Elif Knight

Esta Charkham Associates
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Elif Knight

Esta Charkham Associates
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Elif has co-written and currently pitching MissCast, a 6 part comedy about mistaken identity. Teaser here: https://vimeo.com/867889100. (Password is MissCast2023)

Read alongside Olivia Colman at The Royal Albert Hall for a charity event

“Luminary”: Winner of Global Film Festivals:
https://vimeo.com/522082331

www.elifknight.org

Winner of the Evening Standard & Patricia Rothermere Award, selected by Sir Richard Attenborough in a joint award. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik2IiHvYYmI

Elif Knight
Vita as Open in Filmmakers
Actor•27-39 years•British •
Place of residence Greater London (GB), Dublin (IE)
Driver's licensesCar class
Eye colorbrown
Hair colordark brown
Height (cm)165
Weight (in kg)50
LanguagesEnglish(native-language)Turkish(native-language)
DialectsAmerican-New YorkAmerican-StandardCockneyEssexEstuary EnglishIrish accentLondon(native dialect)ManchesterMulticultural London English (MLE)NorthernRP(native dialect)Scottish
AccentsArabicFrenchIndianItalianTurkish
SportBoxingHorse ridingSport of runningSwimYoga
PitchAlto
SingingJazz
Special skillsStorytellerImprovisation
Training

Rose Bruford Drama School

Ongoing training (12 years) with Jack Waltzer from the Actors Studio.

Winner of the Evening Standard and Patricia Rothermere Award, selected by Sir Richard Attenborough in a joint award.

Mentor: Sir Richard Attenborough

Film
2021
Their War (Short film)
Anna Seifert
Max Mason Chalice Films
2021
Room 7 (Feature film)
Su (Lead)
Nihat Seven Blind Pictures Ltd
2021
Luminary (Short film)
Zoe
Enya Belak Teleking/Goldsmiths
2019
Aladdin (Feature film)
Mother
Guy Ritchie Walt Disney Pictures
2013
Tenderly (Feature film)
Idola (Lead)
Danny Hahn Neokitsch Productions
2013
The Craftesman
News reporter
Daniel Turner & Neil Ingall Portal Entertainment Ltd
2012
It's Time
Leila
Peter Walton UCL
2011
Every Occupation Needs A Party
Suha
Stuart Urban Cyclops Vision
2011
Light Up The Dark Ages
Fatimah Al-Fihri
Andrew Deakins The Edge Picture Company & Jameel Foundation
2011
Zarathustra
Zoe
Lisamaria Laxholm
Television
2022
No Return
Derya Soylu - Prosecutor
John Alexander ITV/Red Production Company
2020
Gangs of London
Soldier
Gareth Evans HBO/Sky Atlantic
2019
I knew Jesus
Martha
Craig Pickles Nutopia/History Channel
2018
Into The Badlands Season 2+3
MK's Mother
Tao Frazer/Paco Cabezas AMC
2015
Penny Dreadful Season 3
Outlaw
Damon Thomas Showtime/Sky
2014
PREY
Leila Hassan
Nick Murphy Red Production Company / ITV
2012
That’s English
Katie
Andrew Morgan Highwood Productions
2010
Locked Up Abroad
Zeynep
Mathew Caitling Raw TV/Channel 5
2008
The Passion
Nita
Michael Offer BBC/HBO
2007
Jackanory - The Magician of Samarkand
Anahita
Nick Willing BBC Television
Theater
2021
Rhesus
Rhesus
John Jack Baldwin Bold Theatre
2021
7 Minutes
Zoelie
Omar Elerian Manchester International Festival
2020
Polite Conversation
Emma
Elif Knight Lauderdale House
2018
The Crystal Egg
Fortune teller
Elif Knight Old Lamp Entertainment and Rebekah Harvey
2018
The Human Touch
Lexi
Elif Knight Canal Cafe Theatre
2011
Concrete Jungle (Rehearsed Reading)
Mother
Zoe Lafferty Lueder Productions/Bola Agbaje
2010
Long Hair man's Wife
Girlfriend
Rikki Beadle Blair Theatre Royal Straford East
2010
PLASTIC
Lead girl
Mehrdad Seyf 30 Bird Productions
2009
Fear Of Love (Rehearsed Reading)
Noor
Jesse Lawrence Rocliffe New Writing Forum/BAFTA
2009
In Line with The Enemy
Nusa/reporter
Dominic Hingorani Conspirator's Kitchen/Tristan Bates Theatre
2009
Mummers Play/Royal Festival Hall
King of Egypt
Carl Heap/Tom Morris Beggars Belief
2009
THE OTHER WOMAN
Elspeth
Jennie Coles Burning Houses Ltd
2008
St George & The Dragon
Lady Margaret, Sabra, Other
Carl Heap & Tom Morris Schtanhaus & Beggars Belief
2006
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Hermia/Peter Starveling
Tom Cornford Rose Bruford College
2006
Festen
Pia
Sarah Esdaile Battersea Arts Centre
2005
Peribanez
Costanza/Queen
Aileen Gonsalvez Rose Bruford College
2005
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
Azdak/Various Roles
Clare Smout Rose Bruford College
2004
Three Sisters
Olga
Thomasina Unsworth Rose Bruford College
2003
Evening Standard Theatre Award
Selected by Lord Richard Attenborough The Patricia Rothermore Award
2002
Picnic At Hanging Rock
Minnie
Bob Williams Jackson's Lane Theatre
Other
Beautiful
Seval
Marion Nancarrow BBC World Service
City Speaks - Aysha's Tale
Aysha
Steven Canny BBC Radio/IMAX
The Hamam Bride
Seval
Marion Nancarrow BBC
2023
Kaleidoscope 3
Selin & Police officer
Jeremy Mortimer BBC RADIO 4
2023
Royal Albert Hall Fundraiser
Reader of poetry
Royal Albert Hall and Sounds of Solidarity-War child & Turkey Mozaik
2023
CMC Invest
Main voice
Toast TV
2022
HP Instant Ink Voiceover
Main voice for HP Instant Ink commercial
2022
The Swimmer's
Various
2021
7 Minutes
Zoelie
Omar Elerian
2021
Rhesus
Rhesus
John Jack Baldwin
2021
Runescape
Zafir Daven
Om
2021
Sherlock
Various characters
Outsource Media Ltd
Commercial
2018
UBER
Hero
Natalie Rae Object & Animal
2014
HSBC
Turkish Poet
Siri Bunford JWT/Knucklehead Productions
2008
4 Recipes
Student
Dan Chase Channel 4
2006
Wataniya Telecommunications
Staff
Ulf Johansson Smith & Sons Films