Roxana Vilk

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Roxana Vilk

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" A fantastic performance by Roxana Vilk who has perhaps one of the most expressive faces seen since the likes of Shelley Duvall" - on her lead role in the award winning short horror/ thriller film Bill by Sketchbook Pictures ( see reel for clip)
British-Iranian actor, writer, and director based in Bristol/London. Currently touring The Colour of Dinosaurs, developing debut play with Bristol Old Vic, and winner of the Kevin Elyot Award. BAFTA Associate, Writers’ Guild & Musicians’ Union member. 20+ years’ experience across theatre, film, and immersive arts.

Roxana Vilk
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53 years•Bristol (GB), Bath and North East Somerset (GB)
Genderfemale, Iranian, UK, mixed heritage, Farsi Speaker
Year of birth1972 (53 years)
Acting age40-53 years
NationalityAmerican, British
Main professionActor
Housing optionsGreater London (GB)
Eye colorbrown
Hair colordark brown
Height (cm)168
Ethnicity and heritageMixed, English, Iranian, I am mixed race Iranian / English
LanguagesEnglish(native)Persian (Farsi/Dari)(native)French
InstrumentsPercussionPiano
SportSwimmingTennis
Special skillsSinger-songwriterStoryteller
Training

Jacques Lecoq School of Theatre Paris, Theatre & Physical Theatre
Shakespeare course at IDFA Copenhagen - taught by Brian Cox, Simon Mcburney ( compliticte) and Cecily Berry

Film
2020
BILL (Short film)
Lead Role
Sophie Mair, Dan Gitsham Sketchbook Pictures
Television
2014
Iranian Enough, my search for identity
BBC Presenter
Harriet Shawcross BBC2
Theater
2025
The Colour of Dinosaurs UK TOUR
Rocky
Dom Coyote Otic Theatre company / Paraorchestra and Unlimited Co Production
2024
The Colour of Dinosaurs
Rocky
Dom Coyote Polka Theatre London
2023
The Colour of Dinosaurs
Actor/Musician
Dom Coyote Bristol Old Vic
2022
Circle
Lead Actor and Musician
Liam Birtles Squidsoup and Vilk Collective
2001
Red
Sarah
Paul Pinson and Christen Devaney Boilerhouse
1999
The African Julius Caesar
Various
Toby Gough Theatrum Botanicum
1997
Linneaus Prince of Flowers
Lead - Cassandra
Toby Gough Winner of Fringe First award for the show Theatrum Botanicum
Audio
2021
Til Death Do us Part - Gothic Folk Horror Story
Narrator
Noomi Spook Spook Productions
Other
2024
The Crew (Video game)
Lieutenant Fischer
Ellie Chadwick Condense Reality
2023
Wild Saumon
Principal Singer on the sound track
Karni and Saul Sulkybunny
2023
Women Life Freedom / Bristol Old Vic / Weston Studio
Dina
Roxana Vilk Bristol Old Vic
2023
You Don't Know Me / Thriller Music Video
Actor and movement artist
Vilk Collective
2017
Room for Refugees
Nasrin (Lead Role)
David Neville BBC Scotland
2015
A World Elsewhere
Jasleen
David Neville BBC Scotland
2006
Baghdad Burning
Cousin
Claudine Toutoungi BBC Radio 4 Drama
2006
Uncovering Iran
Fatima
Jessica Dromgoole BBC Radio 4 drama
2003
BBC Radio 4 Drama
Main role reading Ali Smith's 'The Universal Story'
David Jackson Young BBC Radio 4 Drama
2003
The Mystic Life
Dina
Bruce Young BBC Radio 4 Drama