He is best known for his role in Hum TV serial Ek Tamanna Lahasil Si which earned him a nomination for best supporting actor at 1st Hum awards.
Khan attended Bahria College, Karachi, Pakistan.
He married Pakistani TV drama actress Sana Khan in December 2013.
On 7 March 2014, while traveling to Hyderabad, the couple was involved in a car accident in which Sana Khan died.
Babar Khan was taken to hospital and sustained critical injuries.