Fayez Bakhsh

Fayez Bakhsh is a British-Yemeni actor, poet, and illustrator whose work spans stage, screen, and spoken word. Since graduating from Drama Studio London in 2014, he’s carved out a distinctive career with roles in BAFTA-nominated productions like The State and Silverpoint, as well as powerful stage performances at the National Theatre, Soho Theatre, and even across the Atlantic in New York and Washington D.C. Whether he’s rapping, sketching, or performing Shakespeare, Fayez Bakhsh brings a bold, multifaceted voice to everything he does—making him one of the most compelling talents of his generation.

How long have you been working as an actor?

10 years

And what do you love most about it?

The fact that every job is different and every role imprints upon you in a unique way, well after it’s all over.

What acting work are you most proud of?

I’ve loved being part of some great productions but, perhaps the work I’m most proud of is the zero-budget short film that me and my housemate made, on our mobile phones, over the first lockdown. It was created as means to keep ourselves busy at a strange time and we expected nothing to come of it. Post Covid it went on to win awards at several international film festivals and it’s even been shown to film students in Oslo, Norway as part of their studies.