Bilal Hasna
Hasna at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival
Born
Bilal Ali Hasna

1999 (age 24–25)
Westminster, London, England
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
Years active2020–present

Bilal Ali Hasna (/bɪˈlɑːl ˈhæsnə/;[1] born 1999) is a British actor and playwright. He starred in the film Layla (2024). On television, he is known for his role in the Star series Extraordinary (2023–).

Hasna was named a 2023 Screen International Star of Tomorrow.[2]

Early life

Hasna was born in central London to a Palestinian father and a Punjabi mother.[3] Hasna attended Haberdashers' Boys' School in Elstree. He graduated from the University of Cambridge in 2020 with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature. During university, he participated in theatre with the Marlowe Society and Pembroke Players.[2][4]

Career

Having come up with the idea in 2021,[5] Hasna co-wrote and starred in the one-man play For a Palestinian with Aaron Kilercioglu, which was staged in 2022 at Camden People's Theatre and also featured at the Bristol Old Vic.[6]

After making appearances in Sparks and Screw,[7][8] in 2023, Hasna had his first main television role as Kash in the Disney+ Star superhero comedy Extraordinary.[9] He made his feature film debut as the titular character of Amrou Al-Kadhi's Layla.[10] He joined the voice cast of the animated film The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim.[11] He also has an upcoming lead role opposite Vivian Oparah in the Amazon Prime comedy thriller series Dead Hot.[12]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2024 Layla Layla
2024 The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Voice role

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2020 Sparks Shahid Episode: "Shahid's First Shave"
2022 Screw DS Norris 1 episode
2023–present Extraordinary Kash Main role
2024 3 Body Problem Edgar
2024 Dead Hot Elliott

References

  1. ^ "Bilal Hasna% 1 min". Medical Aid for Palestinians. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b Jolin, Dan (28 June 2023). "Stars of Tomorrow 2023: Bilal Hasna (actor)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  3. ^ Sierz, Aleks (26 September 2022). "Aaron Kilercioglu and Bilal Hasna's "For A Palestinian" at Camden People's Theatre". The Theatre Times. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Person: Bilal Hasna". CamDram. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Bilal Hasna and Aaron Kilercioglu on For A Palestinian". Camden People's Theatre. 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  6. ^ Farrel Roig, Estel (22 October 2017). "For a Palestinian is a 'moving and meaningful' political play". Bristol Post. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  7. ^ Hibbs, James (25 January 2023). "Extraordinary cast: Meet the stars of Disney Plus superhero comedy". Radio Times. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Bilal Hasna". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  9. ^ Cavanaugh, Abby (28 January 2023). "'Extraordinary' Cast Talks Superpowers and What Drew Them to the Series". Collider. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  10. ^ Dalton, Ben (1 December 2022). "Amrou Al-Kadhi's queer love story 'Layla' wraps UK shoot for Film4, BFI; first-look revealed (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  11. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 15, 2022). "'The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim': Anime Voice Cast Counts Brian Cox, Gaia Wise, Miranda Otto & More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  12. ^ Rowan, Iona (17 August 2023). "Stay Close and It's a Sin bosses' new thriller series gets release window". Digital Spy. Retrieved 17 August 2023.

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