Bilal Hasna

Bilal Hasna
Hasna at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival
Born
Bilal Ali Hasna

(1999-05-07) 7 May 1999
Westminster, London, England
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
Years active2020–present

Bilal Ali Hasna (/bɪˈlɑːl ˈhæsnə/;[1] born 7 May 1999) is a British actor and playwright. He starred in the film Layla (2024). On television, he is known for his roles in the Star series Extraordinary (2023–2024) and the Amazon Prime series Dead Hot (2024). For Extraordinary, Hasna was nominated for the 2025 British Academy Television Awards for Best Male Comedy Performance.[2]

Early life

Hasna was born in central London to a Palestinian father and a Pakistani Punjabi mother.[3] Hasna attended Haberdashers' Boys' School in Elstree. He graduated from the University of Cambridge in 2020 with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature. During university, he participated in theatre with the Marlowe Society and Pembroke Players.[4][5]

Career

Having come up with the idea in 2021,[6] Hasna co-wrote and starred in the one-man play For a Palestinian with Aaron Kilercioglu, which was staged in 2022 at Camden People's Theatre and also featured at the Bristol Old Vic.[7]

After making appearances in Sparks and Screw,[8][9] in 2023, Hasna had his first main television role as Kash in the Disney+ Star superhero comedy Extraordinary.[10] He made his feature film debut as the titular character of Amrou Al-Kadhi's Layla.[11] He joined the voice cast of the animated film The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim.[12] He also starred opposite Vivian Oparah in the Amazon Prime comedy thriller series Dead Hot in 2024.[13]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2024 Layla Layla
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Lief Voice role
2025 Christmas Karma Eddie Sood
TBA Rule of Three † TBA [14]
Monsanto † TBA [15]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2020 Sparks Shahid Episode: "Shahid's First Shave"
2022 Screw DS Norris 1 episode
2023–2024 Extraordinary Kash Main role
2024 3 Body Problem Edgar 3 episodes
Dead Hot Elliott Main role
2024–present The Agency Simon 17 episodes
2025 Black Mirror Kris El Masry Episode: "USS Callister: Into Infinity"
Slow Horses Irfan 2 episodes
2026 Half Man Young Alby Safadi 2 episodes
Good Omens Jesus Series 3[16]

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
2022 For a Palestinian Bilal/Wa'el Zuaiter Camden People's Theatre/Bristol Old Vic

References

  1. ↑ "Bilal Hasna% 1 min". Medical Aid for Palestinians. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Male Performance in a Comedy". Bafta. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  3. ↑ Sierz, Aleks (26 September 2022). "Aaron Kilercioglu and Bilal Hasna's "For A Palestinian" at Camden People's Theatre". The Theatre Times. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  4. ↑ Jolin, Dan (28 June 2023). "Stars of Tomorrow 2023: Bilal Hasna (actor)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Person: Bilal Hasna". CamDram. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Bilal Hasna and Aaron Kilercioglu on For A Palestinian". Camden People's Theatre. 2022. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  7. ↑ Farrel Roig, Estel (22 October 2017). "For a Palestinian is a 'moving and meaningful' political play". Bristol Post. Archived from the original on 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  8. ↑ Hibbs, James (25 January 2023). "Extraordinary cast: Meet the stars of Disney Plus superhero comedy". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "Bilal Hasna". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  10. ↑ Cavanaugh, Abby (28 January 2023). "'Extraordinary' Cast Talks Superpowers and What Drew Them to the Series". Collider. Archived from the original on 4 May 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  11. ↑ Dalton, Ben (1 December 2022). "Amrou Al-Kadhi's queer love story 'Layla' wraps UK shoot for Film4, BFI; first-look revealed (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  12. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (15 June 2022). "'The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim': Anime Voice Cast Counts Brian Cox, Gaia Wise, Miranda Otto & More". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  13. ↑ Rowan, Iona (17 August 2023). "Stay Close and It's a Sin bosses' new thriller series gets release window". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  14. ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (4 February 2026). "Horror Franchise Hopeful 'Rule Of Three', From 'Smile' Outfit, Begins Shoot With Thomasin McKenzie, Chloe East, Jimmi Simpson, Sutton Foster, More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  15. ↑ Grobar, Matt (16 June 2026). "John Lee Hancock's Netflix Courtroom Drama On 2018 Monsanto Case Adds Six To Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  16. ↑ Stevens, Abigail Stevens (25 April 2026). "David Tennant Teases Crowley's Situation In Prime Video's Good Omens Season 3 After Devastating Split From Aziraphale". Screen Rant. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
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