Dilan Gwyn

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Dilan Gwyn
Born (1987-06-04) 4 June 1987 (age 34)
Stockholm, Sweden
Alma mater
OccupationActress
Years active2007–present
Websitewww.dilangwyn.com

Dilan Gwyn (born 4 June 1987)[1] is a Swedish actress who has worked in Sweden, France, England, Canada, and the United States. She is known for her roles in the films Where Atilla Passes, The Convent, and Sisters in Arms, as well as the Freeform series Beyond and the Viaplay series Älska mig.

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]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Workshopen Short film
2008 Angels in the Snow (Swedish: Snöänglar) The Friend Short film
2011 The Delivery Young Ruth Short film
2011 Black Coffee Vanessa Short film
2012 Shoo Bre Zeynep
2012 Plastic Films Erica
2014 Dracula Untold Governess
2015 K7 Marian Short film
2015 Where Atilla Passes (French: Là où Atilla passe) Asya
2018 The Convent Alice Langley
2018 It's All About Love (Swedish: Lyckligare kan ingen vara) Ebba
2019 Sisters in Arms (French: Sœurs d'armes) Zara [6][7]
2020 The Evil Next Door (Swedish: Andra sidan) Shirin [8][9]
2021 The Woman Under the Bed Sloan

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Da Vinci's Demons Yana 3 episodes[10]
2016–2018 Beyond Willa Frost Main role[11]
2019–2020 Love Me (Swedish: Älska mig) Elsa Main role[12]
2020 Paragon: The Shadow Wars Rush 3 episodes
2021 (Swedish: Två systrar) Alicia Main role[13]

Video games[]

Year Title Role Notes
2018 A Way Out Additional voices

References[]

  1. ^ Seyhanogullari, Meg (13 May 2014). "Hollywood'un Yeni Keşfi Orhan Kotan'ın Kızı". Karnaval (in Turkish). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  2. ^ Dilan Gwyn (12 May 2014). "I'm Armenian, Circassian, Greek, Kurdish and Turkish. Born in Sweden. Most of us aren't just one thing. We need to stop hating each other". Retrieved 31 May 2021 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Dilan Gwyn". NKD Mag. December 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Dilan Kotan". Research Gate. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Exclusive Interview with Beyond's Dilan Gwyn". Talk Nerdy with Us. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Sur le tournage du film de guerre féministe de Caroline Fourest". Vanity Fair France (in French). 20 February 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Sœurs d'armes". UniFrance (in French). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  8. ^ Ferraro, Pietro (31 May 2021). "The Evil Next Door: trailer dell'horror sovrannaturale svedese con Dilan Gwyn". Cineblog (in Italian). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Dilan Gwyn blev "skiträdd" för sin egen film". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Hollywood'daki Türk kızı!". Habertürk (in Turkish). 8 April 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  11. ^ Thompson, Gianina (22 March 2018). "Dilan Gwyn fights off bad guys using her karate and Krav Maga skills in Freeform's 'Beyond'". ESPN. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Dilan Gwyn: Jag insåg att det inte fanns några svenska roller för en som heter som jag". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 3 January 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.(subscription required)
  13. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (1 October 2020). "NENT Group Orders Yellow Bird-Produced Series 'Two Sisters' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 31 May 2021.

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