Ambreen Razia
Actor & Writer.
Young, cool, relevant, honest, real, engaging & intelligent.
Speaks fluent Urdu.
Won Best Newcomer at the Asian Media awards in 2016 and Eastern Eye's Emerging Artist Award in 2017.
BBC Talent Hotlist 2017. Creator, writer & star of BBC3 pilot Hounslow Diaries, available on BBC iplayer.
Family heritage: Pakistani
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Accents
Other Languages
- Urdu (Fluent)
Credits
- Trigonometry (TV, 2019) Naima. BBC2.
- This Way Up (TV, 2019) Emma. Channel 4.
- Jerk (TV, 2019) Amira. BBC.
- Killed By My Debt (TV, 2018) PC Kuddoruth. BBC3.
- Hounslow Diaries (TV, 2018) Shaheeda. BBC.
- The Harry Hill Sitcom (TV, 2018) Yasmine. BBC.
- Hafu (Short Film, 2018) Labiba.
- Ilford Lane (Short Film, 2018) Maya.
- Blista (Theatre, 2017) Kat. Clean Break.
- Finding Fatimah (Feature Film, 2017) Hafsah.
- Cur:few (Short Film, 2017) Reema.
- Murdered By My Father (TV, 2016) Rafia. BBC3.
- The Diary of a Hounslow Girl (Theatre, 2016) Shaheeda. Black Theatre Live (National UK Tour).
- Mind the Gap (Theatre, West End, 2015) Aisha. National Theatre.
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Related news articles
02/08/2019
New dark comedy drama series ’This Way Up’ written by and staring Aisling Bea.
With Sharon Horgan staring as Shona and also featuring Indira Varma, Tobias Menzies and Ambreen Razia. Watch on Thursday 8th August at 10pm on Channel 4.
07/06/2019
Black Mirror season 5, starring Ambreen Razia in episode 2, Smithereens.
A cab driver with an agenda becomes the centre of attention on a day that rapidly spirals out of control. Ambreen Razia as WPC Najma Hague. Watch on Netflix.
28/03/2019
BFI & Radio Times Television Festival
Featuring Ambreen Razia, Tom Bateman, Gemma Whelan, Matt Lucas, Nia Roberts, Matthew Gravelle, Mali Harries, Robert Bathurst, Mathew Horne and Zawe Ashton. At London’s BFI Southbank from Friday 12th — Sunday 14th April 2019.