Ahammed Fazle Rabbi (born 8 December 1980), known popularly as Afran Nisho,is a Bangladeshi actor, model, story writer and playback singer who predominantly works in television dramas, films and web series. He has appeared in over 850 television productions since his debut in the early 2000s, gaining prominence for his versatile roles in genres ranging from romance and drama to thrillers and supernatural stories. Nisho made his film debut as a lead in the 2023 crime thriller Surongo, which earned him the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor. He received critical acclaim and his first Meril-Prothom Alo Award for Best TV Actor (Critics' Choice) in 2017 for Jog Biyog (2016). Expanding his talents, he debuted as a story writer and singer in Muthophone (2019), and won further awards for series like Punorjonmo (2021âÂÂPresent), including multiple Meril-Prothom Alo honors.
Nisho was born in Bhuapur, Tangail, Bangladesh, on 8 December 1980. He married Trisha in 2011, and they have one child.
Nisho began his career as a model in a television commercial in 2003. Nisho has worked in countless TV dramas, telefilms, and TV series and has done around 850+ TV works for countless TV channels. He has worked with celebrities such as Mehazabien Chowdhury, Tanjin Tisha, Aupee Karim, Ziaul Faruq Apurba, Tahsan Rahman Khan, Chanchal Chowdhury, Tasnia Farin, Nusrat Imrose Tisha, and many more. He has worked in countless adverts before entering in as an actor. TVCs such as AKTEL goon goon and pre-paid, Gazi Tyres etc.
In 2023, Nisho made his debut in the Bangladeshi film industry with Raihan Rafi's crime thriller Surongo, which received generally positive reviews and became a major commercial success at the box office. Following a brief hiatus, he reunited with Alpha-i, Chorki, and SVF in Shihab Shaheen's crime drama Daagi in 2025.