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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Kabul, Afghanistan

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Movie Involvements: 11

TV Involvements: 2


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Homeland
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8

Homeland

(2011) Jalal Haqqani
The Kill Team
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7

The Kill Team

(2019) Shoaib
Shantaram
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8

Shantaram

(2022) Sebastian Modena
The Kite Runner
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7

The Kite Runner

(2007) Young Assef
Attack
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7

Attack

(2022) Hamid Gul
Oksijan
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10

Oksijan

(2018) Jawad
Our Kind of Love
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6

Our Kind of Love

(2018) Harun

Acting

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2021 Director
2018 Director
Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Editing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2021 Editor
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2018 Writer
Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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