Name
Elham Ehsas
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1990-12-01 (36 years old)
Place of Birth
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
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A rock star general bent on winning the “impossible” war in Afghanistan takes us insid...
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After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help hi...
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When Andrew Briggman — a young soldier in the US Army during the invasion of Afghanistan...
- 2007 The Kite Runner as Young Assef
- 2022 Attack as Hamid Gul
- 2023 Yellow
- 2022 Photo Booth as Feras
- 2026 Fuze as Rahim
- 2017 War Machine as Translator Kenny
- 2018 Oksijan as Jawad
- 2018 Our Kind of Love as Harun
- 2019 The Kill Team as Shoaib
- 2026 Forgotten Spaceman as Self
- 2022 Shantaram ( 12 episodes ) as Sebastian Modena
- 2011 Homeland ( 1 episode ) as Jalal Haqqani
- 2024 The Agency ( 2 episodes ) as Edward
- 2015 Unforgotten ( 6 episodes ) as Asif Syed
