Arti Ishak
Actor · Detroit, Michigan USA
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.
Series4
TV8.4DramaAn 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 · 2.4K votes
TV8.3DramaAn 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 · 1.3K votes
TV7.8Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaJason 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 · 803 votes
TV7.1ComedyTwo 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 · 16 votes
Movies2
Movie9.0ComedyRomanceAn 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 · 4 votes
MovieDramaRomanceAn 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.