Shermin Hassan
Acting
Biography
Shermin completed a one year Foundation degree in Acting at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts and shortly after gained a scholarship on the BA Acting course at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, where she studied for three years. Whilst at Mountview she gained valuable tools, got to work with some notable industry professionals and acted in some brilliant plays. Such as three premier performances; What’s Eating Gilbert Grape by Peter Hedges, A Level Playing Field by Jonathan Lewis and Karagula by Philip Ridley. Since graduating from Mountview Shermin will make her debut film appearance in independent feature film Arifa, playing the role of Arifa. She is represented by Carey Dodd Associates.
Known For
When a child goes missing in the aftermath of a house explosion, a concerned neighbor teams up with a private investigator to find them. As secrets unravel and a military conspiracy emerges, all hell is unleashed on South Oxford's sleepy suburbs.
Down Cemetery Road
An anarchic, laugh-out-loud music comedy following a Muslim female punk band called Lady Parts, tracking the highs and lows of the band members as seen through the eyes of Amina Hussein — a geeky doctorate student who is recruited to be their unlikely lead guitarist.
We Are Lady Parts
Glen and his fiancée share a perfect, perfectly mundane life together. Sure, Glen's got crippling erectile dysfunction and Kirsty has a secret shoplifting habit, but they're happy. That is until his brother Lee comes crashing into their lives, whilst on the run from a past that's quickly catching up with him. The trio are forced together: a perfectionist, a fantasist and an anarchist all living under the same roof in an Essex cul-de-sac. It's not long before their 'perfect' lives start to unravel faster than a cheap carpet.
Mr Bigstuff
A group of influencers are invited to a house for a competition with deadly consequences.
Clickbait: Unfollowed
Fran is waiting for her partner to join her for therapy. Consumed by her internal voice, the waiting room becomes transformed.
Dope Fiend
An off-kilter, darkly funny story of a young British-Pakistani woman navigating her way through life. Arifa is a woman still finding her way in the world. Unlucky in love, things scarcely seem to improve when she becomes entangled with mysterious ‘professional gamer’ Riccardo. Just like the other men in her life – namely her absentee, bootlegging father Hameed – evasiveness and commitment issues are everywhere. As she unpicks the issues she encounters in her life, helped in part by her counsellor Shabana, Arifa will find herself growing up, and realising that things don’t always turn out as you might expect.