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Fariba Sheikhan

Acting Born Mar 7, 1988 Guernika, Vizcaya, País Vasco, Spain 12 credits

Biography

Fariba Sheikhan (born March 7, 1988, in Guernica, Biscay, Spain) is a Spanish actress of Persian origin. She trained in acting at the Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático of Seville and at the Cristina Rota school in Madrid. She is best known for her role as Inés Mendizábal in the period television series El secreto de Puente Viejo, which brought her wide public recognition. In addition to television, she has worked in theatre and film, and has training in singing, dance and flamenco.

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Known for

Tehran

as Shaparak Nouri
Film

Disforia

as Esther
Film

Guy Ritchie's The Covenant

as Basira

Full filmography

  • La Revuelta (2024) as Self - Guest
  • Tehran (2020) as Shaparak Nouri
  • Disforia (2025) as Esther
  • Guy Ritchie's The Covenant (2023) as Basira
  • La unidad (2020) as Nawja
  • Salvador (2026) as Marjane
  • Raqqa: Spy vs. Spy (2024) as Directora Jansa
  • Shades (2025) as Fariba Sayyid
  • Elite Short Stories: Nadia Guzmán (2021) as May
  • Sour (2023)
  • Adiós Madrid (2025) as Francesca
  • Hygiene Standards (2023) as Aicha