Elham Ehsas
Biography
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.
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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.
Known for
Filmography
- TBAOur Kind of LoveFilm: Director, Writer
- 2026Forgotten SpacemanFilm: Director, Writer
- 2026FuzeFilm: Rahim
- 2025There Will Come Soft RainsFilm: Director, Writer
- 2024The AgencySeries: Edward (2 episodes)
- 2023YellowFilm: Director, Writer
- 2022ShantaramSeries: Sebastian Modena (12 episodes)
- 2022AttackFilm: Hamid Gul
- 2022Photo BoothFilm: Feras
- 2021Your Hand Found MineFilm: Director
- 2019The Kill TeamFilm: Shoaib
- 2018Our Kind of LoveFilm: Harun, Director, Writer
- 2018OksijanFilm: Jawad
- 2017War MachineFilm: Translator Kenny
- 2015UnforgottenSeries: Asif Syed (6 episodes)
- 2011HomelandSeries: Jalal Haqqani (1 episode)
- 2007The Kite RunnerFilm: Young Assef
- 1996Silent WitnessSeries: Ittak Khoury (2 episodes)
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