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Elham Ehsas

Acting Born Dec 1, 1990 Kabul, Afghanistan 14 credits

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.

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Known for

Homeland

as Jalal Haqqani

The Agency

as Edward
Film

Fuze

as Rahim

Full filmography

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