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Elvin is a London & Istanbul based, East 15 trained actor and theatre-maker.
Her most recent work includes the BBC's upcoming series Shy & Lola and Fragments from the East, a feature film that premiered in the official selection of the International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival and continues to screen at other international festivals.
She wrote and is currently performing in her debut play, Gallows and Children, at The Space Theatre and Camden Fringe, with upcoming shows in London and Europe with Barbar Collective, a company she co-founded dedicated to bold, politically charged theatre. Her work often combines physical theatre, clown and personal storytelling, exploring themes of identity, belonging and memory.
as Faride, recurring role
A darkly comic crime drama: two very different women in a small coastal town in the North of England are pulled into the local criminal underworld by a murder, and turn out to have a talent for crime. Adapted from the French series Cheyenne & Lola. Elvin plays Faride across the series.
as Zeynep, lead role · Doğudan Fragmanlar
Elvin's feature debut, shot in Turkey. The film premiered in the National Feature Film Competition of the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival and has screened at festivals abroad.
as Sana
A 14-minute London short. Selected for the London Independent Film Festival, where it screens on 3 October 2026 at Genesis Cinema, Mile End.
Also on her Spotlight profile.
International Actors London
Penthouse 11, Bickenhall Mansions