Dilan Gwyn

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Dilan Gwyn
Born (1987-06-04) 4 June 1987 (age 37)
Stockholm, Sweden
Alma mater
OccupationActress
Years active2007–present
Children1
Website www.dilangwyn.com

Dilan Gwyn (born 4 June 1987) [1] is a Swedish-Kurdish actress who has worked in Sweden, France, England, Canada, and the United States. Her films include Where Atilla Passes (2015), The Convent (2018), and Sisters in Arms (2019). On television, she is known for her roles in the Freeform series Beyond (2016–2018) and the Viaplay series Älska mig (2019–2020).

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Early life

Gwyn was born in Stockholm to parents who had fled Turkey in 1981 with her two older sisters. Regarding her ethnicity, she has said "I'm Armenian, Circassian, Greek, Kurdish and Turkish." [2] Her father, Orhan Kotan, was a Kurdish writer and human rights activist who died when she was 11 years old. [3]

She studied at Paris-Sorbonne University in Paris and Stockholm University. [4] She trained in performing arts with the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, first at the Los Angeles campus and then the Manhattan campus, graduating in 2010. [5]

Career

In 2012, Gwyn made her feature film debut in Shoo Bre and Plastic Films. Then in 2014, she made her television debut as Yana in the second season of the Starz historical fantasy series Da Vinci's Demons and appeared in the fantasy horror film Dracula Untold . [6] Gwyn starred in the 2015 Canadian drama film Where Atilla Passes (French : Là où Atilla passe).

From 2016 to 2018, Gwyn starred as Willa Frost in both seasons of the Freeform science fiction series Beyond . [7] This was followed by roles in the 2018 films The Convent , a British horror film, and It's All About Love (Swedish : Lyckligare kan ingen vara), a Swedish comedy-drama. In 2019, Gwyn starred in the French war film Sisters in Arms (French : Sœurs d'armes) [8] [9] and began playing Elsa in the Viaplay series Love Me (Swedish : Älska mig). [10]

Personal life

Gwyn lives in West Stockholm with her husband Emil and their daughter, born December 2021 at the Karolinska Hospital. [11] She has also lived in London, Amsterdam, and Istanbul. [12]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007WorkshopenShort film
2008Angels in the Snow (Swedish : Snöänglar)The FriendShort film
2011The DeliveryYoung RuthShort film
Black CoffeeVanessaShort film
2012Shoo BreZeynep
Plastic FilmsErica
2014 Dracula Untold Governess
2015K7MarianShort film
Where Atilla Passes (French : Là où Atilla passe)Asya
2018 The Convent Alice Langley
It's All About Love (Swedish : Lyckligare kan ingen vara)Ebba
2019 Sisters in Arms Zara
2020The Evil Next Door (Swedish : Andra sidan)Shirin [13] [14]
2022The Woman Under the BedSloan

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Da Vinci's Demons Yana3 episodes
2016–2018 Beyond Willa FrostMain role
2019–2020 Love Me (Swedish : Älska mig)ElsaMain role
2020Paragon: The Shadow WarsRush3 episodes
2021 Two Sisters (Swedish : Två systrar)AliciaMain role [15]
2022Kronprinsen som försvannDrottning Lovisa

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