The Ipcress File - ITV

Acting showreel of British-Iranian TV, theatre and radio actor Shireen Farkhoy featuring scenes from Patience, FBI: International, Silent Witness, The Ipcress File and Doctors.

Acting Profile

My work spans high-end television, theatre, radio and commercials.

I've got recurring credits across major UK and international broadcasters, including Silent Witness (BBC), The Ipcress File (ITV), Patience (Channel 4) and FBI: International (CBS).

Training
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Ivana Chubbuck Masterclass, 2026

Represented by
Roxane Vacca Management

Casting type
Authority under pressure. Sharp women noticing more than they let on. Emotionally open, slightly unconventional roles.

Selected Work

Television

  • FBI: International — Zahra Nawaz (Universal/CBS)

  • Silent Witness — Martine Chalal, recurring (BBC)

  • The Ipcress File — Rashida Boustani, recurring (ITV)

  • The Chelsea Detective — Sophie Carter (Expectation Drama)

  • Patience — Miss Page, recurring (Channel 4)

  • Doctors — Saskia McKenna, guest lead (BBC)

  • Vera — Megan (ITV)

Shireen Farkhoy as Martine Chalal with Genesis Lynea in BBC crime drama Silent Witness.

Radio

  • The Words — Nahid (BBC)

  • The Death of Molly Miller — Molly Miller (BBC)

  • Divided We Fall — Paris, Sony Award-winning (BBC)

Theatre

  • Maggie May — Claire (Leeds Playhouse)

  • Bitched — Ali (Kali Theatre)

  • The Shed Crew — Multiple Roles (Red Ladder)

  • Combustion — Samina (Tara Arts)

  • Haste Ye Back — Maya (Arcola Theatre)

  • Sam Wanamaker Festival — Beatrice (Shakespeare’s Globe)

Production still of British-Iranian actor Shireen Farkhoy performing in Where We Began, produced by SBC Theatre.
Production still of British-Iranian actor Shireen Farkhoy performing in Where We Began, produced by SBC Theatre.

Represented by
Roxane Vacca Management.

Acting Enquiries
dane@roxanevacca.co.uk