Yasmin Al-Khudhairi
Bornc. 1995
Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, England
Alma materUniversity of Manchester
Years active2019–present

Yasmin Al-Khudhairi (born c. 1995) 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 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 worked 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] That same year, Al-Khudhairi appeared in music videos for The Disciples and Ibrahim Maalouf. 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 an upcoming 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]
TBA A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Naomi Ward [11]

Music videos

Song Year Artist Notes
2019 "No Ties" The Disciples
2019 "Happy Face" Ibrahim Maalouf

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. 1 2 "Yasmin Al Khudhairi". spotlight.com. Spotlight. 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Yasmin Al-Khudhairi". imdb.com. IMDb. 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  13. ↑ "Yasmin Al-Khudhairi". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
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