Elham Ehsas
Actor
- Born
- December 1, 1990 (age 35) · Kabul, Afghanistan
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
Acting10
- 2026Forgotten Spaceman as Self
- 2026Fuze as Rahim
- 2023Yellow
- 2022Attack as Hamid Gul
- 2022Photo Booth as Feras
- 2019The Kill Team as Shoaib
- 2018Our Kind of Love as Harun
- 2018Oksijan as Jawad
- 2017War Machine as Translator Kenny
- 2007The Kite Runner as Young Assef