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Zahf Paroo

Zahf Paroo

Actor · Born December 30, 1975 (50) · Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Zahf Paroo (born Zahfeer Hajee) is a Canadian actor, host, voice-over actor, and sketch-comedy artist. Zahf has had the opportunity to work in sci-fi (Altered Carbon, Defying Gravity, Stargate SG-1, Battlestar Gallactica, Fringe, Andromeda, Continuum) as well as comedy (Scaredy Cats, Malibu Rescue, Scary Movie, The Big Year, Psych, A Guy Thing, Say it Isn't So, Scooby-Doo 2, Package Deal), dramatic content (Edgemont, Degrassi -The Next Generation, Firewall, Motive), fantasy (The Magicians, Seventh Son) and feel-good seasonal projects (A Timeless Christmas, A Godwinks Christmas: Second Chance First Love).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 30, 1975 (50)
From
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
41 on MovieCove · 47 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 34% in 30 days

What are Zahf Paroo's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
49%
Self
21%
Morality
13%
Survival
12%
Ideas
5%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
4
Tense
3
Romantic
3
Thrilling
2
Hopeful
1
Other
6

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Zahf Paroo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 33 of their 41 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Zahf Paroo's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

47 credits, 41 with a MovieCove page.

  • Allegiance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Asad

  • A Kismet Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Benny

  • Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted by Murder(2022)

    as Tom Wilkie

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Scaredy Cats(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · as Principal McKay

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • A Godwink Christmas: Second Chance, First Love(2020)

    as Scott

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • A Timeless Christmas(2020)

    as Dan

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Picture Perfect Mysteries: Dead Over Diamonds(2020)

    as Clint Baxter

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • A Million Little Things(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Raju Perera

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Altered Carbon(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · as Curtis

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Good Doctor(2017)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ashique Selim

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Home Again(2017)

    as Mark Benahan

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • S.W.A.T.: Under Siege(2017)

    as Hooks

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Date with Love(2016)

    as Jeremy Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Love by Chance(2016)

    as Dr. Nate Hoover

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Magicians(2015)

    Show 9 episodes · as Gillen

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Seventh Son(2014)

    as Virahadra

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Wedding Planner Mystery(2014)

    as John Nevin

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Swindle(2013)

    as TV Host

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Trainer(2013)

    as Curtis

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Motive(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Randy

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Emily Owens, M.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Asad Tauana

  • Continuum(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Oscar

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The House(2011)

    as Raja Vivendra

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Time(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Prince Achmed

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The Big Year(2011)

    as Prasad

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Fairly Legal(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Joe

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Defying Gravity(2009)

    Show 13 episodes · as Ajay Sharma

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Do You Know Me?(2009)

    as Dr. Patel

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Fringe(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Bill

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Unquiet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Hoyt

  • Psych(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Finch

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Firewall(2006)

    as Ravi

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Jiminy Glick in Lalawood(2004)

    as Gandhi's Manager

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed(2004)

    as Ned

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • A Guy Thing(2003)

    as Ahmed

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • L.A. Law: The Movie(2002)

    as Ramon

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Slammin' Sammy: The Sammy Sosa Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Additional Voices (voice)

  • Degrassi: The Next Generation(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Say It Isn't So(2001)

    as Asian Man

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Antitrust(2001)

    as Desi

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Edgemont(2000)

    Show 15 episodes · as Tyler

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • The Ultimate Christmas Present(2000)

    as Ruben (as Zahf Hajee)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Andromeda(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Jamahl R-H Brown

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Scary Movie(2000)

    as Principal (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Northern Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Young Manager

  • Five Desperate Hours(1997)

    as Clerk

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Stargate SG-1(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Jamala

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 47 titles from 1997 to 2024; peak year 2021.

Highest rated

A Timeless Christmas (2020)

Midcredits 71st

Most popular right now

S.W.A.T.: Under Siege (2017)

Film career

19972024

Peak 2021 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting47 of 47: 47 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score51st

By decade

1990s3 · acting2000s18 · acting2010s19 · acting2020s7 · acting

Billing

usually 13th · top billed in 0% of 17 roles
0010

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Zahf Paroo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 25; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 41 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 41 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

The House (2011)

95th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Good Doctor (2017)

Midcredits 93rd · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 57/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Zahf Paroo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Zahf Paroo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ron Oliver shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Editors

Producers