Career
He is best known for his role as Afzal in drama serial Pyarey Afzal and Azam in drama serial Meray Dard Ko Jo Zuban Miley. Abbasi began his acting career from theatre play Dally in the Dark in 2006 which was Shah Shahrahbeel"s production. While in filmography he made his debut in a short film The Glorious Resolve (2010), a direction of Bilal Lashari.
He received praise for playing parallel lead in the romantic comedy Jawani Phir Nahi Ani (2015).
Abbasi studied in the United States and returned to Pakistan to pursue his career. He started his career in 2006 as a theatre actor and appeared in several plays such as Bombay Dreams, Phantom of the Opera and Home is Where Your Clothes Are.
His directorial debut is a feature film Mud House and the Golden Doll which he describes is a simple story about simple people. He voiced Baba bandook, the main antagonist and Vadero Pajero in the Unicorn Black production animated series, Burka Avenger.
His recent appearances are in the films Main Hoon Shahid Afridi and Waar.
