Draft:Shervin Alenabi

Shervin Alenabi (born 26 August 1995) is a British actor. He is best known for his role in the Apple TV+ spy thriller Tehran (2020–). His films include Baghdad in My Shadow (2019).

Early life
Alenabi was born in Baneh, Iran. He moved to England with his family in 2007; they first lived in London before settling in Manchester. Alenabi attended Xaverian Sixth Form College from 2011 to 2014. He took acting classes at David Johnson Drama. He speaks Kurdish, English and Persian fluently as well as some Arabic.

Career
In 2019, Alenabi made his feature film debut starring as Nasseer in Samir's Baghdad in My Shadow. The following year, he appeared in the Sky Atlantic crime drama Gangs of London, played Salim in the fifth and final season of the French Canal+ political thriller The Bureau, and began starring as activist Milad Kahani in the Apple TV+ spy thriller Tehran.

Alenabi played a younger version of Bijan Daneshmand's character in the Maryam Keshavarz-directed comedy-drama film The Persian Version, which premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. He also appeared in Renny Harlin's horror film Refuge as Farid. In 2024, Alenabi played Mehmet Shah in Andrew Buchan's thriller series Passenger for ITV. He has an upcoming role in the French thriller series Kabul.