Elham Ehsas

Acting · Directing · Editing

Born December 1, 1990, 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.

Filmography

• 2026Forgotten Spaceman — Self, Director, Writer, Editor
• 2026Fuze — Rahim
• 2025There Will Come Soft Rains — Director, Writer
• The Agency — Edward
• 2023Yellow — Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
• 2022Attack — Hamid Gul
• 2022Photo Booth — Feras
• Shantaram — Sebastian Modena
• 2021Your Hand Found Mine — Editor, Director
• 2019The Kill Team — Shoaib
• 2018Oksijan — Jawad
• 2018Our Kind of Love — Harun, Director, Writer
• 2017War Machine — Translator Kenny
• Unforgotten — Asif Syed
• Homeland — Jalal Haqqani
• 2007The Kite Runner — Young Assef
• Silent Witness — Ittak Khoury
• Our Kind of Love — Director, Writer