Elham was born in Afghanistan but now resides in London. He is a skilled linguist, fluent in Dari and Pashto and with a strong working knowledge of Farsi, Hindi, Persian, Urdu and Arabic.
He most recently appeared as a guest lead Zemar in ‘Young Wallander’ (Netflix) and prior to that as series regular Jalal Haqqani in Season 8 of ‘Homeland’ (Showtime).
Other screen credits include – ‘Informer’ (BBC/Amazon), ‘The Kill Team’ (Nostromo Pictures), ‘War Machine’ (Netflix), ‘Brussel’ (Endemol).
Theatre includes – ‘The Jungle’ (Young Vic, West End and NYC)
He has also worked as a producer, writer, and cinematographer for various short films. His first short, ‘Our Kind of Love’, was BAFTA long listed.
| Title | Role | Director | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| War Machine | Kenny | David Michod | Netflix |
| Oksijan | Jawaad | Ed Watts | |
| The Kill Team | Shoaib | Dan Krauss | Temple Hill Productions |
| The Kite Runner | Young Assef | Marc Foster | DreamWorks |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows | Studetn | David Yates | Warner Bros |
| Title | Role | Director | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unforgotten S6 | Asif (Series Regular) | Various | Mainstreet/ITV |
| Little America S2 | Farouq | Aron Gaudet & Gita Pullapilly | Apple TV+ |
| Shantaram | Sebastian Modena (Series Regular) | Bharat Nalluri | Paramount TV/Apple |
| Young Wallander | Zemar | Ole Endresen | Netflix/Yellowbird |
| Homeland | Jalal Haqqani (Series Regular) | Lesli Linka Glatter | Showtime |
| The Informer | Amir | Jonny Campbell | BBC/Amazon |
| Silent Witness | Ittak Khoury | Stewart Svaasand | BBC |
| Brussel | Mahmud | Arno Dierickx | Endemol |
| Title | Role | Director | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Jungle | Muzamil | Stephen Daldry | St Ann\'s Warehouse New York |
| The Jungle | Muzamil | Stephen Daldry | West End Transfer/Playhouse Theatre & The Young Vic |
| Good Chance (Workshop) | Ensemble | Stephen Daldry | National Theatre |
