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Elham Ehsas
Kabul, Afghanistan
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 ac…
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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.
Filmography
Movies and shows, newest first
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2026
Forgotten Spaceman
Movie Self
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2025
Fuze
Movie Rahim
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2025
There Will Come Soft Rains
Movie Director
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2024
The Agency
TV show Edward
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2023
Yellow
Movie
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2022
Shantaram
TV show Sebastian Modena
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2022
Attack
Movie Hamid Gul
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2022
Photo Booth
Movie Feras
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2021
Your Hand Found Mine
Movie Editor
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2019
The Kill Team
Movie Shoaib
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2018
Our Kind of Love
Movie Harun
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2018
Oksijan
Movie Jawad
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2017
War Machine
Movie Translator Kenny
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2015
Unforgotten
TV show Asif Syed
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2011
Homeland
TV show Jalal Haqqani
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2007
The Kite Runner
Movie Young Assef
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1996
Silent Witness
TV show Ittak Khoury
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Our Kind of Love
Movie Director
