Elham Ehsas

Acting

Elham Ehsas

Born 1990-12-01 · 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.

Acting credits

Fuze poster
7.3

An unexploded WWII bomb is discovered on a busy construction site in the centre of London. Chaos ensues as the military and police begin a mass evacuation against a ticking clock.

Fuze

2026

War Machine poster
5.6

A rock star general bent on winning the “impossible” war in Afghanistan takes us inside the complex machinery of modern war. Inspired by the true story of General Stanley McChrystal.

War Machine

2017

The Kite Runner poster
7.3

After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.

The Kite Runner

2007

Attack poster
6.8

With the Parliament under siege, India’s first super soldier Arjun Shergill is tasked to get hold of the terrorists in time, save the Prime Minister from their clutches and stop a dirty bomb from exploding and destroying Delhi.

Attack

2022

The Kill Team poster
6.4

When Andrew Briggman — a young soldier in the US Army during the invasion of Afghanistan — witnesses the murderous behavior of fellow soldiers, under the direction of a malevolent Sergeant, he faces a moral dilemma. His increasingly-violent platoon becomes suspicious that someone in their ranks has turned on them, and Andrew begins to fear for his safety. A fictionalized dramatization based on a true story.

The Kill Team

2019

Forgotten Spaceman poster
NR

In 1988, Abdul Ahad Momand became Afghanistan's first and only astronaut. From orbit, he called his mother, making Pashto the fourth language spoken in space. Below him, his nation was collapsing.

Forgotten Spaceman

2026

Yellow poster
6.3

In Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, a woman walks into a chadari store in Kabul to buy her first full-body veil and face an uncertain future.

Yellow

2023

Photo Booth poster
4.0

A mixed immigrant couple in 1970s London attempt to navigate both Britain's immigration laws and their relationship with each other.

Photo Booth

2022

Oksijan poster
8.0

A 7-year old Afghan boy finds himself trapped in a refrigerated truck with 14 other refugees as they are smuggled into the UK.

Oksijan

2018

Our Kind of Love poster
6.0

Samira, an Afghan village girl, is on her first date in London.

Our Kind of Love

2018

Behind the camera

Forgotten Spaceman poster
NR

In 1988, Abdul Ahad Momand became Afghanistan's first and only astronaut. From orbit, he called his mother, making Pashto the fourth language spoken in space. Below him, his nation was collapsing.

Forgotten Spaceman

2026

Forgotten Spaceman poster
NR

In 1988, Abdul Ahad Momand became Afghanistan's first and only astronaut. From orbit, he called his mother, making Pashto the fourth language spoken in space. Below him, his nation was collapsing.

Forgotten Spaceman

2026

Yellow poster
6.3

In Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, a woman walks into a chadari store in Kabul to buy her first full-body veil and face an uncertain future.

Yellow

2023

Yellow poster
6.3

In Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, a woman walks into a chadari store in Kabul to buy her first full-body veil and face an uncertain future.

Yellow

2023

Yellow poster
6.3

In Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, a woman walks into a chadari store in Kabul to buy her first full-body veil and face an uncertain future.

Yellow

2023

Our Kind of Love poster
6.0

Samira, an Afghan village girl, is on her first date in London.

Our Kind of Love

2018

Our Kind of Love poster
6.0

Samira, an Afghan village girl, is on her first date in London.

Our Kind of Love

2018

No artwork available
NR

Afghan refugee Samira goes on her first date in London with Harun, a second-generation British Afghan. Based on the 2018 shoet film of the same name.

Our Kind of Love

No artwork available
NR

Afghan refugee Samira goes on her first date in London with Harun, a second-generation British Afghan. Based on the 2018 shoet film of the same name.

Our Kind of Love

There Will Come Soft Rains poster
5.0

Haunted by rising sea levels, a daughter digs up her father’s grave to move his body to higher ground.

There Will Come Soft Rains

2025

There Will Come Soft Rains poster
5.0

Haunted by rising sea levels, a daughter digs up her father’s grave to move his body to higher ground.

There Will Come Soft Rains

2025

Your Hand Found Mine poster
NR

A lonely man longs for the touch of his partner, finding increasingly creative ways to reach out

Your Hand Found Mine

2021