# Yasmin Al-Khudhairi
**Yasmin Al-Khudhairi** (born 1995) is a British actress known for the film *Rye Lane* (2023) and for television roles including Fizza Akhtar in the [Channel 4](https://www.edgepedia.org/channel-4) comedy-drama *Ackley Bridge* and Naomi Ward in *A Good Girl's Guide to Murder*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8955104/) • [2](https://www.acmodasi.com.ua/amdb/person/2786883-yasmin-al-khudhairi)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1995; birthplace given as Kingston-upon-Thames, London, England[3](https://www.nrmagazine.com/cinema/people/974525/yasmin-al-khudhairi) |
| Breakthrough role | Fizza Akhtar in *Ackley Bridge*, 20 episodes across 2021–2022[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8955104/) |
| Film | Amanda in *Rye Lane* (2023)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8955104/) |
| Recent series | Naomi Ward in *A Good Girl's Guide to Murder*, 8 episodes, 2024–2026[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8955104/) |
| Upcoming film | Nessa in *Daughter of Eden*, the directorial debut of Fateme Ahmadi, in post-production[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8955104/) • [4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8955104/news/) |
| Other upcoming work | Zahra in *Bill's Included* (2026, filming) and Vanessa Mellor in *The Spirit Lock* (2026)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8955104/) |
## Early life
Al-Khudhairi was born in 1995. The French-language film database Nrmagazine gives her birthplace as Kingston-upon-Thames, London, England.[3](https://www.nrmagazine.com/cinema/people/974525/yasmin-al-khudhairi) Published sources disagree on her exact date of birth: the Ukrainian database AMDB and Nrmagazine list 12 May 1995, while Famous Birthdays lists 1995.[2](https://www.acmodasi.com.ua/amdb/person/2786883-yasmin-al-khudhairi) • [3](https://www.nrmagazine.com/cinema/people/974525/yasmin-al-khudhairi) • [5](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/yasmin-al-khudhairi.html) According to Famous Birthdays, she made her acting debut in 2017.[5](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/yasmin-al-khudhairi.html)
## Television roles
Al-Khudhairi's early screen credits include the animated series *Hilda*, in which she voiced Ayala in 2019, and a single-episode appearance as a shop assistant in *Killing Eve* in 2020.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8955104/) The film *Hilda* premiered at the 2020 Raindance Film Festival, which she attended.[5](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/yasmin-al-khudhairi.html)
**Ackley Bridge.** Her most prominent early role was Fizza Akhtar in the Channel 4 school comedy-drama *Ackley Bridge*, appearing in 20 episodes across the fourth and fifth seasons in 2021 and 2022.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8955104/) The character is listed as a regular on the show.[6](https://lezwatchtv.com/actor/yasmin-al-khudhairi/) She appeared at a Royal Television Society Yorkshire preview and question-and-answer event for the show's fifth series.[7](https://rts.org.uk/tags/yasmin-al-khudhairi)
**Later credits.** Her subsequent television work includes Lydia in *Stath Lets Flats* (2021, one episode), Princess Yadira Bint Zyan Al-Bilal in *Cobra* (2023, three episodes), Poppy in *Here We Go* (2025, one episode), and Lara in *How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge)* (2025, one episode).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8955104/) In *A Good Girl's Guide to Murder*, the television adaptation of Holly Jackson's novel starring [Emma Myers](https://www.edgepedia.org/emma-myers), she plays Naomi Ward in eight episodes spanning 2024 to 2026.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8955104/)
## Film
Al-Khudhairi played Amanda in Raine Allen-Miller's romantic comedy *Rye Lane* (2023), which has an IMDb rating of 7.2.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8955104/) Her earlier film work includes the 2021 television movie *Adam*, in the role of Egyptian Adam.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8955104/)
**Daughter of Eden.** She leads the cast of *Daughter of Eden* as Nessa, alongside [Hiam Abbass](https://www.edgepedia.org/hiam-abbass), Amir El-Masry, and [Lindsay Duncan](https://www.edgepedia.org/lindsay-duncan).[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8955104/news/) The film is the directorial debut of the Iranian-British filmmaker Fateme Ahmadi, a psychological thriller set in London in 2006 about a British-Iraqi nurse whose chance encounter with an older woman she suspects is connected to her parents' fate in Iraq draws her into another family's life.[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8955104/news/) It is a UK-Ireland co-production between Lunapark Pictures, Shudder Films, and Newgrange Pictures, developed with the BFI and BBC Film, with filming underway in Dublin.[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8955104/news/) The film was selected for the BFI's 2026 Great 8 showcase, a program that presents features by first-time and early-career UK filmmakers to international buyers at the Cannes Market.[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8955104/news/)
## References
1. [Yasmin Al-Khudhairi, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8955104/)
2. [Yasmin Al-Khudhairi, AMDB](https://www.acmodasi.com.ua/amdb/person/2786883-yasmin-al-khudhairi)
3. [Yasmin Al-Khudhairi : biographie, filmographie, Nrmagazine](https://www.nrmagazine.com/cinema/people/974525/yasmin-al-khudhairi)
4. [Yasmin Al-Khudhairi, IMDb News (ScreenDaily and Deadline reports on Daughter of Eden)](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8955104/news/)
5. [Yasmin Al-Khudhairi, Famous Birthdays](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/yasmin-al-khudhairi.html)
6. [Yasmin Al-Khudhairi, LezWatch.TV](https://lezwatchtv.com/actor/yasmin-al-khudhairi/)
7. [Ackley Bridge series five preview and Q&A, Royal Television Society Yorkshire](https://rts.org.uk/tags/yasmin-al-khudhairi)
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