Ala Riani

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Ala Riani

Agent & Management Group
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Award winning actress who works in films, tv, theater and voice. Worked in international productions (American, Belgian, Polish, Swedish) and starred in Hollywood duo Adil and Bilall's feature film Rebel and in shows like Caliphate (Netflix), Barracuda Queens, Peacemaker, The Truth Will Out, Love & Anarchy. 

Played the lead role in films like Leyla, Imago, Toranj, Emilié, as well as on stage in plays like The Muses, Who remembers Zenobia, Pelle No-Tail.

Speaks Swedish, Kurdish, English, Farsi/Dari, basic French and learns Arabic for roles.
Agent & Management Group
Jennie Kilgren
+46 70 990 78 22
jennie.kilgren@agentmanagement.se
open agency on Filmmakers
Ala Riani
Vita as Open in Filmmakers
Actor•30-44 years•Swedish •
Place of residence Stockholm (SE)
Genderfemale
Year of birth1980 (44 years)
Place of birthIran
Working permitsEuropean Union (EU-27)
Housing optionsLondon (GB)
SpecializationsSinger, Theater
Driver's licensesCar class
Other licensesDriver card (D)
Eye colordark brown
Hair colordark brown
Height (cm)160
Weight (in kg)47
LanguagesKurdish(native)Swedish(native)EnglishPersian (Farsi/Dari)French
DialectsAmerican-StandardEnglish-Standard
AccentsArabicFrenchIndianKurdishother
InstrumentsGuitar
SportRunning
DanceChoreography
PitchAlto
SingingA cappellaPopfolk song
Training

Film acting and physical theater courses at Kulturama.

Other professional training
2013 – 2014
Hewler Music Center
Awards
2023
Imago (Short film)
2021
Leyla (Short film)
Film
2023 – 2025
Jin (Short film) In development
Rojin (MR)
Hamoun Dolatshahi Oscar Gervet Burn A Light Productions Hamoun Dolatshahi
2023 – 2024
Toranj (Short film)
Fereshteh (MR)
Tina Krol Warsaz Film School Tina Krol
2023
Imago picture
Imago (Short film)
Growth (MR)
Shirin Jaberi & Farima Piroozpay Sara Larsson Imago Images Jaberi & Piroozpay Shirin Jaberi & Farima Piroozpay
2022
Émilie picture
Émilie (Short film)
Émilie du Châtelet (MR)
Felicia Bichard John-Paul Bichard Bichard Studios Felicia Bichard Felicia Bichard
2021 – 2022
Rebel picture
Rebel (Feature film)
Chams (SR)
Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah Dimitri Verbeeck Caviar TV Oi Mundo Casting Agency Adil & Bilall
2021
Rebecka (Educational production)
Rebecka (MR)
Bahar Pars Amphi Produktion Bahar Pars Bahar Pars
2020 – 2021
Birds of Passage (Short film)
Mother (MR)
Lisa Meyer Golaleh Farhang Lisa Meyer Lisa Meyer
2020 – 2021
Leyla picture
Leyla (Short film)
Leyla (MR)
Bahador Shahidi Sara Larsson Scenes to Series AB Bahador Shahidi Bahador Shahidi
2020
The Imaginary State (Feature film)
Behshid Shahidi (SR)
Alan Fischer Igor Cantillana Ant Fire Productions Alexej Antic (as Alex Antic) & Igor Cantillana Daniel Castro, Alan Fischer, Fady Hadid
2019
Little Miss Perfect (Short film)
Diana (MR)
Elin Overgaard Hawa Sanneh Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts Agnes Jeppsson
2017 – 2018
Ted - Show me love picture
Ted - Show me love (Feature film)
Israeli producer (SR)
Hannes Holm Tomas Eskilsson Stella Nova Film Catrin Wideryd Hannes Holm
2013 – 2014
Memories On Stone picture
Memories On Stone (Feature film)
Wife of Alan (SR)
Shawkat Amin Korki Mehmet Aktas Mitos Film Shawkat Amin Korki
Television
2024
Koppla Av (TV show)
Fatimah (EL)
Anders Helgeson Daniel Moll Sveriges Television SVT/Helgeson Moll Stenmark Casting Björn Gustafsson
2022 – 2023
Barracuda Queens - Episode 1 (Series)
Janina (ESR)
Amanda Adolfsson Frida Asp Netflix Asp Varhos AB Maggie Widstrand Camilla Ahlgren
2021
Maria Wern - Murder In Sweden - S.8.E7. S8.E8. (TV series)
Agrin Farhadi (SR)
Johan Lundin Johanna Wennerberg, Erika Edman TV4 Warner Bros Lina Friberg Inger Scharis
2021
Heder - S2.E5 (TV series)
Doctor (ESR)
Anette Sidor Julia Dufvenius Kanal 5 Bigster Stina Meyer Inger Scharis
2021
Helt Perfekt - S4.E6 (TV series)
Doctor (GR)
Sofia Jupither Lisa Östberg Sveriges Television ITV Fredrik Lehmann
2021
Mäklarna - S2.E2 (TV series)
Police (ESR)
Patrik Eklund Anne Appelberg Kanal 5 Art & Bob Jeanette Klintberg Ulf Malmros
2020
Dejta - S.1.E8 (TV series)
Doctor
Jens Sjögren Frida Bargo Sveriges Television B-Reel Films Catrin Wideryd Sara Kadefors
2020
Sommaren Med Släkten - S4.E10 (TV series)
Therese (SR)
Linnea Roxeheim Anette Brantin Kanal 5 Art & Bob Lina Friberg Simen Alsvik & Lars Gudmestad
2020
Caliphate picture
Caliphate - S.1. Episodes 1-7 (Series)
Tuba (SR)
Goran Kapetanovic Tomas Michaelsson Netflix, SVT Filmlance Tusse Lande Wilhelm Behrman & Niklas Rockström
2020
Peacemaker - Fredsmäklaren picture
Peacemaker - Fredsmäklaren - S.1.E1, S.1.E2, S.1.E3, S.1.E10 (Series)
Alin Amedi (SR)
Antti-Jussi Annila Johanna Enäsuo & Marko Röhr NRK, SVT, YLE Matila Röhr Productions Oy Nicci Topping Johanna Enäsuo & Eriikka Etholén-Paju
2018
Stockholm Requiem - S1.E5, S1.E6 (TV series)
Madalyn (SR)
Lisa Ohlin Martina Stöhr TV4 Spark TV & Film - director Lisa Ohlin Catrin Wideryd Kristina Ohlsson
2018
Det Som Göms I Snö - Truth Will Out - All seasons (1, 2, -) (TV series)
Fereshteh (SR)
Lars Åke Johansson Leif G.W Persson Kanal 5 Yellow Bird Catrin Wideryd Aron Levander
Theater
2022 – 2024
Pelle No-Tail - Pelle Svanslös picture
Pelle No-Tail - Pelle Svanslös (Other)
Peter No Tail (MR)
Janya Cambronero Severin Anja Björck Teater Aros Janya Cambronero Severin Gösta Knutsson
2021
The Muses - Musorna picture
The Muses - Musorna (Drama)
Sappho (MR)
Siri Bengtén Mia Ohlsson Altitudteatern Siri Bengtén Siri Bengtén
2016 – 2018
Jakten På Klimathjältarna picture
Jakten På Klimathjältarna (Drama)
Sullet (MR)
Elina Mattsson Elina Mattson Teater Tellus Elina Mattsson Elina Mattson
2017
Bardo picture
Bardo (Drama)
Death Angel (MR)
Petra Revenue Teater Trixter Teater Trixter Petra Revenue Petra Revenue
2017
Do you remember Zenobia? - Minns Du Zenobia? picture
Do you remember Zenobia? - Minns Du Zenobia? (Drama)
Queen Zenobia (MR)
Siri Bengtén Mia Ohlsson Altitudteatern Siri Bengtén Siri Bengtén
2015 – 2016
Mellan.Rum. picture
Mellan.Rum. (Drama)
Alarm (MR)
Moa Hallgren Teater Struktur Teater Struktur (Ungdom Mot Rasism) Teater Struktur Moa Hallgren
2015
Heart.Beats. picture
Heart.Beats. (Drama)
Bella (MR)
Christopher Lehmann Achillea Dahl Teater Fenestra Christopher Lehmann Christopher Lehmann
Audio
2024
Haglöfs (Narrator) In development
Narrator (MR)
Hugo Lundgren TMP Voices Mimmi Wallentin
2019
Volvo Camp X (Narrator)
Narrator (MR)
Online Voices Online Voices/Volvo
Commercial
2019
Circle K/Mastercard (Commercial)
Lead
B-Reel Films B-Reel Films
2019
Coop Online picture
Coop Online (Commercial)
Lead
Farzad Farzaneh NewNew AB