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our directory: grid view
* by those who choose to self identify
Aliza
Vakil
Faye Thomas
Iran
English
film, theatre, music, tv
actor, dancer, singer
2019 graduate from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Currently based in London.
Persian/Irish with British & EU passports.
541009
Amal
Khalidi
Gemma Champness
Morocco
English
music, theatre, film
actor, assistant director, director, educator, musician, performer, poet, singer, stage manager, writer, writer stage
Amal Khalidi is a musician, performer and storyteller based in London. Current works include 'Hot Orange' a play for young audiences touring the UK (Autumn 2023).
744236
Amani
Zardoe
Jennie Scott
Morocco
English, French
film, theatre, tv
actor, director, educator, writer
Amani has worked as an actor across film, tv, and theatre. In 2014 she started writing and directing her own projects that have screened at BAFTA qualifying film festivals both in the UK and internationally.
297681
Amina
Atiq
Yemen
Arabic, English
theatre, radio, film
actor, educator, performer, producer, voice over artist (+ home studio), writer
Amina Atiq is a Yemeni–Scouse writer, performance artist and activist.. A Young Associate for Curious Minds and BBC Words First Finalist 19'.
797896
Anan
Tello
Anan Tello
Assyrian, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Türkiye
Arabic, Arabic - Jordanian, Arabic - Lebanese, Arabic - Levantine/Shami, Arabic - Palestinian, Arabic - Syrian, English, French
theatre, film, tv, radio
artist, dramaturg, editor, poet, translator, voice over artist, writer
Anan is a journalist, artist and writer from Damascus, Syria. She moved in 2019 to the UK, where she kick-started her career in theater.
515247
Anna
Antoniades
Yellow Belly Photo
Cyprus
Cypriot Greek, Cypriot Greek Modern Standard, Greek, English
film, tv, theatre, radio
actor, performer, poet, voice over artist
Anna Antoniades is an actress, writer and spoken word artist from North London and Cyprus. Anna is also a talented spoken word artist, under the name her family call her: Anna-Margarita’.
751033
Anoushka
Rava
Kim Hardy
Iran
Farsi, English, French, Italian, Spanish
film, theatre, tv, radio
actor, comedian, writer
I'm a French-Iranian actress, stand-up comedian and writer. Born in London, raised between Paris and London. I speak fluent French, English, Farsi, Spanish & Italian.
490153
Antonia
Kleopa
Alishia Love
Cyprus
Cypriot Greek Modern Standard, English, Spanish
theatre, film
actor, educator, performer, poet, singer, writer, writer screen, writer stage
workshop facilitator
Actor/Writer born in London, British born with a Greek-Cypriot heritage.
284334
Arielle
Zilkha
Martyn Russell
Iraq, Israel, Libya
Hebrew, English
theatre
actor, composer, musician, performer, producer, singer, voice over artist
British-Israeli artist, theatre-maker and producer based in London.
372375
Arzhang
Pezhman
Iran
English, French
theatre, film
director, musician, writer
Arzhang is an award-winning British-Iranian playwright born in Iran, raised in Middlesbrough/Wolverhampton and currently based in Birmingham.
368848
Alyx
Nazir
Gabor Overny
Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates
English
film, theatre, tv, radio
actor, educator, performer, singer, voice over artist, writer
Alyx Nazir is a North American actor who lives in London
Currently he's working on a play called Diptych at the Kings Head Theatre and the film, Murder Ballads: How to Make it in Rock n Roll
109305
Amal
Al-Agroobi
Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Türkiye
Arabic, Arabic - Emirati, Arabic - Gulf, Arabic - Levantine/Shami, Turkish - Standard/Istanbul, English, French, German
Mandarin
film
1st 2nd 3rd AD, assistant director, director, producer, production manager, stills photographer, videographer, writer
Amal Al-Agroobi is a film director, producer and writer from the United Arab Emirates.
146791
Amina
Ben Ismaïl
Natacha Lamblin
Tunisia
Arabic - Tunisian, English, French, Italian
tv, film, theatre
actor, voice over artist
Born and raised Tunisian actress based in London.
586961
Amira
Al Shanti
Mark MacDonald
Jordan, Palestine
Arabic, Arabic - Egyptian, Arabic - Jordanian, Arabic - Palestinian, English
theatre, music, tv, film, radio
actor, musician, performer, singer, voice over artist (+ home studio), writer
Amira Al Shanti is a singer, actor, pianist and writer represented by Infinity Artists.
265581
Anisa
Butt
Christopher Andreou
Iran
Urdu, English
film, tv
actor, poet, voice over artist, writer
I have worked as a professional actress since I was 17, starting in Fringe theatre and going on to do feature films, commercials, short films and webseries in the UK and India.
604418
Annie
Siddons
Egypt
English, French
theatre, tv, film, gaming, radio
actor, comedian, dramaturg, musician, performer, writer, writer screen, writer stage
writer/performer/dramaturg from south east London. Cinderella at Derby Theatre this winter seasons!
800921
Anthea
Xydas
Franklin & Bailey
Cyprus
Cypriot Greek, Cypriot Greek Modern Standard, Greek, English
music, theatre, opera
performer, singer
Greek-Cypriot actress and singer.
584418
Aram
Mardourian
YellowBelly
Armenia, Lebanon, Syria
Armenian (east), Armenian (west), Greek, English
theatre, gaming, film, tv
actor, performer, voice over artist (+ home studio), voice over artist
Actor of mixed Greek, Armenian and Lebanese descent. Experienced in stage, screen and voiceover. Fluent in Greek and Armenian.
988794
Arsalan
Akhavan
Robbie Ewing
Iran
English
tv, theatre, film
producer
Rug Entertainment
408791
Ash
Rizi
Iran
Farsi, English, French, Italian, Spanish
film, theatre, tv, gaming
actor, voice over artist, voice over artist (+ home studio), writer
Northern Irish-Persian actor, writer and voiceover artist.
119469
Amadeus
Redha
Iraq
Arabic, Arabic - Iraqi, English
film, tv
director, writer, writer screen
Iraqi-British writer-director, based out of London. BBC Writersroom shortlisted and Netflix Screenwriting Fellowship shortlisted writer.
621972
Amale
Mohamed
Kim Hardy
Morocco
Arabic - Moroccan/Darija, English, French, German, Spanish
film, theatre, tv, radio
actor
Multicultural actress based in London. Fluent in French, English and Moroccan Arabic (darija). Conversational level in Spanish.
Amale holds British, Moroccan and French citizenships.
970324
Amina
Seoudi
Max Brunner
Egypt
Arabic, Arabic - Egyptian, English, French, German
film
artist, director, sound, stills photographer, videographer
As an Austrian Egyptian citizen, my bicultural background has inspired me to embrace my differences, instead of condemning them, to my advantage to bridge these two opposing cultures to embrace my identity.
200148
Amro
Mahmoud
Simon Annand
Egypt, Sudan
Arabic, Arabic - Egyptian, English
film, theatre, tv, radio, gaming
actor, voice over artist (+ home studio), writer
I'm a British Middle-Eastern actor based in London. I work in screen, stage and voiceover.
Member of the National Youth Theatre
825791
Anita
Lewton-Moukkes
Anita Lewton-Moukkes
Algeria
Berber, English, French
film, tv, theatre
1st 2nd 3rd AD, director, educator, producer, voice over artist (+ home studio), writer
Author, screenwriter, actor, Media Trainer. Projects featuring MENA characters and stories all in development,
399283
Anoush
Kendrick
Adam Hills
Iran
Farsi, English
dance, music, theatre, tv
actor, choreographer, dancer, musician, performer, singer, voice over artist
Hi! I am an Iranian/British actor singer and dancer from South East London. I trained professionally at The Urdang Academy London and I would love to connect with and create with more people from MENA backgrounds.
969832
Antonia
Salib
Louisa Sexton-Worley
Egypt
English, Spanish
film, radio, theatre, tv
actor, director, dramaturg, performer, voice over artist
Antonia is an actor, workshop facilitator and dramaturg of British/Egyptian heritage.
119308
Aran
Cherkez
Türkiye
English
theatre, film
assistant director, director, movement director
Aran Cherkez is a queer British-Turkish theatre director based in London. He is a Junior Associate at The Kings Head Theatre and passionate about telling stories from unheard voices within our community.
151541
Arwa
Omaren
Lebanon, Palestine, Syria
Arabic, Arabic - Egyptian, Arabic - Iraqi, Arabic - Jordanian, Arabic - Lebanese, Arabic - Levantine/Shami, Arabic - Palestinian, Arabic - Syrian, Arabic - Tunisian, English
film, dance, theatre, radio, tv
actor, voice over artist
Syrian actor in film, television, radio and theatre including the BBC.
183007
Asmaa
Alanbari
Iraq, Lebanon
Arabic - Iraqi, English, French, Spanish
dance, film, opera, theatre
art director, artist, assistant director, designer (set), director
producing & directing Gilgamesh Contemporary, a performance adaptation of the eponymous poem. Video projections & music bring to life ancient Middle Eastern art and present a call to action in defense of our oceans.
537324
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