Elham Ehsas
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.
Acting
TV
Homeland
as Jalal Haqqani
2011
Movie
The Kite Runner
as Young Assef
2007
Movie
War Machine
as Translator Kenny
2017
Movie
The Kill Team
as Shoaib
2019
Movie
Attack
as Hamid Gul
2022
TV
The Agency
as Edward
2024
TV
Unforgotten
as Asif Syed
2015
TV
Shantaram
as Sebastian Modena
2022
Movie
Fuze
as Rahim
2026
Movie
Our Kind of Love
as Harun
2018
Movie
Yellow
2023
Movie
Oksijan
as Jawad
2018
Movie
Photo Booth
as Feras
2022
Movie
Forgotten Spaceman
as Self
