Husein Madhavji

Husein "Huse" Madhavji (pronounced Ma-dav-gee; born July 19) is a Canadian actor and television personality. He is best known for his role as Dr. Shahir Hamza on the medical drama Saving Hope and as the former face of Star! Canada’s Entertainment Channel.

Madhavji’s roles as an actor include playing Ruptal 1 on HBO Canada's Call Me Fitz and Lt. Col. Max Prakash in Combat Hospital. Husein goes by the name "Huse".

Hosting

After graduating from the radio and television arts program at Ryerson University[1] Madhavji moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba to take on his first on-air position as an anchor/reporter for A-Channel. From there he moved to Northern California and was a live feature reporter for a short lived show called Good Evening Sacramento before making the jump bright and early working on Good Day Sacramento for KMAX-TV. After less than two years working in Northern California, Madhavji received a call from CHUM Limited to host Star!’s flagship show Star! Daily in Toronto. Madhavji co- hosted the national program with television personality Dina Pugliese.[2] Together they teamed up fronting various specials including Canada’s New Year’s Eve Bash.[3] In 2007 CTV Globemedia acquired CHUM, and replaced Star! Daily with their own daily entertainment show etalk.[4] Madhavji became a reporter for etalk, continued to front various specials on Star! and joined CP24, a round the clock local news channel in Toronto as their entertainment specialist[5] until CTV decided to stop all production on Star! due to the economic downturn in Canada.[6]

Madhavji continues to host various live events including AKF's The World Partnership Walk in Toronto[7] and Miss India Canada.[8]

Acting

Madhavji took a keen interest in theatre in high school, performing in various musicals and plays. He was ready to attack theatre school but was directed towards broadcasting by his parents since it was a little more stable than a career in theatre.[9] Throughout Madhavji’s hosting career, he never let go of his creative roots. He was cast in the Winnipeg production of Joseph and the Technicolored Dreamcoat, but had to turn it down after his News Director rejected his request for time off. Madhavji did land a few reporter roles during his time working in Winnipeg and Sacramento, most notably in the feature films The Many Trials of Jane Doe[10] and Gone, But Not Forgotten. He decided to give acting a proper shot when he moved back to Toronto. While hosting at Star!, Madhavji moonlighted as a stage actor in the South Asian comedy 30 Dates.[11] After securing a film/TV agent, Madhavji got cast in the CBC pilot Throwing Stones.[12] When Madhavji’s hosting career at Star! ended in 2008, he went on tour with the cast of 30 Dates, was cast in the CTV/CBS cop drama The Bridge and then as a reoccurring character Ruptal 1 in the HBO Canada/Direct-TV comedy Call Me Fitz opposite Jason Priestley.[13] Madhavji was seen in the crime thriller Cold Blooded,[14] Combat Hospital and the second season of Call Me Fitz.

As of June 7, 2012, Madhavji stars on supernatural medical drama Saving Hope as Dr. Shahir Hamza.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	The Many Trials of One Jane Doe	Media Reporter	TV Movie
2005	Gone But Not Forgotten	Reporter (uncredited)	TV Movie
2009	Throwing Stones	Yasminder ‘The Rock’ Ramham	TV Movie
2009	The Border	Reporter	Episode: 3.9 “Dying Art”
2010	The Bridge	Aziz	Episode: 1.10 “The Blame Game”
2010-2013	Call Me Fitz	Ruptal 1	39 episodes; Main role (Seasons 1-4)
2011	The Listener	Landlord	Episode: 2.10 “Desperate Hours”
2011	Combat Hospital	Lt. Col. Max Pakash	8 episodes; Recurring (Season 1)
2011	Neutered	Richard	Short
2012	Cold Blooded	Dr. Gill	Film
2012-2013	Off2Kali Comedy	Various Characters	4 episodes; Guest role (Season 1)
2012-2017	Saving Hope	Dr. Shahir Hamza	71 episodes; Main role (Seasons 1-5)
2013	Splinter Cell: Blacklist	Jadid (voice)	Video Game
2013	Cracked	Dave Harrison	Episode: 2.5 “The Hold Out”
2013	Just a Prayer	Aleem	Short
2015	The Time Traveler	Unknown	Short
2017	Breakdown	Jared	Short
2017	Lethal Weapon	Dr. Paulo Weller	Episode: 2.2 “Dancing in September”
2017	How to Buy a Baby	Dr. Evans	5 episodes; Recurring (Season 1)
2017	Wisdom of the Crowd	Vikram Singh	Episode: 1.8 “Denail of Service”
2018	The Detail	Hickman Rashi	Episode: 1.1 “Pilot”
2018	Silencer	Arman Kasem	Short
2018	Have It All	Rick	Short
2019	Power of Termination	Dean	Short (Post-Production)
2020	Utopia Falls	Mentor Watts	series regular

References

1. O'Toole, Megan (September 1, 2005). "Rising Star!". The London Free Press.
2. Janmohammed, Sheniz (Winter 2008). "Sexy and Successful". Anokhi Magazine (74): 122.
3. "CityTV Rings In New Year". Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
4. Knelman, Martin (October 13, 2007). "CTV yanks plug on Star!". The Toronto Star.
5. "Husein Madhavji - Entertainment Specialist". www.CP24.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27.
6. Friend, David (November 28, 2008). "CTV Cutting 105 Jobs". The Toronto Star.
7. Panjwani, Dilzayn and Dilnoor (June 2008). "A Giant Leap For Humanity". Indo Canadian Outlook.
8. Nair, Shobha. "20th Annual Miss India-Canada". www.indocanadaoutlook.com.
9. O'Toole, Megan (September 1, 2005). "Rising Star!". The London Free Press.
10. "The Many Trials of Jane Doe".
11. Ongsansoy, Hans (May 27, 2009). "Husbands Are Hard To Find". The Province.
12. "CBC Pilot Burn Off Time, THROWING STONES". URBMN.
13. Seidman, Robert. "Critically-Acclaimed Series Call Me Fitz". Archived from the original on 2011-02-12.
14. "Cold Blooded". Internet Movie Database.

External links

• Husein Madhavji at IMDb