Selin Salime Hizli | |
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| Born | Selin Salime Hizli 1989 (age 35–36) |
| Alma mater | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
Selin Saime Hizli (also credited as Seline Hizli; born 1989) [1] is an English actress and writer from Flamstead, Hertfordshire, best known for her starring role in the second and third series of the BBC One drama Land Girls .
She is also known for her roles in Am I Being Unreasonable? (2022–present), which she also co-created and co-wrote, and Things You Should Have Done (2024).
Hizli was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire and raised in Flamstead in Hertfordshire. She grew up working class with an Irish mother and a Turkish father. [2] Her mother, Liz Hizli, is a community fundraiser. [3] As a child Hizli attended Roundwood Park School in Harpenden followed by the BRIT School in Croydon.[ citation needed ] After a four-stage application process, she was one of only 34 young actors to be accepted for a place at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2007 to do a three-year acting degree. [4] [5] She graduated in July 2010. [3]
After graduating from the Royal Academy, Hizli won the part of Connie Carter in the second series of the BBC One wartime drama Land Girls . To prepare for the role, she researched the work of the Women's Land Army. [4] She returned to the series for its third run of episodes in 2011. [6]
In 2011, Hizli appeared in an episode of the sixth series of Law & Order: UK . [7] Hizli's first professional stage role was the part of Katie in the play One Night in November at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry. [7] Further credits include a starring role as The Bride in an adaptation of Federico García Lorca's Blood Wedding which was performed at the 2012 London Festival Fringe. [8] She has also appeared as Amelia in the play The House of Bernarda Alba , also by Federico García Lorca, which was performed between 19 January and 10 March 2012 at the Almeida Theatre, London. [9]
Hizli appeared at the Brit Awards 2023 with Daisy May Cooper to present the award for Brit Award for British Rock/Alternative Act. She recently appeared as Maria Hardy on an episode of Father Brown titled The House of God.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2010–2011 | Land Girls | Connie Carter | Main role |
| 2011 | Appropriate Adult | Mae West | Two-part serial |
| 2011 | Law & Order: UK | Sara Waldman | Episode: "Trial" |
| 2013 | Casualty | Lucy Packard | Episode: "Waiting for a Star to Fall" |
| 2013 | Beneath | Mother | Short film |
| 2014 | Call the Midwife | Doris Aston | 1 episode |
| 2015 | Luther | Stacy Bell | 1 episode |
| 2016–2017 | Grantchester | Margaret Ward | Main role |
| 2016–2018 | Mum | Debbie | Recurring role |
| 2019 | Father Brown | Maria Hardy | 1 episode |
| 2020 | Deadwater Fell | Sacha | Recurring role |
| 2020 | Avenue 5 | Janine | 1 episode |
| 2020 | Doctors | Charlotte Harrison | Episode: "Merry Frightmas" [10] |
| 2022–present | Am I Being Unreasonable? | Jen | Main role; also co-creator and co-writer with Daisy May Cooper [11] |
| 2023 | Six Four | Samantha Wishart | Four-part serial |
| 2024–present | Things You Should Have Done | Auntie Karen | Main role [12] |
| TBA | Malpractice | TBA | Upcoming role [13] |