Young S’porean actor dies following complications from leukaemia treatment
About one month after being diagnosed with leukaemia, a promising young Singaporean actor has died.
28-year-old Shahid Nasheer passed away on Monday (14 Oct) evening, announced an Instagram post by Checkpoint Theatre, one of the theatre companies he worked with.
Source: Centre 42
Actor dies following complications from leukaemia treatment
The statement, signed by Checkpoint’s joint artistic directors Claire Wong and Huzir Sulaiman, said Shahid passed away in Gleneagles Hospital “following complications arising from his treatment for leukaemia”.
In his final post on his own Instagram account, made on 3 Oct, Shahid announced that he was 17 days into his cancer treatment.
He said that it had been a “rough experience” as the chemotherapy “ravages” his body, adding:
I’m being destroyed internally by the most intense chemo regimen available to humanity.
He also mourned the loss of many projects that he had to give up to prepare for “a 1-year hiatus from life”.
Actor withdrew from upcoming show due to leukaemia
Shahid was set to perform in Checkpoint’s latest production, “Hard Mode”, which will run from 18 to 26 Oct at the School of The Arts.
Source: @checkpointtheatre on Instagram
However, on 16 Sept, the theatre company announced that he would be withdrawing from the role “following medical advice to undergo chemotherapy”.
It would have been Shahid’s fourth show with the company, following well-received appearances in “Brown Boys Don’t Tell Jokes” (2023), fundraiser “Checkpoint Celebrates!” (2023) and “Secondary: The Musical” (2024).
Colleagues ‘in deep sorrow’
In their tribute, Wong and Sulaiman described Shahid as a “young giant” who “made an indelible mark” on Checkpoint’s projects, saying:
We had the highest respect for his artistry, and we treasured his friendship immensely.
Not only was he “the perfect collaborator” during rehearsals but “the ideal person” to hang out with, thus all those in the company are “in deep sorrow” at his passing.
He taught himself sound engineering & appeared on Netflix
Besides Checkpoint’s projects, Shahid also appeared in the multidisciplinary exhibition “The Bicentennial Experience” (2019), playing the role of Sang Nila Utama.
Source: @thesparklyman on Instagram
According to his profile on Centre 42’s Singapore Theatre Archive, he learnt sound engineering over YouTube during the pandemic.
He then went on to be a sound engineer for “Sound Series”, a trio of experimental online works at the T:>Works Festival of Women N.O.W. (2020).
Source: @thesparklyman on Instagram
Most recently, he appeared in Netflix romantic drama “Elevator” (2024) as part of a hotel’s housekeeping crew.
He leaves behind parents, sister & girlfriend
Shahid studied at Lasalle College of the Arts and graduated with a Bachelor’s in Acting, wrote his bio for the “Secondary” house programme.
He leaves behind his parents, sister, aunts, uncles and a long-time girlfriend Lauren, according to Checkpoint.
The company extended their deepest condolences to them, saying he was fortunate to have received their constant love and encouragement.
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Featured image adapted from Centre 42 and @checkpointtheatre on Instagram.
