Ayisha Issa

Ayisha Issa is a Canadian actress and martial arts practitioner born 18 March 1984 in Montreal, Quebec. She has played a number of roles in both English- and French-language television series and films, such as Dark Matter, Unité 9, and Brick Mansions. She is a practitioner of Brazilian jiu-jitsu who won at the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation World Championships twice, once in 2010 as a white belt,[1] and again in 2014 as a blue belt;[2] she currently holds the rank of brown belt and previously owned a dojo in Toronto.[3] She also did voice acting for Ubisoft's Far Cry Primal and The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan, which was developed by Supermassive Games and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, receiving a BAFTA Award for Performer in a Supporting Role nomination.[4]

In 2022 she won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards, for her regular role as Dr. June Curtis in Transplant.[5]

  1. ^ "World Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2010 – Results". International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation. Archived from the original on 8 October 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  2. ^ "World Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2014 – Results". International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference naluda was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "2020 BAFTA Games Awards: The Winners". 3 March 2020.
  5. ^ Greg David, "Tim Rozon, Ayisha Issa, Kaniehtiio Horn and Tallboyz win during Night 4 of the 2022 Canadian Screen Awards". TV, eh?, April 7, 2022.