Deba Hekmat

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Deba Hekmat
Bornc. 2001
Sardasht, Iran
Years active2018–present

Deba Hekmat (born c. 2001) is a Kurdish-British model, actress, and writer. She began her career in modeling before starring in the film Last Swim (2024).

Early life[edit]

Hekmat was born in Sardasht, western Iran.[1] In 2004, her family fled to the United Kingdom, where they settled in Croydon, South London. When Hekmat was 12, the family moved again to Cardiff.[2] She left her sixth form college early and subsequently moved back to London.[3]

Career[edit]

Hekmat began modeling at the age of 16[4] and signed with Anti-Agency.[3] In 2018, she presented[5] and appeared in videos for i-D[6] and PAQ. Her other early work includes gigs with Cosmopolitan UK[7] and walking the runway for Vivienne Westwood and Vetements.[8] She starred in the Genesis II campaign for FootDistrict in 2020.[9]

In 2021, Hekmat featured in W Magazine's "Punk Fashion Goes Pop" issue,[10] led jeweler Loveness Lee's spring/summer 2021 campaign[11] and a Mulberry bag campaign,[12] and modeled the Lee x H&M collection.[13] She also had gigs with the likes of Metal Magazine.[14]

With musician Tom Austin (also known as Niko B),[15][16] Hekmat collaborated on modeling projects and campaigns for Lucozade Sport[17][18] and YOOX x Aries[19] in 2022 and 2023. Hekmat represented the star sign Cancer for the astrology-themed campaign Heaven by Marc Jacobs[20] and editorially featured on the cover of Exit's spring/summer 2022 issue.[9] Writing-wise, Hekmat has contributed to publications such as The Basement[21] and conducted an interview for the monograph Mia by Aries.[22]

Hekmat made her feature film debut as Laraib in Luna Carmoon's Hoard,[23] which premiered at the 2023 Venice Film Festival.[24] Hekmat then starred in the lead role of Ziba Soofi in Sasha Nathwani's Last Swim, which premiered at the 2024 Berlinale.

Filmography[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2023 Hoard Laraib
2024 Last Swim Ziba Soofi

Music videos[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Shimada, Naomi (16 April 2021). "Carefree body hair with Deba Hekmat". BBC Sounds. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  2. ^ White, Amelia (6 May 2021). "Deba Hekmat". Perfect. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b Jankowska, Olivia (20 January 2021). "Checkin' in with Deba Hekmat". Patta. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  4. ^ Raskolnikova, Valeriia (1 March 2021). "A conversation with Deba Hekmat". Kostúm. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  5. ^ Lischke, Henrik (1 March 2020). "The best things to buy on the High Street, modelled by today's change-makers". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Deba - i-D Explains". Anti-Agency. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Deba Hekmat by Matthew Eades for Cosmopolitan UK August 2018". Divine Beauties. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  8. ^ Tapponi, Roisin (30 May 2019). "5 Arab Models Dominating the Fashion Industry". Mille. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Deba Hekmat". Models. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Punk Fashion Goes Pop". W Magazine. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  11. ^ Qureshi, Ameerah (28 June 2021). "Deba Hekmat stuns in Loveness Lee's SS21 jewelry campaign". HypeBae. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Can you teach an old bag new tricks?". Mulberry. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  13. ^ "H&M x Lee collection launches along with sustainability tips from creatives". Twyg. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  14. ^ "Metal Nº 44 - Story 2". Metal Magazine. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  15. ^ "The Couple Changing Music and Modelling". Nike. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  16. ^ Arshad, Sunayah (18 May 2023). "Tom & Deba For Notion 92". Notion Magazine. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  17. ^ Adam & Eve (1 November 2022). "Lucozade Sport Launches Limited Edition Festive Football Jumper". Little Black Book. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  18. ^ Dixon, Andre (15 November 2022). "Lucozade Sport steps into football fashion". Verge. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  19. ^ Sacal, Andrea (7 March 2023). "YOOX and Aries' New Collaboration Breaks Gender Barriers". HypeBeast. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  20. ^ Pirovic, Jasmine (30 September 2022). "Forget Co–Star – we'll be taking our zodiac updates from Heaven by Marc Jacobs only". Russh. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  21. ^ "Deba Hekmat, Author". The Basement. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  22. ^ Piera, Mar (19 January 2023). "Mia Khalifa stars in Aries' two latest projects". HighxTar. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  23. ^ Grater, Tom (25 April 2022). "Saura Lightfoot Leon, Hayley Squires & Joseph Quinn Starring In UK Debut 'Hoard'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  24. ^ van de Klashorst, Marc (2 September 2023). "Venice 2023 review: Hoard (Luna Carmoon)". International Cinephile Society. Retrieved 9 October 2023.

External links[edit]

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