Person
Elham Ehsas
Acting · Born 1990-12-01 · Kabul, Afghanistan
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. 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
Homeland
Jalal Haqqani
The Agency
Edward
Fuze
Rahim
Unforgotten
Asif Syed
The Kite Runner
Young Assef
Shantaram
Sebastian Modena
War Machine
Translator Kenny
The Kill Team
Shoaib
Forgotten Spaceman
Self
Attack
Hamid Gul
Filmography
- 2026FuzeRahim
- 2025There Will Come Soft RainsDirector
- 2024The AgencyEdward
- 2023Yellow
- 2022ShantaramSebastian Modena
- 2022AttackHamid Gul
- 2022Photo BoothFeras
- 2021Your Hand Found MineEditor
- 2019The Kill TeamShoaib
- 2018Our Kind of LoveHarun
- 2018OksijanJawad
- 2017War MachineTranslator Kenny
- 2015UnforgottenAsif Syed
- 2011HomelandJalal Haqqani
- 2007The Kite RunnerYoung Assef
- —Forgotten SpacemanSelf
- —Our Kind of LoveDirector
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