Asim Chaudhry

Birth Name: Asim Ifaz Chaudhry

Place of Birth: Hounslow, London, England, U.K.

Date of Birth: 24 November, 1986

Ethnicity: Punjabi Indian/Pakistani

Asim Chaudhry is a British comedian, writer, director, rapper, and actor. His roles include the series People Just Do Nothing, which he co-created, as Chabud “Chabuddy G” Gul; Hoff the Record, High & Dry, Taskmaster, Hitmen, The Sandman, Stags, Industry, The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin, Black Mirror: Plaything, and Dirty Business; the films Chubby Funny, Eaten by Lions, Happy New Year, Colin Burstead; Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, Greed (2019), Wonder Woman 1984, People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan, The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, What’s Love Got to Do with It?, The Honeymoon (2022), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Barbie (2023), Picture This, The Actor, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die; Tinsel Town, and David (2025); the made-for-tv movies Peter and Wendy (2015), Click & Collect, The Traitors: The Movie, and Person of Interest (2024); and the short film Donald Mohammed Trump, as the title character.

He is from a Pakistani Muslim family, of Punjabi descent. His father is from Lahore. His mother is from Karachi. He is from a lineage of hereditary Chaudhries. Asim attended Islamic schools. He is married to Sevan, a therapist, with whom he has a son.

Asim’s maternal grandfather’s surname was Akthar.