Acting
London, England
Sam Rahmani
Acting
Biography
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.
Feature Films (4)
A young, politically liberal, Iraqi Muslim immigrant struggles to find her footing in a neighborhood of well-to-do conservative, Iraqi Christians while battling her family's fears of deprivation and demands of loyalty to Muslim traditions.
Pomegranate
When Evie Jones rushes off a flight to make her connection, she has no idea that in her haste, she has grabbed the wrong green duffel bag. Unbeknownst to her, the flight attendant moved hers, and the one Evie has taken belongs to Jake Weber. Thus ensues a series of mishaps, missed messages and misunderstandings as each tries to get the bag back to its rightful owner.
Mixed Baggage
The blind ferryman Ayoub lives in the swamps of southern Iraq. One day he meets a mysterious woman and falls for her. Nobody believes that she exists. When even his neighbors turn away from him, he carries out a fatal act in desperation.
The Blind Ferryman
A graduate researcher monitoring wildlife cameras notices a garbage bag suddenly appear in a forest clearing. She sends her senior technician to check it out--watching his every move through the live camera feed.
Bagman
Television & Series (8)
Set in the present, the series offers a bold, subversive take on Archie, Betty, Veronica and their friends, exploring the surreality of small-town life, the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath Riverdale’s wholesome facade.
Riverdale
Brought together by a midnight phone call, an FBI agent and a cybersecurity expert must unravel an ever-growing web of political conspiracies.
The Night Agent
For decades, childhood best friends Kate and Tully have weathered life's storms together -- until a betrayal threatens to break them apart for good.
Firefly Lane
The life of a father-to-be is turned upside down when news of his wife’s pregnancy inadvertently sets off a chain of tragic events.
Khan Al Thahab
Keef, an African-American cartoonist, is finally on the verge of mainstream success when an unexpected incident changes everything. He must now navigate the new voices and ideas that confront and challenge him, all without setting aflame everything he's already built.
Woke
After spending 20 years behind bars for an act of self-defense, Amal regains her freedom and begins a journey to find the greatest loss of her life: her daughter, Worood.
