Evin Ahmad


Evin Ahmad is a Swedish actress and author. She made her debut in the 2007 film adaptation of Jonas Hassen Khemiri's novel. After a few minor film roles, she had her breakthrough in Beyond Dreams, for which she received a nomination for Guldbagge [Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role]. She received another nomination for Call Mom!. Ahmad is also known for her performances in various Netflix television series including The Rain, Snabba Cash, and Who Is Erin Carter?.

Early life

Ahmad was born on 8 June 1990 in Stockholm. She grew up in the Akalla district, where she lived for 22 years. Her parents are Kurdish with her mother being from Afrin, Syria, and her father, an actor, being from Sulaymaniyah, Iraq.

Career

Acting

While she was in ninth grade, she made her screen debut in the 2007 film adaptation of Jonas Hassen Khemiri's novel.
Ahmad studied at Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts. She had a small part in and also did some stage plays associated with.
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. She garnered praise for her performance, and was awarded the Silver Leaf for Best Actress at the Duhok International Film Festival. She also earned a nomination for Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
She played Agnes, a young violinist, in Mending Hugo's Heart. She had a minor role in the French war film Girls of the Sun.
She gained recognition in 2019 for her roles in the Danish post-apocalyptic series The Rain and the Swedish crime drama Quicksand. She was again nominated for a Guldbagge for her performance as Maggie in Call Mom!.
Ahmad gained wider recognition in 2021 with her portrayal of Leya, the lead character in the Netflix original series Snabba Cash. In 2022, she was awarded a Shooting Star Award by European Film Promotion. In 2023, she appeared in the third season of Face to Face, a Danish crime drama series. Later that same year, she played the lead role in the Netflix series Who Is Erin Carter?, which premiered in August 2023. It was Ahmad's first major English-language role.

Writing

In September 2017, her first book was released, ''En dag ska jag bygga ett slott av pengar.''

Personal life

She is in a long-term relationship with actor Ardalan Esmaili.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007Ett öga röttYasmine
2014Blue EyesJasmineTV series
2015Beck - SjukhusmordenSara
2015I nöd eller lustPeace
2017Beyond DreamsMirja
2017Mending Hugo's HeartAgnes
2018Girls of the SunBerivan
2019QuicksandEvin OrakTV series
2019Vår tid är nu CarmenTV series
2019Call Mom!Maggie
2019The RainKiraTV series
2020TsunamiSaraTV series
2021–2022Snabba CashLeyaTV series
2023Who Is Erin Carter?Erin CarterTV series
2023Face to FaceLizTV series
2025Den of Thieves 2: PanteraJovanna
2026Den of Thieves 3JovannaPre-production