Yusra Warsama

Production	Character	Director	Company
DELIVER ME	Leila	Anna Zackrisson	Netflix
THE GALLOWS POLE	Bethsheba	Shane Meadows	Element Pictures
UNFORGOTTEN S5	Alaya Ali	Andy Wilson	ITV
CASTLE ROCK (Series 2)	Dr. Nadia Omar (Series Regular)	Various	Bad Robot \| Warner Bros
COLD FEET (Series 8)	Erica Morris	Rebecca Gatward	ITV
FLOOD PART THREE: TO THE SEA	Zeina	Alan Lane	BBC
CALL THE MIDWIFE (Series 6)	Nadifa Ghedi Jama	Lisa Clarke	Neal Street Productions \| BBC
MOGADISHU, MINNESOTA	Hawo	K'Naan	HBO
OUR GIRL (Series 2)	Nafula (Series Regular)	Jan Matthys	BBC
CRITICAL	Khaali Osman	Various	Hat Trick Productions
DRACULA	Seer 2	Andy Goddard & Steve Shill	Universal Television/ Carnival Pictures
SAVAGE	Victoria	Sam Miller	BBC
POSTCODE (Series 1)	Zahra (Semi-Regular)	Stuart Orme	BBC/RDF Media

Production	Character	Director	Company
WORD-PLAY	Performer	Nimmo Ismail	Royal Court
NORA: A DOLL'S HOUSE	Nora 1/ Christine 3	Bryony Shanahan	Royal Exchange
THE VOTE	Hanni Youis	Josie Rourke	Donmar Warehouse
FUTURE BODIES	Herself	Abbi Greenland \| Helen Goalen	HOME, Manchester
THE CLAIM	B	Mark Maughan	Shoreditch Town Hall
THE SOUND OF SILENCE		Tinuke Craig	Royal Exchange Theatre
AN INJURY	Isma	Alex Swift	Ovalhouse
ON CORPORATION STREET	Ensemble	Louise Lowe	Home Theatre Manchester / ANU
SONNET SUNDAY	Poet	Various	The Globe
SHARED MEMORIES	Self	Frances Lord and Kate Chapman	Kali Theatre/The Curve
CRYSTAL KISSES	Toyah	Benji Reid	Contact Theatre. Manchester
NEW WRITING FESTIVAL	Various	Various	The Curve
TWO TONE	Rehearsed Reading	Alex Chisholm	West Yorkshire Playhouse
BOLT-HOLE	Deka	Nick Bagnell	Birmingham Repertory
CARRI MI ACKEE	Eliza	Imani Jendai	Free Expression Dance
EVERYBODY WATCHES TV	The Girl	Contact Theatre	Contact Theatre. Manchester
EXPOSED	Poet	Lucy English	Apples & Snakes
GRACE	Self	Richard Gregory	Quarantine
MAKE BELIEVE	Self	Richard Gregory	Quarantine
SPEAKERS CORNER	Lyricist	Don Letts	Various
SUMMER LOVE	Julie	Corina Johnson	Contact Theatre. Manchester
THE GIRL WHO LOST HER SMILE	Jehan	Wendy Harris	Tutti Frutti
THREE-WAY	Safia	Dan Barnard	Brimingham Repertory

Production	Character	Director	Company
THE ORDER OF THINGS	Swada	Andrea Segre	Jolefilm
THE JOURNEY IS THE DESTINATION	Saba	Bronwen Hughes	Prospero Pictures
THE HUNTSMAN : WINTER'S WAR		Cedric Nicolas-Troyan	Universal Pictures
LAST DAYS ON MARS	Lauren Dalby	Ruairi Robinson	Fantastic Films
MY BROTHER THE DEVIL	Sonya	Sally El Hosaini	Wild Horses
STOLEN	Anna Costa	Justin Chadwick	RSJ Films

Production	Character	Director	Company
QUAKE	Capra	Sharon Sephton	Radio 4
LEILA'S SHAME	Leila	Alessana Hall	Radio 4
GOVERNMENT BY MAGIC SPELL (THE HUMAN CRADLE SERIES)	Narrator	Emma Harding	BBC
AMAZING GRACE	Kyla	Justine Potter	BBC

Production	Character	Director	Company
A BIRTHDAY PARTY	Fatima	Victoria Adeola Thomas	BP Film

Film, TV & Theatre

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Alongside her work as an actor, Yusra is also a successful theatre practitioner and has been writing, directing and devising work since 2005.

Production	Company	Notes
THIS IS YOUR COUNTRY NOW, TOO 2019	BBC Radio 4	Writer. Episode 6: Daughter.

Production	Company	Notes
OF ALL THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS IN THE WORLD 2023	Manchester HOME	Director/ Writer
INCOGNITO 2021	Manchester Metropolitan University	Director
MY WHITE BEST FRIEND 2021	Royal Exchange Theatre	Writer
TELL ME 2020	HOME Manchester	Co-creator with Chris Thorpe.
THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA 2017	HOME Manchester	Writer & Director.
BEDTIME STORIES 2015	Upswing	Writer. National tour.
RITES 2014	National Theatre of Scotland / Contact, Manchester	Co-written with Cora Bissett.
UNTITLED COMMISSION 2014	Greyscale Theatre Company	Writer.
ROMEO & JULIET 2014	HOME Manchester	Assistant Director.
AISHA 2014	National Theatre Studio	Writer.
WORLDWIDEWORKSHOP 2013	Royal Exchange Theatre	Facilitated & Devised.
UNHEARD VOICES 2013	Royal Court Theatre	Writer.