Staz Nair (born 17 June, 1991) is a British actor and singer. He is known for his roles as Qhono in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (2016âÂÂ2019), William Dey in the CW superhero series Supergirl (2019âÂÂ2021), the titular role of DCI Harry Virdee in the BBC One crime drama Virdee (2025), and Tarak in Netflix's Rebel Moon films.
Staz Nair is of Indian and Russian descent and describes himself as "half Malayali".
He was educated at Dr Challoner's Grammar School, a state grammar school for boys, in the market town of Amersham, in Buckinghamshire.
Nair was a member of the band Times Red. The band were contestants in the ninth series of the British music competition television series The X Factor in 2012. They advanced to the judges' houses stage, but did not advance to the live shows, despite being the wildcard for the Groups category and Times Red finished third in the wildcard public vote receiving 12.5%. The band released their debut single, titled "Just No Good for Me", in March 2013.
Nair joined the fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones beginning in its sixth season as Qhono, a Dothraki army chief. He portrayed the titular Rocky in the television film ', which premiered on Fox in October 2016.
In 2019, Nair portrayed Dax-Baron, the man who would become the supervillain Doomsday, in the series Krypton. He became a main cast member of the superhero television series Supergirl during its fifth and sixth seasons in 2019, portraying a character created for the series: "hardened reporter" William Dey. Nair appeared in the space opera film Rebel Moon, directed by Zack Snyder.
Nair plays DCI Harry Virdee in the BBC One crime drama Virdee, which premiered in February 2025.