Acting

Arti Ishak

Place of birth

Detroit, Michigan USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

9 titles

Originally from Detroit, Arti Ishak (they/them) is a Chicago-based actor, director and filmmaker. Most known as Mara McHenry on Dark Matter (Apple TV), you might also recognize them as Monet from Brujos (OTV) or Iman from Born and Raised (OTV). They are also known for their work as a director on short films Shukran Bas (Means of Production), ba la (HF Productions), and HALF (Zaxie Films). Arti is an instructor at Black Box Acting and an adjunct professor at The Theatre School at DePaul University.

Known for

Chicago Fire poster
8.4

An edge-of-your-seat view into the lives of everyday heroes committed to one of America's noblest professions. For the firefighters, rescue squad and paramedics of Chicago Firehouse 51, no occupation is more stressful or dangerous, yet so rewarding and exhilarating. These courageous men and women are among the elite who forge headfirst into danger when everyone else is running the other way and whose actions make the difference between life and death.

Chicago Fire

2012

Chicago Med poster
8.3

An emotional thrill ride through the day-to-day chaos of the city's most explosive hospital and the courageous team of doctors who hold it together. They will tackle unique new cases inspired by topical events, forging fiery relationships in the pulse-pounding pandemonium of the emergency room.

Chicago Med

2015

Dark Matter poster
7.8

Jason Dessen is abducted into an alternate version of his life. To get back to his real family, he embarks on a harrowing journey to save them from the most terrifying foe imaginable: himself.

Dark Matter

2024

South Side poster
7.2

Two recent community-college graduates get stuck working at Rent-T-Own in the Chicago neighborhood of Englewood and work to achieve their entrepreneurial dreams.

South Side

2019

Christmas at the Zoo poster
NR

An entrepreneur brokering a sponsorship to build the city zoo's new penguin habitat finds herself caught between business and romance after falling for a compassionate zookeeper over the holidays.

Christmas at the Zoo

2026

Exes of Christmas Past poster
9.0

An ambitious hotel manager returns to her family's B&B for Christmas to find all three of her high school exes staying there.

Exes of Christmas Past

2025

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