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Elham Ehsas

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Elham Ehsas
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Elham Ehsas is a BAFTA nominated and Oscar shortlisted writer, director and actor known primarily for his controversial roles on both the big and the small screens. He made his acting debut in the acclaimed international hit film The Kite Runner, and has since appeared in numerous films and TV including Brad Pitt's War Machine, Netflix's Young Wallander, the final season of ShowTime's Homeland as well as Apple TV's Shantaram. He has also performed on stage in the Young Vic, West End and New York runs of the play 'The Jungle'.

Elham continues to challenge himself by tackling complicated characters in both film and television, in addition to writing and developing his own thought-provoking films.
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 17 wins & 65 nominations total

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    Known for

    Les Cerfs-volants de Kaboul (2007)
    Les Cerfs-volants de Kaboul
    7.6
    • Young Assef
    • 2007
    Brad Pitt, Anthony Michael Hall, Daniel Betts, Topher Grace, Anthony Hayes, Emory Cohen, John Magaro, Aymen Hamdouchi, and RJ Cyler in War Machine (2017)
    War Machine
    6.0
    • Translator Kenny
    • 2017
    Claire Danes in Homeland (2011)
    Homeland
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Jalal Haqqani
    Charlie Hunnam, Elektra Kilbey, Alexander Siddig, Antonia Desplat, and Shubham Saraf in Shantaram (2022)
    Shantaram
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Modena

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    Actor



    • Fuze
      • Post-production



    • Unforgotten: Le Passé déterré (2015)
      Unforgotten: Le Passé déterré
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Asif Syed
      • 2025
    • The Agency (2024)
      The Agency
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Edward
      • 2024–2025
    • Keep (2023)
      Keep
      6.9
      Short
      • 2023
    • Yellow (2023)
      Yellow
      6.6
      Short
      • 2023
    • Charlie Hunnam, Elektra Kilbey, Alexander Siddig, Antonia Desplat, and Shubham Saraf in Shantaram (2022)
      Shantaram
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Modena
      • 2022
    • Conphidance in Little America (2020)
      Little America
      7.6
      TV Series
      • 2022
    • John Abraham in Attack (2022)
      Attack
      6.8
      • Hamid
      • 2022
    • Photo Booth (2022)
      Photo Booth
      7.3
      Short
      • Feras
      • 2022
    • Ben-David Sheppard in In Sheppard (2021)
      In Sheppard
      Short
      • Elham
      • 2021
    • Le jeune Wallander (2020)
      Le jeune Wallander
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Zemar
      • 2020
    • Squanderers (2020)
      Squanderers
      Short
      • Iman Wexler
      • 2020
    • Claire Danes in Homeland (2011)
      Homeland
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Jalal Haqqani
      • 2020
    • Humming Bird (2019)
      Humming Bird
      4.4
      Short
      • Ali
      • 2019
    • Alexander Skarsgård and Nat Wolff in The Kill Team (2019)
      The Kill Team
      6.0
      • Shoaib
      • 2019
    • Insurgency: Sandstorm (2018)
      Insurgency: Sandstorm
      7.0
      Video Game
      • Rebel (voice)
      • 2018

    Director



    • Yellow (2023)
      Yellow
      6.6
      Short
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Your Hand Found Mine (2021)
      Your Hand Found Mine
      7.8
      Short
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Voices (2021)
      Voices
      Short
      • Director
      • 2021
    • The Postman (2019)
      The Postman
      1.4
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Humming Bird (2019)
      Humming Bird
      4.4
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Our Kind of Love (2018)
      Our Kind of Love
      6.8
      Short
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Apple of My Eye (2017)
      Apple of My Eye
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • There Will Come Soft Rains
      There Will Come Soft Rains
      Short
      • Director

    Writer



    • Yellow (2023)
      Yellow
      6.6
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2023
    • Your Hand Found Mine (2021)
      Your Hand Found Mine
      7.8
      Short
      • story by
      • 2021
    • Voices (2021)
      Voices
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • The Postman (2019)
      The Postman
      1.4
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • Humming Bird (2019)
      Humming Bird
      4.4
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • Our Kind of Love (2018)
      Our Kind of Love
      6.8
      Short
      • written by
      • 2018
    • There Will Come Soft Rains
      There Will Come Soft Rains
      Short
      • co-writer

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    Shantaram Trailer
    Demo Reel 2:25
    Shantaram Trailer
    Attack Trailer
    Trailer 1:37
    Attack Trailer
    Attack Trailer
    Trailer 1:37
    Attack Trailer
    Official Teaser Trailer
    Trailer 1:24
    Official Teaser Trailer
    Yellow: Trailer
    Trailer 0:37
    Yellow: Trailer
    Trailer
    Trailer 0:35
    Trailer

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      (16 June 2018 - ongoing) Stage play: The Jungle - playing Maz, at the Playhouse Theatre, London, UK.

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