Qasim Akhtar has returned to 'Coronation Street'.
Qasim Akhtar
The 30-year-old actor will reprise his role as Zeedan Nazir in the ITV soap next month when the character - Yasmeen Nazir's (Shelley King) grandson - heads back to the cobbles after a three-year absence.
He said: "I’m excited to be back and getting stuck into an explosive storyline that I feel the viewers are going to love.
"Zeedan’s found himself in trouble yet again and I hope everyone tunes in to see madness unfold! Watch this space."
The former 'Shameless' actor - who will return to the cobbles in mid-September - will arrive back in Weatherfield for his grandmother's birthday.
He will be left shocked to discover the business is in big financial trouble, and he offers to help his sister Alya Nazir (Sair Khan) out after she fell for a bank scam.
However, newly well-off Zeedan will be attacked by two thugs.
'Coronation Street' producer Iain MacLeod said: "Qasim is a fantastic actor and Zeedan is a character with tonnes of connections in the show, so I’m really excited to bring him back in what will be a really juicy story for the Nazirs.
"Zeedan has made some mistakes while he’s been off screen but he’s determined to be a better man.
"However, the path to redemption is strewn with pitfalls and Alya and Yasmeen end up getting sucked into the trouble that follows him to Weatherfield from his old life, threatening what promises to be Yasmeen’s fairy tale ending, after her ordeal at the hands of Geoff."