Nima Taleghani

An actor and playwright from North London, Nima Taleghani has built a career across the British stage and screen. He studied drama with Vivienne Franzmann, then English literature at the University of Warwick, and earned a master's degree in English at University College London. His theater credits include roles in Jamie Lloyd productions such as Cyrano de Bergerac and Romeo and Juliet, The Merry Wives of Windsor for the Royal Shakespeare Company, Macbeth at the Royal Exchange in Manchester, Armadillo at The Yard Theatre, Hope Has a Happy Meal at the Royal Court and The Plough and the Stars at the Abbey Theatre. He was the first playwright to see a debut play staged in the Olivier at the National Theatre, a rap-infused take on the Greek tragedy The Bacchae. On screen he played Youssef Farouk in Heartstopper, had a film role in Femme (2023), and returned as Youssef in Heartstopper Forever (2026).