Yasmin Al-Khudhairi

Yasmin Al-Khudhairi
Born	Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, England
Alma mater	University of Manchester
Years active	2019–present

Yasmin Al-Khudhairi is an English actress. She is best known for her role in the final two series of the Channel 4 comedy-drama Ackley Bridge (2021–2022).

Early life

Al-Khudhairi was born to Arab Muslim parents from Iraq in Kingston upon Thames, South West London. She graduated from the University of Manchester in 2016 with a Bachelor of Social Science in Social Anthropology.^[1] During university, she befriended Rishi Pelham when she auditioned for one of his plays.^[2]

Career

Having met director and writer Rishi Pelham at university and working with him on a number of fringe theatre projects, Pelham cast Al-Khudhairi as Ayala in his 2019 independent dance film Hilda, marking Al-Khudhairi's professional screen acting debut.^[3] This was followed by her television debut with a minor guest appearance in a 2020 episode of the BBC thriller Killing Eve.^[4]

In 2021, Al-Khudhairi starred in the television film version of the biographical play Adam opposite the titular Adam Kashmiry as himself for the National Theatre of Scotland,^[5] and the BBC.^[6] Later that year, she landed her first main television role when she joined the cast of the Channel 4 school comedy-drama Ackley Bridge for its fourth series as Fizza Akhtar.^[7] She would reprise her role as Fizza for its fifth and final series in 2022.^[8][9]

In 2023, Al-Khudhairi appeared in the romantic comedy film Rye Lane and had a recurring role as Princess Yadira in the third series of the Sky Max political thriller COBRA.^[10] She has a role in the BBC Three adaptation of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder.^[11]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019	Hilda	Ayala	[12]
2023	Rye Lane	Amanda	[12]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2020	Killing Eve	Shop Assistant	1 episode.[12]
2021	Adam	Egyptian Adam	Television film.[12]
2021–2022	Ackley Bridge	Fizza Akhtar	Main role (series 4–5).[12]
2021	Stath Lets Flats	Lydia	1 episode[13]
2023	COBRA	Princess Yadira Al-Bilal	3 episodes (3 episodes).[12]
2024	A Good Girl's Guide to Murder	Naomi Ward	Main role[11]

References

1. "Social Anthropology with Honours". University of Manchester Degree Congregations July 2016 in Whitworth Hall. 15 July 2016. p. 40. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
2. Vanophem, Liselotte (26 September 2019). "Filmmaker Rishi Pelham and actors Megan Purvis and Yasmin Al-Khudhairi Discuss Their Film "Hilda"". Big Picture Film Club. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
3. White, Peter (16 September 2019). "Tim Roth To Exec Produce British Dance Feature 'Hilda'; Premieres At Raindance Film Festival". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
4. Foreman, Polly (26 April 2021). "Who plays Fizza in Ackley Bridge?". Heart. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
5. "Yasmin Al-Khudhairi". National Theatre of Scotland. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
6. Donati, Rebecca (10 March 2021). "'Adam' (National Theatre of Scotland/BBC Scotland)". Theatre Scotland. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
7. "Interview with Robyn Cara, Yasmin Al-Khudhairi, Ryan Dean, Shobhit Piasa and Carla Woodcock who play Kayla, Fizza, Johnny, Tahir, and Marina". Channel 4 Press. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
8. Gantzer, Olivia (11 July 2022). "'She's changed' Ackley Bridge star opens up on Fizza Akhtar transformation". Digital Express. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
9. "Interview with Yasmin Al-Khudhairi, Ryan Dean, Megan Morgan who play Fizza, Johnny and Marina". Channel 4 Press. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
10. Hibbs, James (12 October 2023). "Meet the cast of COBRA: Rebellion". Radio Times. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
11. "Yasmin Al Khudhairi". spotlight.com. Spotlight. 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
12. "Yasmin Al-Khudhairi". imdb.com. IMDb. 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
13. "Yasmin Al-Khudhairi". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 9 January 2024.

External links

• Yasmin Al-Khudhairi at IMDb