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Waseem Mirza is a British actor and former BBC News presenter and journalist. He is an Ambassador of the UK children's charity, Embrace Child Victims of Crime - https://embracecvoc.org.uk/staff-category/celebrity-ambassador/
Waseem Mirza is a British actor and former BBC News presenter and journalist..[1][2][3]
As an actor, Mirza is credited[4][5] with ‘The War Between The Land And The Sea’ - a five-part series from Disney+ and the BBC[5]. The show, which airs first on BBC One, a UK public service channel, broadcasting and streaming from December 7[6], explores a science fiction narrative with a reimagining of the Sea Devils - a species last seen in the 1970s in classic Doctor Who episodes. He was interviewed in the National World newspaper titles MK Citizen[7][8] and Peterborough Telegraph[9][10], and profile pieces about the show and his casting for the BBC's UK website[11] and the BBC Sounds platform[12]
Mirza's other credits include guest-star roles in one of the oldest British television soap operas - "Emmerdale"[13], the WarnerBros and DC produced "Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler" season 3, and the Golden Globes nominated Netflix drama "The Diplomat" season 2.[14][15][16][17][18]
Mirza is an ambassador of the UK children's charity, Embrace Child Victims of Crime[19] which is based in Peterborough, where he was born.[20][16]
References
[edit]https://www.ign.com/videos/the-war-between-the-land-and-the-sea-official-trailer
https://www.espmag.co.uk/post/peterborough-actor-stars-in-warner-bros-series-pennyworth
https://www.desiblitz.com/content/actor-waseem-mirza-talks-pennyworth-season-3-tv
https://www.easterneye.biz/why-child-victims-of-crime-need-more-real-life-superheroes/
https://tardis.wiki/wiki/Waseem_Mirza
- ^ "Green software: Devices could last longer and be more efficient". BBC News. 2024-10-24. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
- ^ "Milton Keynes actor to feature in Dr Who spinoff coming to screens this week". MKFM. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
- ^ "Actor and news presenter from Peterborough to star in Doctor Who spin-off series 'The War Between the Land and the Sea'". Peterborough Telegraph. 2025-11-27. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
- ^ The War Between The Land And The Sea - Official Trailer - IGN. 2025-11-04. Retrieved 2025-12-01 – via www.ign.com.
- ^ a b "BBC One - The War Between the Land and the Sea, Series 1, The Witch of the Waterfall". BBC. 2025-12-14. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
- ^ "BBC One - The War Between the Land and the Sea, Series 1, Plastic Apocalypse". BBC. 2025-12-07. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
- ^ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ^ "Milton Keynes actor to star in Dr Who spin-off show this Christmas". Milton Keynes Citizen. 2025-11-25. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ^ "Actor and news presenter from Peterborough to star in Doctor Who spin-off series 'The War Between the Land and the Sea'". Peterborough Telegraph. 2025-11-27. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ^ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ^ "BBC Local Radio - Desi Stories, Waseem Mirza: From journalist to award winning actor". BBC. 2025-12-12. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ^ "Desi Stories - Waseem Mirza: From journalist to award winning actor - BBC Sounds". BBC. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ^ "Waseem Mirza - Movies, TV, and Bio". Amazon Prime Video (UK). Retrieved 01/12/2025.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Waseem Mirza - Movies, TV, and Bio". Amazon Prime Video (USA). 01/12/2025. Retrieved 01/12/2025.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=and|date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Mirza, Waseem. "Why child victims of crime 'need more real-life superheroes' | EasternEye". www.easterneye.biz. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ^ "PETERBOROUGH ACTOR STARS IN WARNER BROS SERIES PENNYWORTH". ESP Magazine. 2022-10-04. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ^ Shafi, Faisal (2022-03-02). "Actor Waseem Mirza talks 'Pennyworth' Season 3 & TV". DESIblitz. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ^ "Celebrity Ambassador - Embrace". Embrace Child Victims of Crime. 01/12/2025. Retrieved 01/12/2025.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=and|date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Actor and news presenter from Peterborough to star in Doctor Who spin-off series 'The War Between the Land and the Sea'". Peterborough Telegraph. 2025-11-27. Retrieved 2025-12-01.