Elham Ehsas

Elham Ehsas

Born 1990-12-01 (age 35) Kabul, Afghanistan
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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.

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Known For

Fuze
Fuze

2026

as Rahim

The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner

2007

as Young Assef

War Machine
War Machine

2017

as Translator Kenny

The Kill Team
The Kill Team

2019

as Shoaib

Attack
Attack

2022

as Hamid Gul

Yellow
Oksijan
Oksijan

2018

as Jawad

Photo Booth
Photo Booth

2022

as Feras

Our Kind of Love
Our Kind of Love

2018

as Harun