix's Emmy-nominated animated series Buddy Thunderstruck. He has voiced a plethora of interactive games, including Dying Light as the voice of Savvy and Bilal and Skylanders as the voice of Fling Kong.

Filmography

2025
Eyes of Wakanda

as Guard 1 / Trojan Soldier / Trojan Commander (voice)

2020
The Legend of El Cid

as Mundir (voz)

2019
The Chosen

as Zebedee

2019
Care Bears: Unlock the Magic

as Grumpy Bear / Tenderheart Bear (voice)

2019
WTF 101

as Barbier-Dufai (voice)

2018
The Pursuit

as Shant

2018
2017
S.W.A.T.

as Kamal

2017
Buddy Thunderstruck

as Artichoke / Auntie Uncle (voice)

2016
Madaran

as Omid

2016
Norm of the North

as Costumed Bear (voice)

2010
Hawaii Five-0

as Adnan Khalid

2009
NCIS: Los Angeles

as ISIS Fighter