Evin Ahmad

Acting

While she was in ninth grade, she made her screen debut in the 2007 film adaptation of Jonas Hassen Khemiri's novel One Eye Red  [sv].^[2]

Ahmad studied at Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts.^[3] She had a small part in For Better and Worse [sv] (2015) and also did some stage plays associated with Unga Klara [sv].^[4]

In 2017, she had her breakthrough role starring in Rojda Sekersöz's directorial debut, Beyond Dreams. Ahmad played Mirja, a young woman who returns from prison back to the suburbs where her seriously ill mother and criminal friends live.^[5][6] She garnered praise for her performance, and was awarded the Silver Leaf for Best Actress at the Duhok International Film Festival.^[7][8] She also earned a nomination for Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.^[9]

She played Agnes, a young violinist, in Mending Hugo's Heart (2017).^[10] She had a minor role in the French war film Girls of the Sun (2018).^[11]

She gained recognition in 2019 for her roles in the Danish post-apocalyptic series The Rain and the Swedish crime drama Quicksand.^[12] She was again nominated for a Guldbagge for her performance as Maggie in Call Mom! (2019).^[13]

Ahmad gained wider recognition in 2021 with her portrayal of Leya, the lead character in the Netflix original series Snabba Cash.^[14] In 2022, she was awarded a Shooting Star Award by European Film Promotion.^[15] In 2023, she appeared in the third season of Face to Face, a Danish crime drama series.^[16] Later that same year, she played the lead role in the Netflix series Who Is Erin Carter?, which premiered in August 2023.^[17][18] It was Ahmad's first major English-language role.^[19]

Writing

In September 2017, her first book was released, En dag ska jag bygga ett slott av pengar (English: One Day I Will Build a Castle of Money).^[20]