{{short description|Malaysian actor, host, director and producer (born 1985)}} {{Malay name|Sharnaaz Ahmad|Basir Ahmad}} {{BLP sources|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Sharnaaz Ahmad | image = Sharnaaz Ahmad on MeleTOP.jpg | caption = Sharnaaz interviewed on ''[[MeleTOP]]'' in May 2015. | birth_name = Sharnaaz Ahmad bin Basir Ahmad | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|8|30|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[George Town, Penang|George Town]], [[Penang]], Malaysia | occupation = * Actor * Host Television * Director * Producer | years_active = 2009–present | alma_mater = | other_names = Sharnaaz | known_for = | spouse = {{marriage|Noor Nabila Mohd Noor|2017|2020|reason=divorced}} | children = Jebat Jayden Ahmad Sharnaaz Ahmad | relatives = | father = Dato' Basir Ahmad Nazir Ahmad | mother = Dato' Marina Puteh | website = {{URL|sharnaazahmad.com}} }}

'''Sharnaaz Ahmad bin Basir Ahmad''' (born 30 August 1985) is a Malaysian actor, host, director and producer. He is a well-known character actor who always portrays anti-heroes and was nominated for several awards for his acting talent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thesundaily.my/news/2201404|title=Trafficking in pain|website=www.thesundaily.my|language=en|access-date=2017-07-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/lifestyle/sharnaaz-ahmad-and-elfaeza-ul-haq-win-top-honours-at-pesta-perda-8272534|title=Sharnaaz Ahmad and Elfaeza Ul Haq win top honours at Pesta Perdana 13|work=Channel NewsAsia|access-date=2017-07-18|language=en-US}}{{Dead link|date=February 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>

== Personal life== Sharnaaz is the son of Dato' Basir Ahmad Nazir Ahmad, a businessman in Penang. Basir was closely connected to the family of [[P. Ramlee]]. He participated in several bands during the 60s era of pop yeh yeh.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sensasimalaysia.com/penjelasan-sharnaaz-isu-letakkan-p-ramlee-pada-aras-kaki/|title=PENJELASAN SHARNAAZ ISU LETAKKAN P.RAMLEE PADA 'ARAS KAKI'? - SENSASI MALAYSIA|website=sensasimalaysia.com|access-date=2017-05-09|archive-date=2017-02-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224205005/http://sensasimalaysia.com/penjelasan-sharnaaz-isu-letakkan-p-ramlee-pada-aras-kaki/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Sharnaaz joined Prodigy Syndrome Management in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mohdrohaizad.com/2011/07/biodata-profile-sharnaaz-basir-ahmad.html|title=Biodata Profile Sharnaaz Basir Ahmad|first=Mohd|last=Rohaizad|website=www.mohdrohaizad.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017/01/11/wedding-bells-for-sharnaaz-artiste-to-tie-the-knot-with-noor-nabila-on-march-31/|title=Wedding bells for Sharnaaz - Nation {{!}} The Star Online|website=www.thestar.com.my|access-date=2017-07-18}}</ref>

== Career == He debuted in 2009 with a small role in the drama series ''Tari Tirana, ''directed by Mohammed Shahrulezad. He appeared in the drama/comedy series ''K.I.T.A. ''directed by Michael Ang. He appeared in ''Dottie'' in 2010 and in the telefilm ''Ungunya Cinta''.

He first played the lead in ''Seru,'' directed by [[Pierre Andre]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Raja Afiq diminta kekal imej ustaz|url=http://kosmo.com.my/kosmo/content.asp?y=2016&dt=0905&pub=Kosmo&sec=Hiburan&pg=hi_01.htm|publisher=Kosmo.com.my|accessdate=14 June 2017|language=en}}</ref>

In early 2011, he appeared in the category Artists Popular New Male in Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian 2010.

In 2013, he appeared in plays directed Michael Ang such as ''Kum Kum,'' ''Lagos Batu'' and ''Patah Seribu'' paired with Shila Amzah, his ex-girlfriend''. ''He also appeared in dramas ''Ariana Mikhail,'' ''Bukan Bidadari.''

He appeared in the film ''[[Juvana]]'' as a Lan Todak.<ref>[https://staging.murai.com.my/article/default.asp?article_id=13914]{{dead link|date=May 2017}}</ref> In 2013, he played the husband in the telefilm ''Dibawah Langitmu'' with actress [[Nora Danish]] and competed in the category of Best Actor (Drama) Screen Awards . In the same event, he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor category (movies) through acting as Lan Swordfish in ''Juvana''.

In 2014, he appeared in the 60 episode drama series titled ''Bukan Kerana Aku Tak Cinta ''.

==Filmography== {| class="wikitable ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2011 | ''Seru'' | Jeff | Debut film appearance |- | rowspan="2"|2013 | ''[[Juvana]]'' | Lan Todak | |- | ''[[Sembunyi: Amukan Azazil]]'' | Atan | |- | rowspan="2"|2014 | ''Dollah Superstar'' | Shah Dazzlee | |- | ''Gila Baby'' | Roy | |- | 2015 | ''Darah Panas'' | Ady | |- | 2016 | ''Juvana 3: Perhitungan Terakhir'' | Lan Todak | Cameo appearance |- | 2017 | ''Sindiket'' | Inspector Rudy | |- | 2019 | ''[[Wangi (film)|Wangi]]'' | Khuzairi | |- | 2020 | ''Jebat'' | Jebat | |- | 2023 | ''[[Polis Evo 3]]'' | Reza | |- | rowspan="2"|2025 | ''[[Blood Brothers (2025 film)|Blood Brothers: Bara Naga]]'' | Ghaz | |- | ''Magik Rompak'' | Hadi / "The Great Hadini" | |- | rowspan="1"|2026 |''The Original Gangster'' | Ryan | ''Post-production'' | |- | rowspan="2"|TBA |''Black Ops : Operasi Serigala'' | Johan |''In production'' | |- |''Blood Brothers 2 : Perang Naga'' | Ghaz |''Pre-production'' | |- |}

===Television series=== {|class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! TV channel |- | 2009 | ''Tari Tirana'' | Ali | [[TV3 (Malaysian TV network)|TV3]] |- | rowspan="2"|2010 | ''K.I.T.A'' | Azali | rowspan="2"|[[Astro Ria]] |- | ''Dottie'' | Ameer |- | rowspan="2"|2011 | ''Kasih Alia'' | Qausar | [[TV3 (Malaysian TV network)|TV3]] |- | ''Kum Kum The Series'' | Yusof | [[Astro Ria]] |- | rowspan="4"|2012 | ''Ariana Mikhail'' | Ray | [[TV9 (Malaysian TV network)|TV9]] |- | ''Memberku Hawa'' | Ghaz | [[TV3 (Malaysian TV network)|TV3]] |- | ''Bicara Hati'' | Tengku Syahran | [[Astro Prima]] |- | ''Bukan Bidadari'' | Arif | rowspan="2"|[[TV3 (Malaysian TV network)|TV3]] |- | rowspan="2"|2013 | ''Ruby'' | Benjamin |- | ''Mira Sofia'' | Rayyan | [[Astro Prima]] |- | rowspan="5"|2014 | ''Bukan Kerana Aku Tak Cinta'' | Jebat | [[Mustika HD|Astro Mustika HD]] |- | ''Setitis Kasih Darmia'' | Khairul Amir | [[TV9 (Malaysian TV network)|TV9]] |- | ''Suamiku Encik Sotong'' | Farish | [[Astro Ria]] |- | ''Danny The Series'' | Danny | [[Mediacorp Suria]] |- | ''Mukhlis'' | Haikal | rowspan="2"|[[TV2 (Malaysian TV network)|TV2]] |- | rowspan="4"|2015 | ''Babyana'' | Ray / Rahman |- | ''Mencintaimu'' | Hisham | rowspan="2"|[[TV3 (Malaysian TV network)|TV3]] |- | ''Abang Sado Kau Ado'' | Sharnaaz |- | ''Ku Tinggalkan Cinta Di Okinawa'' | Raykal | [[Mustika HD|Astro Mustika HD]] |- | rowspan="3"|2016 | ''BOMBA Hero'' | Khalid | rowspan="2"|[[TV2 (Malaysian TV network)|TV2]] |- | ''Mukhlis 2'' | Haikal |- | ''Awak Sangat Nakal'' | Johan Rizqin | [[Astro Ria]] |- | 2017 | ''Mr. Hijab'' | Rem | rowspan="2"|[[TV3 (Malaysian TV network)|TV3]] |- | 2018 | ''Cinta Bukan Kristal'' | Adrian Hilman |- | rowspan="3"|2019 | ''Devoted'' | Iskandar | [[Viu (streaming media)|Viu]] |- | ''Dia Yang Ku Cinta'' | Luqman | rowspan="2"|[[TV3 (Malaysian TV network)|TV3]] |- | ''Lelakimu Yang Dulu'' | Hazrul Izzuddin |- | rowspan="2"|2020 | ''Pelindung Seorang Puteri'' | Hazril | [[Astro Ria]] |- | ''Isteri Misteri'' | Rizal | [[TV3 (Malaysian TV network)|TV3]] |- | rowspan="2"|2021 | ''Cinta Ramadan & Danny'' | Danny | [[Astro Prima]] |- | ''I Promise Janji Anaqi'' | Anaqi | rowspan="2"|[[Astro Ria]] |- | 2023 | ''Budak Hostel Otaknya Sewel'' | Teacher Daniel |- |}

===Television movie=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! TV channel ! Notes |- | 2009 | ''Dalca Mami Georgetown'' | Radzi | [[Astro Prima]] | |- | rowspan="2" | 2010 | ''Pontianak Kampung Batu'' |Ramli / Vampire | rowspan="3" | [[Astro Ria]] | |- | ''Kum Kum'' | Yusof | |- | rowspan="4" |2011 |''Penanggal'' |Fazli | |- |''Tangisan Langsuir'' |Halim |[[Astro Prima]] | |- | ''Ungunya Cinta'' | Andi | rowspan="2" |[[Astro Ria]] | |- | ''Mendongak Ke Langit'' | Hariz | |- | rowspan="5"| 2012 | ''Rahsia Hati'' | Rayyan | [[TV9 (Malaysian TV network)|TV9]] | |- | ''Warkah Cinta Mat Rock'' | Eddie | [[TV3 (Malaysian TV network)|TV3]] | |- | ''Patah Seribu'' | Azu | [[Astro Ria]] | |- | ''Di Bawah Langitmu'' | Osman | [[TV3 (Malaysian TV network)|TV3]] | |- | ''Korban Kasih'' | Ihsan | [[TV Alhijrah]] | |- | rowspan="2"| 2014 | ''Bintang Hati'' | Farhan | [[TV2 (Malaysian TV network)|TV2]] | |- | ''Perempuan Lindungan Kaabah'' | Fareez | Astro First Eksklusif | |- | rowspan="2"| 2015 | ''Ramadan Jangan Tinggal Kami'' | | [[TV3 (Malaysian TV network)|TV3]] | |- | ''Hidupku, Solatku, Matiku'' | Nordin | [[Astro Oasis]] | |- | 2016 | ''Yang Terakhir Untukku'' | Jay | [[TV3 (Malaysian TV network)|TV3]] | |- | rowspan="2"| 2017 | ''Lukisan Cinta'' | Khairul | [[Astro Ria]] | Also as director and producer |- | ''Gelap'' | Ghazlan | [[TV1 (Malaysian TV network)|TV1]] | |- | 2018 | ''Datangmu Ku Benci, Pergimu Ku Tangisi'' | Ezad | [[TV2 (Malaysian TV network)|TV2]] | |- | 2019 | ''Aku Bukan Bidadari'' | Hisyam | [[TV3 (Malaysian TV network)|TV3]] | |- | 2020 | ''Jam Tangan Paksu'' | Adam / Paksu | rowspan="2"| [[TV1 (Malaysian TV network)|TV1]] | |- | rowspan="2"| 2021 | ''Aku Bukan Malaikat'' | Hisham | |- | ''Syurga Tanpa Dosa'' | Aiman | [[TV2 (Malaysian TV network)|TV2]] | |- | rowspan="2"| 2022 | ''Raya Talak Satu'' | Jojo | rowspan="2"| [[Astro Ria]] | rowspan="2"| Also as producer |- | ''Jangan Masuk Rumahku'' | {{mdash}} |- |}

==Television== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! TV channel ! Notes |- | 2015 | ''Harta Dalam Stor'' (season 2) | Guest | rowspan="2"| [[Astro Ria]] | |- | rowspan="2"| 2016 | ''Gempak Superstar'' | Host | with [[Scha Alyahya]] |- | ''Maharaja Lawak Mega 2016'' | Chief Lawak | [[Astro Warna]] | with Johan (Jonaz) |- | 2017 | ''Perang Jantina'' | Host | [[Astro Ria]] | with Siti Elizad |- | 2021 | ''Maharaja Lawak Mega 2021'' | Mystery Jury (Sang Bara) | rowspan="3"| [[Astro Warna]] | Revealed identity in final week |- | rowspan="3"| 2022 | ''[[The Masked Singer Malaysia (season 2)]]'' | Guest Jury | Replaced [[Remy Ishak]] |- | ''Muzikal Lawak Superstar'' (season 3) | Host | With Elly Mazlein |- | ''Melodi'' | Guest host | [[TV3 (Malaysian TV network)|TV3]] | |- | 2022–2023 | ''The Masked Singer Malaysia (season 3)'' | Jury | [[Astro Warna]] | |- |}

==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" |- style="text-align:center;" ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result |- | 2011 | {{center|Bintang Popular Berita Harian Awards}} | Most Popular Male New Artist | {{n/a}} | {{nom}} |- | 2012 | {{center|1st Blockbuster Awards}} | Best Leading Actor | style="text-align:center;"| ''Seru'' | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="4"| 2013 | {{center|1st Melodi Awards}} | Sensastional Artist | {{n/a}} | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2"|{{center|17th Skrin Awards}} | Best Actor - Drama | style="text-align:center;"|''Di Bawah Langitmu'' | {{nom}} |- | Best Supporting Actor – Film | style="text-align:center;"| ''[[Juvana]]'' | {{nom}} |- | {{center|Kuala Lumpur Film Critics Circle Awards}} | Best Supporting Actor | style="text-align:center;"| ''Sembunyi: Amukan Azazil'' | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="5"| 2014 | rowspan="3"| {{center|1st Kuala Lumpur Drama Festival Awards}} | Choice Actor Award | rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| ''Ruby'' | {{nom}} |- | Choice Cast Award | {{nom}} |- | Choice Couple Award (with [[Siti Saleha]]) | {{nom}} |- | {{center|Astro On the Go Fan Choice Awards}} | Favourite Fuyooo Actor | style="text-align:center;"| ''Bukan Kerana Aku Tak Cinta'' | {{nom}} |- | {{center|26th [[Malaysia Film Festival|Malaysia Film Festival Awards]]}} | Best Supporting Actor | style="text-align:center;"| ''Juvana'' | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="13"| 2015 | {{center|2nd MeleTOP Era Awards}} | Pelakon TV MeleTOP | {{n/a}} | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="3"| {{center|3rd Kuala Lumpur Drama Festival Awards}} | Choice Actor Award | rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| ''Setitis Kasih Darmia'' | {{nom}} |- | Choice Cast Award | {{nom}} |- | Choice Couple Award (with [[Nelydia Senrose]]) | {{won}} |- | rowspan="3"| {{center|28th [[Anugerah Bintang Popular|Bintang Popular Berita Harian Awards]]}} | Most Popular TV Actor | rowspan="5" {{n/a}} | {{nom}} |- | Most Controversial Artist | {{won}} |- | Best on Screen Chemistry (with [[Nelydia Senrose]]) | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2"| {{center|3rd Melodi Awards}} | Favourite Male Artist | {{nom}} |- | Sensational Artist | {{won}} |- | rowspan="2"| {{center|3rd Warna Comedian Awards}} | Best Comedy Actor – Film | style="text-align:center;"| ''Gila Baby'' | {{nom}} |- | Best Comedy Actor – Male<ref>[http://www.astrogempak.com.my/ArticleDetails/tabid/597/ArticleID/160520/Senarai-Pemenang-Anugerah-Lawak-Warna-2015.aspx Senarai Pemenang Anugerah Lawak Warna 2015] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150824183320/http://www.astrogempak.com.my/ArticleDetails/tabid/597/ArticleID/160520/Senarai-Pemenang-Anugerah-Lawak-Warna-2015.aspx |date=2015-08-24 }}. Astro Gempak. Ogos 22, 2015.</ref> | style="text-align:center;"| ''Suamiku Encik Sotong'' | {{won}} |- | {{center|Pesta Perdana 13 (Singapore)}} | Best Actor – Drama |style="text-align:center;"| ''Danny The Series'' | {{won}} |- | {{center|19th Skrin Awards}} | Best Supporting Actor – Film | style="text-align:center;"| ''Gila Baby'' | {{won}} |- | rowspan="2"| 2017 | rowspan="2"| {{center|30th [[Anugerah Bintang Popular|Bintang Popular Berita Harian Awards]]}} | Most Popular TV Actor | {{n/a}} | {{won}} |- | Most Popular Film Actor | style="text-align:center;"| ''Darah Panas'' | {{won}} |- | 2018 | {{center|31st [[Anugerah Bintang Popular|Bintang Popular Berita Harian Awards]]}} | Most Popular Film Actor | {{NA}} | {{nom}} |}

==See also== * [[Carabat F.C.]]

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb name|4459961}} * {{Twitter|sharnaazahmad}} * {{Instagram|sharnaazahmad}}

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