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Afsaneh Dehrouyeh

Biography

Afsaneh Dehrouyeh is an award-winning British Iranian actress, best known for starring as Laili in the BAFTA-nominated and Oscar-shortlisted Yellow, Samira in Our Kind of Love, and the key role of Mahdiya Kattan in Season 3 of Fox 21's Tyrant, from Homeland creator Gideon Raff. She was nominated for Best Actress by Underwire Film Festival for her performance in Our Kind of Love, along with making the BAFTA long list, dominating festivals including Aesthetica and LSFF, and has over 3 million views on Omeleto. She can also be seen alongside Mark Rylance in Phantom of the Open.

Known For

Digging
Digging
Yellow
Yellow
Ayaneh
Ayaneh
Our Kind of Love
Our Kind of Love
The Woman in the Wardrobe
The Woman in the Wardrobe

Filmography

2024 The Woman in the Wardrobe
as
2023 Yellow
as
2022 Granite Harbour
as Mariam Faraki
2022 Marriage
as Simone
2022 The Phantom of the Open
as Josie
2021 Digging
as Ziba
2020 Soulmates
as Student 2
2019 Ayaneh
as Ayaneh
2018 Our Kind of Love
as Samira
---- Capture
as Amina
---- Worry Time
as Viv