Behnaz Vakili

Female
Location: London
Ethnicity
Middle Eastern
Age Range
40 - 50
Height
5' 2" (1m 57cm)
Weight
8st. 11lb. (56kg)
Hair Colour
Black
Eye Colour
Brown
Build
Slim

Overview

Ethnicity
Middle Eastern
Age Range
40 - 50
Height
5' 2" (1m 57cm)
Weight
8st. 11lb. (56kg)
Hair Colour
Black
Eye Colour
Brown
Build
Slim

Images

Credits

Year Job Title
Project Type		 Project Name
Director / Company		 Location
2022 Raikah
Voiceover 		The Great Pottery Throw Down
BBC Farsi
2022 Model
Commercials & Industrials 		Property Commercial/ 1 Grosvenor Square
Lodha Group
2022 Professor Ghani
Television 		This Sceptred Isle /Sky TV Series
Michael Winterbottom / Revolution Films
2021 Dr Rostami
Film 		Reading script of 'Cheetah'
Roxana Vilk / Bedlam Productions
2021 Refugee Woman
Online & Multimedia 		Refugee Stories
LADbible Group
2021 Sahar/Mother
Film 		sMOTHERed
Nadia Ansari / Heartsease Films
2021 Model
Commercials & Industrials 		Management Consulting Firm /Still Shoot
Korn Ferry
2020 Interpreter
Television 		Honour
Richard Laxton / Hera Pictures
2020 Malek's Mother/ Featured
Online & Multimedia 		Sex Education 2
Ben Taylor / Eleven Film
2020 Theater Audience and Member of public
Television 		Four Weddings & a Funeral
Catherine Morshead / Four wedding & a Funeral
2020 Factory Worker
Television 		Gangs of London
Corin Hardy
2019 Mode
Commercials & Industrials 		YAA Global
Matt Scott Smith / Global Media & Entertainment Ltd
2019 Moroccan Passerby
Film 		355
Simon Kinberg / Freckle Films
2019 Opera audience
Television 		The Nevers
Joss Whedon / Home Box Office
2019 Wedding Guest
Video 		Jax Jones / Bebe Rexha
Sunbeam Studios
2019 Cornelia
Voiceover 		Sherlock Holmes, The Lying Detective
BBC Persian
2019 Restaurant Diner
Commercials & Industrials 		Facebook Privacy Campaign
Possible Worldwide Limited
2019 University Professor
Commercials & Industrials 		TCL Mobile
Fearlessly Frank Limited
2019 Child Psychologist
Television 		Alabama
Jim O'Hanlon / BBC
2019 Quiz Show Audience
Commercials & Industrials 		Cinch Trade car
Iris London Ltd
2019 Passerby
Film 		Last Night in Soho
Big Smoke Pictures Ltd
2019 Call Center Worker
Commercials & Industrials 		Direct Line
Saatchi & Saatchi London
2019 Sport Model
Commercials & Industrials 		Nike
Nike EMEA
2019 Guest
Film 		Mughal Mowgli
Bassam Rariq / Mughal Mowgli Ltd
2019 Bita - Mother
Film 		Under The Moon
Pegah Gashtasbi
2019 9 Roles- Lead actress
Theatre 		King Mear
Mohsen Zare 		The 13th Persian Theater Festival in Heidelberg- Germany
2019 Kind Lady
Film 		Power of Kindnerss
Theodora Rinciog / Student Movie
2018 Boxing Match Viewer
Commercials & Industrials 		Dream It
Spike Jonze / Square Space 		Yourk Hall
2018 Lead Actress
Film 		Common Ground
Simon Drew / Kaspar Films
2018 Airplane Passenger
Commercials & Industrials 		British Airways Brand Campaign
Ogilvy Marketing Company
2018 Member of the public
Film 		Wonder Woman 2
Patty Jenkins / Sloane Square Films Ltd
2018 Model
Commercials & Industrials 		BMI Health Care
Issac Newman / The Butcher Rocker Brainer
2018 Iranian airplane passenger
Online & Multimedia 		The Story of the Real Argo
Ian Bremner / World Media Rights
2018 Indian Model
Commercials & Industrials 		Amaravarti Shoot
Matthew Reid / Pixelflakes Company
2018 Member of the public
Film 		Jack Ryan
August Street Films Ltd
2018 Dinner
Television 		Eating with my Ex
BBC3
2018 Business woman
Commercials & Industrials 		Penthouse Property Filming
Lee Climpson / Transmission Productions Ltd
2018 Panelist
Online & Multimedia 		The Roundtable by The Good
Andrew Jay / The Good Quote
2018 Political Party Supporter
Television 		Mother, Father, Son
BBC
2018 Passerby
Television 		Supermarket Secrets
BBC
2018 Member of the public and a trade woman in market
Film 		Aladdin
Guy Ritchie / Disney
2018 Lead Actress
Theatre 		King Mear
Mr Mohsen Zare 		The Watermans Arts Center
2016 Nurse
Film 		Inside Hooman
Bardia Jalali
2016 Lead Actress
Theatre 		TheTaming of the shrew
Daryoush Rezvani / Saam Theater Group 		Arts Depot London
2015 Lead Actress
Theatre 		A Marriage Proposal
Mr Daryoush Rezvani / Saam Theater Group 		East Finchley Youth Theater
2014 Lead Actress
Theatre 		The Bear
Behnaz Vakili / Saam Theater Group 		East Finchley Youth Theater
2013 Lead Actress
Theatre 		Be Yad Nist (Cannot be remembered)- Persian Comedy
Daryoush Rezvani / Saam Theater Group 		Arts Depot London and Cologne Theater Festival
2013 Lead Actress
Theatre 		The Citizen - Persian Comedy
Mr Daryoush Rezvani / Saam Theater Group 		East Finchley Youth Theater -London and Frankfort Theater Festival
2013 Lead Actress
Theatre 		Sigheh dar Koopeh (Persian Play)- Temporary Marriage in a train carriage
Mr Hadi Khorsandi / Mr Hadi Khorsandi - Shappi Khorsandi's father 		We toured Europe, Canada and USA and had a performance in The Polish Social & Cultural in Hammersmith London.
2012 Supporting Actor
Theatre 		Zaman Khan's Reign
Soussan Faroknia / Saam Theater Group 		Hoop Lane Church

Education

Year Qualification Where
2011 2 yr. Acting Saam Theater Group

About me

I am rapidly establishing myself as a versatile actress of Middle Eastern origin. I appeared as Malek’s mother on season 2 of the critically and commercially successful Netflix series, Sex Education.
I also featured as an interpreter on ITV drama series, Honour.

I was born in Tehran, Iran and lived in the capital through the Iranian Revolution. I came to the UK in 2001 and now live in London. I am equally fluent in English, Farsi and Kurdish.

Originally a theatre actress, I toured the United States and Europe in a satirical show, performing to packed audiences in 35 venues in 7 countries in 2012 and 2013.

I received the Best Actress Award at the 5th Persian-English Theatre Festival in London, 2018, for my performance in King Mear.

I am a qualified Cognitive Behavioral Therapist and Life Coach, but my first love is acting.

A social campaigner and member of Amnesty International, I am active in Human Rights and immigration issues.

License & Passport

Driver's License: Yes

Skills

Accents/Dialects Farsi, Persian
Dance Styles Asian dance styles, Jazz
Additional Skills Actor, Dancer