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* by those who choose to self identify
Katya
Balfour-Lynn

Lebanon, Palestine
English
tv, theatre
producer
Palestinian-English Producer specialising in Comedy for Live and Film&TV.
804796
Kerena
Marchant (Al Khalvati)

Iran
Farsi, English
British Sign Language
film, tv
director, producer, writer
Executive Producer
Deaf BSL user
Television writer/director/producer/executive producer. Now company Director at Sondes Films.
186568
Kinda
Kurdi

Kinda Kurdi
Jordan, Kurdistan, Lebanon, Palestine, Qatar, United Arab Emirates
Arabic, Arabic - Egyptian, Arabic - Iraqi, Arabic - Jordanian, Arabic - Lebanese, Arabic - Palestinian, Arabic - Syrian, Arabic - Yemeni, Kurdish - Sorani, English
film, tv, theatre
director, press & marketing, producer, translator, videographer, voice over artist, voice over artist (+ home studio), writer
Award Winning Multiplatform producer, director and writer working across film, TV, theatre & publishing.
Filmed and co-produced across three continents Middle East, Europe and North America.
366173
Laith
Elzubaidi

Iraq
Arabic - Iraqi, English
tv, theatre, film
writer
Development Researcher
British-Iraqi Screenwriter and Development Researcher.
Recently had a sitcom pilot script taken on by Three Little Birds Pictures.
Currently a (non-scripted) Development Researcher at Label1 Television.
921025
Lara
Sawalha

Stephanie Claire
Jordan
Arabic, Arabic - Jordanian, English
film, theatre, tv, gaming
actor, voice over artist (+ home studio)
Lara is a Jordanian/British actor and voice over artist, fluent in Arabic and based in London.
511789
Laura
Ayoub

Egypt
Arabic - Egyptian, English
music
composer, musician, performer
Laura Ayoub is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and arranger. Originally from Egypt, Laura is in a duo with older sister Sarah under the name, "The Ayoub Sisters".
402267
Laura Marie
Brown

Laura Marie Brown
Palestine
English, French
radio, film, music
editor, press & marketing, producer, writer
Audio Producer
A writer and producer, I specialise in visual arts, film and music. I work on a variety of arts festivals, supporting artists and creating new work as a creative producer. As a writer I focus on culture and class
374934
Leila
Nashef

Jordan, Palestine
English
theatre
actor, dramaturg, performer, producer, writer
Leila Nashef is an award-winning playwright, actor and producer of Scottish and Palestinian heritage.
121556
Lily
Shahmoon

Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon
English
tv, theatre, film
writer
script editor
Lily is a reader and script editor committed to working with emerging talent. Having grow up with Lebanese/Iraqi/Egyptian grandparents, she's always looking to connect with writers from a Middle Eastern background.
320370
Liza
Kerr

Liza Kerr headshot
Algeria
English, French
film, tv, theatre
actor, artist
I am a French-Algerian actress based in London
175081
Kavé
Niku

Lee Benham
Afghanistan, Iran
Dari Persian, Farsi, English
Danish
tv, theatre, film
actor
Kavé Niku is a Middle Eastern actor best known for his roles in the outstanding Netflix series BLACK MIRROR (dir. Jakob Verbruggen) and French television series LES BUREAU DES LEGENDS.
562337
Kerry Kyriacos
Michael MBE

Sharron Wallace
Cyprus
Cypriot Greek, English
film, theatre, tv, radio, dance, opera
director, dramaturg, producer, writer screen, writer stage
Kerry is a 2nd generation London Cypriot with 20 years experience as a theatre director, programmer, commissioner, campaigner and Olivier Award winner. He is passionate about diverse talent & inclusive practice.
527964
Kostas
Tekkis

Alishia Love
Cyprus
English, Cypriot Greek Modern Standard, Cypriot Greek
theatre, film, tv
actor
Cypriot actor with a love of indie films.
655257
Lanna
Joffrey

Hayley Madden
Iran
Farsi, English, Spanish
theatre, radio, film, tv, gaming
actor, educator, performer, producer, voice over artist, writer
Lanna Joffrey, born in Tehran, Iran is an award-winning Iranian actor, published writer and spoken word performer that has had the pleasure of working extensively in the United Kingdom and United States.
368824
Lara
Stubbs

Brandan Bishop
Lebanon
English
film, theatre, tv, music
actor, performer, singer, voice over artist (+ home studio)
I'm a British Lebanese actress working across theatre, radio, film and television. I am also a singer so often work in musicals/plays with music as well.
302365
Laura
Percival

YellowBellyPhotography
Jordan, Kuwait, Palestine
English
film, theatre, radio, tv, gaming
actor, crew, producer
Laura is a British actor and producer with Palestinian and Polish heritage. She trained as an actor at the Oxford School of Drama.
347023
Layla
Hashim

Layla Hashim
Iraq
Arabic - Iraqi, Arabic - Moroccan/Darija, English
gaming
artist, director, educator, musician, performer, videographer, writer
I have been involved in ceramics for six years, working primarily with porcelain. I have taught within community arts settings and have formulated my own chemically stable ceramic glazes.
291671
Lena
Elghamry

Egypt
Arabic, Arabic - Egyptian, English
film, theatre, tv
actor, director, stills photographer, writer
I am a British-Egyptian Photographer, Writer, Content Producer and Actress who enjoys creating work for the underrepresented. I’m always looking to do new things and meet like-minded individuals.
322388
Lily
Demir

Ruth Crafer
Cyprus, Türkiye
Turkish - Cypriot, Turkish - Standard/Istanbul, English
theatre, tv, radio
actor, performer, singer, voice over artist
Lily is a British-Turkish/Turkish-Cypriot actor born and raised in London.
576890
Lizzy
Vartanian

Amira Hassan
Armenia, Lebanon, Syria
Arabic - Lebanese, Arabic - Levantine/Shami, Armenian (west), English, French
animation
artist
Embroidery artist from London inspired by roots in Lebanon, Armenia and Syria.
370480
Kerem
Kocaer

Pedro Pinto
Türkiye
Turkish - Standard/Istanbul, English, French
Swedish
film, gaming, theatre, tv, radio
actor, voice over artist
Born in Istanbul, lived in Belgium, France and Sweden, before settling in the UK. Kerem is a Turkish and Swedish actor working in Theatre, Film and TV.
981147
Khaled
Nile

Benkin
Egypt
Arabic - Egyptian, English
tv, theatre, radio, film, dance
actor, dancer, performer, voice over artist
From Cairo to London's grand stages, Khaled, globally trained in acting and dancing, infuses performances with solo travel and Latin dance spirit.
616098
Laila
Latifa

@thevisualspectrum
Morocco
English
theatre, film, tv
actor, comedian, director, dramaturg, educator, movement director, performer, stage manager, writer
Laila is a Writer, Director and an Actor. Her writing has achieved recognition being longlisted for the Women's Prize for Playwriting and making the longlist for The RSC 37 Plays.
377288
Lara
Wahab

WK LDN
Iraq, Kurdistan
English, Spanish
theatre
actor, performer, press & marketing, voice over artist, writer
Kurdish and Irish Actor-Writer and VO artist.
Moonlighting by day at Wieden + Kennedy LDN.
754567
Lara
• Kob

Lebanon
Arabic, Arabic - Lebanese, English, French, Spanish
gaming
artist
immersive media artist
Immersive Media Artist with a background in architecture. My work examines the intersection between migration, personal histories and digital spaces to form an experimental practice of interactive storytelling
543609
Laura
Hanna

YellowBelly Photography
Egypt
Arabic - Egyptian, English
theatre, film, tv, music, radio
actor, musician, performer, poet, singer, voice coach, voice over artist, writer
Laura Hanna is a British-Egyptian performer, writer and singer, born in London. She trained as an actress at LAMDA.
530642
Leila
McQuaid

Alishia Love
Iran
English
tv, theatre, film, dance
actor, choreographer, dancer, performer
Half Iranian actress based in London experienced in film and theatre.
Confident dancer.
759096
Lilach
Davis

Nicholas Dawkes Photography
Israel
Hebrew, English
film, music, theatre, tv
actor, musician, performer, singer, voice over artist (+ home studio)
Actor-musician (brass), performer. Born and raised in Israel, UK trained, London based.
537234
Lisa
Zahra

Yellow Belly
Iran
Farsi, English
film, theatre, tv, radio
actor, performer, voice over artist, writer
British/ Iranian actor and writer. Based in Cardiff and London.
338320
Lorna
V

Clare Grogan
Cyprus
Cypriot Greek, Cypriot Greek Modern Standard, Greek, English, French, German
theatre, dance
actor, writer
Multi-lingual solo theatre artist looking to be part of a theatre ensemble
Currently developing two solo pieces about migration and displacement.
398723
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