Sam Rahmani

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Samya Rahmani was born in London, England to Iraqi parents and grew up between Canada and Jordan. She started acting at age 11 when she played a small role in Guys & Dolls and stayed involved in theatre throughout high school and university. She's trained at the Vancouver Academy of Dramatic Arts and at the esteemed William Esper Studio in NYC. Sam broke out into television and film with "Child Bride" which screened at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner. She played Lamma in the Apple TV+ anthology series "Little America", Zadi in the Hulu Original comedy "Woke", and made an appearance on The CW's "Riverdale" and "Charmed". You can also catch her on Netflix's "The Night Agent" and "Firefly Lane" and AMC's "Lucky Hank". Sam's most recent projects include starring roles in two upcoming feature films as well as a series lead in the hit TV show "New Baghdad". Samya is fluent in Arabic and speaks both Iraqi and Levantine dialects. She also speaks French and is a self-proclaimed Francophile.


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Mixed Baggage

as Lina
Released: 2023-02-19

When Evie Jones rushes off a flight to make her connection, she has no idea that in her haste,...

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Pomegranate

as Niran
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A young, politically liberal, Iraqi Muslim immigrant struggles to find her footing in a...

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Riverdale

as Trudy
First aired: 2017-01-26

Set in the present, the series offers a bold, subversive take on Archie, Betty, Veronica and...

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The Night Agent

as Stage Manager
First aired: 2023-03-23

While monitoring an emergency line, a vigilant FBI agent answers a call that plunges him into a...

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Firefly Lane

as Emily
First aired: 2021-02-03

For decades, childhood best friends Kate and Tully have weathered life's storms together --...

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Khan Al Thahab

as uncredited
First aired: 2023-03-23

The life of a father-to-be is turned upside down when news of his wife’s pregnancy inadvertently...

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Woke

as Zadi
First aired: 2020-09-09

Keef, an African-American cartoonist, is finally on the verge of mainstream success when an...

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