Izad Etemadi is an Iranian-Canadian actor and writer based in Toronto. He was a resident of the 2021/2022 CBC Actor’s Conservatory at the Canadian Film Centre and received the 2017 Emerging Queer Artist Award from Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. Select on-screen credits include Orphan Black: Echoes (AMC), Ghosts (CBS), and Revenge of the Black Best Friend (CBC).

In 2022, Izad originated the role of Samuel in the Canadian musical Grow and played Buddy in Elf the Musical at The Grand Theatre. He recently played Donovan in the world premiere of The Bidding War at Crow’s Theatre and will play Olaf in Frozen at The Citadel in 2025.

His critically acclaimed solo show, Izad Etemadi: Let Me Explain, produced by Green Light Arts, has played to sold-out houses and rave reviews across Ontario and will tour Canada later this year. As a screenwriter, he has projects in development and production with Cameron Pictures, Shaftesbury Kids, and Border2Border Entertainment.