Rokhsaneh Ghawam-Shahidi

Rokhsaneh Ghawam-Shahidi is a British actress of Persian origin. She started her career as part of Contact Young Actors Company in 2004. She went on to work for Peskar Productions as a drama workshop leader within the Oldham and Bolton communities. Her theatre credits include East is East, Janus (for West Yorkshire Playhouse), Freshly Scratched (for the Battersea Arts Centre) and Rafta, Rafta... at the National Theatre. She has appeared on British television in shows such as Emmerdale and Sinchronicity. She has also acted in radio plays, e.g. Nadeem Aslam's Maps for Lost Lovers.

External links

• National Theatre company profile