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Afsaneh Dehrouyeh

  • Actress
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Afsaneh Dehrouyeh attending the EE BAFTA Film Awards 2024
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Afsaneh Dehrouyeh is an award winning British Iranian actress, best known for starring as Laili in the BAFTA nominated and Oscar shortlisted Yellow, Samira in Our Kind of Love and the key role of Mahdiya Kattan in Season 3 of Fox 21's Tyrant, from Homeland creator Gideon Raff. She was nominated for Best Actress by Underwire Film Festival for her performance in Our Kind of Love, along with making the BAFTA long list, dominating festivals including Aesthetica and LSFF, and has over 3 million views on Omeleto. She can also be seen alongside Mark Rylance in Phantom of the Open.
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      • 1 win & 6 nominations total

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    Known for

    Rhys Ifans, Mark Rylance, and Sally Hawkins in The Phantom of the Open (2021)
    The Phantom of the Open
    7.0
    • Josie
    • 2021
    Yellow (2023)
    Yellow
    6.6
    Short
    • Actress
    • 2023
    Marriage (2022)
    Marriage
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Simone
    Hannah Donaldson and Romario Simpson in Granite Harbour (2022)
    Granite Harbour
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Mariam Faraki

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Requirements
      • Lawyer
      • Completed
      • Short
      • 2026
    • The Woman in the Wardrobe
      • Nadiya
      • Completed
      • Short
    • The Siege
      • Post-production
      • TV Mini Series
    • Once Upon a Time in... Persia
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Close Personal Friends
      • Completed
    • Cast Me
      • Filming
    • Worry Time (2026)
      Worry Time
      8.3
      • Viv
      • 2026
    • Hannah Donaldson and Romario Simpson in Granite Harbour (2022)
      Granite Harbour
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Mariam Faraki
      • 2024
    • Yellow (2023)
      Yellow
      6.6
      Short
      • 2023
    • Marriage (2022)
      Marriage
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Simone
      • 2022
    • Into Her Own (2022)
      Into Her Own
      4.3
      • 2022
    • Rhys Ifans, Mark Rylance, and Sally Hawkins in The Phantom of the Open (2021)
      The Phantom of the Open
      7.0
      • Josie
      • 2021
    • Foresight (2021)
      Foresight
      5.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Ziba
      • 2021
    • Sarah Snook and Kingsley Ben-Adir in Soulmates (2020)
      Soulmates
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Student 2
      • 2020
    • Mark Strong in Temple (2019)
      Temple
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Secretary
      • 2019
    • Ayaneh (2019)
      Ayaneh
      7.9
      Short
      • Ayaneh
      • 2019
    • Our Kind of Love (2018)
      Our Kind of Love
      6.9
      Short
      • Samira
      • 2018
    • Doctors (2000)
      Doctors
      4.6
      TV Series
      • Amena Hassoon
      • 2018
    • The Reserves (2018)
      The Reserves
      TV Series
      • Lara (2018-2019)
      • 2018–2019
    • Shortflix (2018)
      Shortflix
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Muna
      • 2018
    • Capture (2017)
      Capture
      8.3
      Short
      • Amina
      • 2017

    Writer

    • Once Upon a Time in... Persia
      • additional material
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Only Human (2016)
      Only Human
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2016

    Producer

    • Silent Burden (2017)
      Silent Burden
      Short
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Only Human (2016)
      Only Human
      Short
      • producer
      • 2016

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    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 5′ 3″ (1.60 m)

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Afsaneh speaks fluent Farsi and English.
    • Nickname
      • Affie

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