Bashir Gavriel

Proud to be called a "Jamerican," signifying his Jamaican upbringing and American birth, actor/writer Bashir Gavriel knew early on what he wanted to do with his life. But, understanding the financial instability of the entertainment industry, Bashir put moving to Los Angeles on hold to go to nursing school. Four years later, as a cardio/thoracic Registered Nurse, Bashir moved to Hollywood and hit the ground running. Initially focused on acting, he built a strong resume with over twenty-six credits on nine different networks. Also, an alumnus of Second City, Bashir fell into writing by way of sketch comedy. He was a Staff Writer on the multi-episode web-series ALMOST 30. The pilot was a Finalist in the 2013 NYTVF Short Pilot Competition for Matthew A. Chery, who won an Oscar in 2019 for his short film, HAIR LOVE. He was a Semi-Finalist in the Austin Film Festival and placed in the second round of both the Austin Film Festival and The Final Draft Big Break Contest multiple times. He also wrote a short, Twenty-Two Years, which won several awards and was nominated for a prestigious Imagen Award. In 2016, he joined the WGA by selling a pilot script, PAROLED, to USA Network. In 2019-2020, he worked on RAISING KANAN, a new spin-off series from POWER on STARZ, and co-wrote/produced the second episode. Then in mid-2020, he joined the writing staff for THE GIRL FROM PLAINVILLE, about the Michelle Carter texting-suicide case with HULU starring Elle Fanning. The combination of his diverse upbringing, being a working actor, and the inherent comedy of being a male-nurse has ultimately helped him become a strong television writer. Plus, heaven forbid, if someone passes out in the writer's room, rest assured that Bashir is fully capable of administering dramatic CPR while screaming clichéd medical lines like, "don't you quit on me now!"