Shazad Latif: 'I'll always go back to play Clem Fandango anytime'

'Hi Steven, this Clem H Fandango can you hear me?'

Shazad Latif has played many characters on-screen, from the eclectically dressed Clem Fandango to data analyst in Spooks, to multiple characters in Star Trek: Discovery, and soon he will add to his repertoire with Nautilus.

The Prime Video series tells the origins of Captain Nemo, the mysterious adventurer that appears in Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas. Nautilus follows the Indian prince as he escapes from a life of slavery in the titular submarine and vows revenge against the British East India Company.

Playing Captain Nemo gave Latif the chance to do something new, he tells Yahoo UK, it gave him the chance to be part of a show with other actors of South Asian descent. This, the actor surmises, is a rare occurence in Hollywood, and one worth celebrating.

Sharing his thoughts on Nautilus, his career so far, and more, Latif sat down with Yahoo UK to share his Origin Story.

Nautilus premieres on ‪@PrimeVideoUK‬ on Friday, 25 October.