Seylan Baxter

Acting · Sound

Seylan's first acting role was in 2014 when she responded to a facebook post and was cast as the Older Witch in Macbeth (StudioCanal, dir J. Kurzel). She has appeared in numerous productions since, most recently Doctor Who (BBC) as Tecteun and Host (Shudder, dir R. Savage) the ground-breaking zoom horror filmed remotely during Covid-19 lockdown, where she plays the medium in an online séance. From near Glasgow, Scotland, Seylan has a degree in languages (French, Spanish and Portuguese) from Salford University and a degree in Scottish Music (cello and voice) from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

Filmography

• 2025Up/Down — Receptionist
• 2024Light Hearted — Ziggy (voice)
• 2023Care and Repair — Daughter
• Dirty Water — Rhona
• 2023Falling into Place — Pharmacist
• 2023The Boogeyman — Medium
• The Buccaneers — Mrs. Gilmour
• 2023Upheaval — Martha
• 20221815 — Music
• 2022Dashcam — Seylan
• Karen Pirie — Bonnie Snr
• Annika — Senga McCauley
• 2020Dad Was — Mum
• 2020Host — Seylan
• 2019Look Up — Greer
• 2017Cleek — Christine
• 2017The Inescapable Arrival of Lazlo Petushki
• 2017The Last Photograph — Witness #1
• 2015Macbeth — Older Witch
• 2015The Violinist — Violinist
• Outlander — Woman Patient
• Doctor Who — Tecteun