Bahareh Razekh
Bahareh Razekh in a dark striped blazer against a weathered plaster wall

Bahareh
Razekh

Actor  ·  Stockholm  ·  SE / EN / FA ▶  Watch showreel
Bahareh Razekh seated, black and white
About

Actor for stage, screen and audio. Working in Swedish, English and Farsi.

Trained at Malmö Theatre Academy, Bahareh Razekh has played Scandinavia's leading houses, from Kulturhuset Stadsteatern to Den Nationale Scene in Bergen, and performed Rogaland Teater's 11 år at the FIND festival, Schaubühne Berlin.

On screen she led SVT's Spökpatrullen and appears in Dejta and LEA. In audio she voices Syme in the Audible Original 1984. As UROISH she makes music with Olof Dreijer and toured Europe with Fever Ray.

Born in Tehran. Based in Stockholm.

Languages
Swedish · English · Farsi
Representation
Bo Thulin, Actors in Sweden

Selected work

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Dejta

Nilo · SVT Drama · 2020
Still from Dejta
Still from Dejta, at a bar
Still from Dejta, courtyard
Still from Dejta, on the phone with a bike
Dejta key art

LEA

Bahar · SVT Drama · 2022
Still from LEA
Still from LEA, night scene
Still from LEA, office scene
Still from LEA, night exterior

Spökpatrullen

Agatha van der Gast · Lead · SVT · 2014 / 2017
Spökpatrullen on SVT, leaping across a Stockholm rooftop

11 år

Headmaster Leili · Rogaland Teater · FIND, Schaubühne Berlin · 2026
11 år at Rogaland Teater, a sprint across the stage
11 år, on the phone with headset mic
11 år, among the children

Asyl ved verdens ende

Liw · Den Nationale Scene, Bergen · 2025
Asyl ved verdens ende, covered in flour, looking into the camera
Asyl ved verdens ende, flour falling, eyes closed

Brinn

Agni · Unga Klara · 2022
Brinn at Unga Klara, a scream in a red wig
Brinn, face to face in blue light
Brinn, arms wide in a red wig
Brinn, comic duet

Barnen från Frostmofjället

Brita Kajsa · Kulturhuset Stadsteatern · 2012
Barnen från Frostmofjället, leaping with a stick
Barnen från Frostmofjället, weeping on a sled by a sign reading BORT

Väninnan

Riksteatern · 2022
Väninnan at Riksteatern, five women at a long white table
Väninnan, holding a pink jacket over a chair
Väninnan, two women on tall chairs

Brev till Europa

Kulturhuset Stadsteatern / AMFI · 2024
Brev till Europa, two performers hand in hand on a lit runway
Brev till Europa, in red light
Brev till Europa, portrait with braid
Brev till Europa, two performers in blue haze
Brev till Europa, embrace on stage

Selected credits

Screen

  • KevlarsjälPolice officer · dir. Maria Eriksson-HechtFeature film · Zentropa · 2025
  • Sanningen 2Liz · dir. Johan LundinTV4 / Filmlance · 2025
  • Spelets hemlighetEva-Stina · dir. Desi DutinaNorthern Fable · 2025
  • Fartblinda S2Farima · dir. Johan Lundin, Jens JonssonC More / FLX · 2023
  • LEABahar · dir. Andrea Östlund, Fredrik EdfeldtSVT Drama / Kärnfilm · 2022
  • DejtaNilo · dir. Jens Sjögren, Rojda SekerözSVT Drama / B-Reel · 2020
  • Spökpatrullen 1 & 2Agatha van der Gast, leadSVT · 2014 / 2017

Stage

  • 11 årHeadmaster Leili · dir. Goksøyr & MartensRogaland Teater · FIND, Schaubühne Berlin · 2026
  • Asyl ved verdens endeLiw · dir. Annika SilkebergDen Nationale Scene · 2025
  • Brev till Europadir. Saga GärdeKulturhuset Stadsteatern / AMFI · 2024
  • Barnen från FrostmofjälletBrita KajsaKulturhuset Stadsteatern · 2012
  • De Skamlösadir. Tue BieringMalmö Stadsteater · 2023
  • BrinnAgni · dir. Farnaz ArbabiUnga Klara · 2022
  • Väninnandir. Dennis SandinRiksteatern · 2022
  • KrigerskaKrigerska · dir. Saga GärdeGöteborgs Stadsteater / Backa Teater · 2019
  • Upprorets poetJila Mossaed & Forough Farrokhzad · dir. Rebecca ÖrtmanGöteborgs Stadsteater · 2018

TrainingMalmö Theatre Academy, Lund University · BFA Acting, 2004

Audio

  • 1984SymeAudible Original · 2026
  • Dagens diktReader, Forough FarrokhzadSveriges Radio P1 · 2022
  • KontraÅsa NilssonSveriges Radio P3 · 2023
  • FörhörsrummetLead, the motherAudio drama · 2024
  • Dagens brottNarratorMunck / Spotify Studios · 2021

Music

  • UROISHArtist and vocalist, with Olof DreijerMusic
  • Fever RayTour support2024
  • BarayeWith Malmö Opera Orchestra2022

Voice

Audio drama, narration & conversations
Audible Original 1984 cover Syme · Audible Original · 2026 1984 George Orwell's novel as a full-cast Swedish audio drama. On Audible ↗ Vocalist · with Malmö Opera Orchestra · 2022 Baraye Shervin Hajipour's anthem of the Woman, Life, Freedom uprising, recorded with Malmö Opera Orchestra in solidarity with the people of Iran. Watch on YouTube ↗
Reader · Dagens dikt · Sveriges Radio P1 · 2022 Forough Farrokhzad Three poems in Swedish translation by Namdar Nasser: Dagarna, Gåva and Den mekaniska dockan.
Åsa Nilsson · Sveriges Radio P3 Serie · 2023 Kontra A thriller in five parts. On Sveriges Radio ↗ Lead role · Förhörsrummet · 2024 · 3 episodes Ättiksfallet Audio drama built on a real Swedish case. She plays the mother. In Swedish ↗ Narrator · Dagens brott · Munck / Spotify Studios · 2021 Värktablettsmorden Voice work: narrator of the true-crime series. One episode as a sample. In Swedish ↗ Bathinas skilda möten · Ep. 389 · December 2025 · 57 min ”Det var då jag förstod… jag är ju inte svensk.” A long conversation on leaving Iran, finding a voice, drama school and diversity on Swedish stages. In Swedish ↗ Hör du som har öron · January 2025 · 63 min Om motstånd och mellanförskap In Malmö, on the songs of the shelters, resistance, poetry and the force of music. In Swedish ↗

In print

Interviews & press
Dagens Nyheter TV & Radio cover with Dejta, February 2020 Dagens Nyheter · TV & Radio cover · February 2020 Dejta on the cover Nilo and Ella on the front of DN's weekly TV section for the series premiere on SVT.
Ystads Allehanda · Review · February 2020 Träffsäkert om obekvämt dejtande “Her two best friends, played by Klara Zimmergren and Bahareh Razekh, are lovely in their different ways of offering moral support.” Hilda Ärlemyr reviews Dejta. In Swedish.
Smålandsposten · February 2020 Växjöskådisen Bahareh Razekh i SVT:s dejtingdrama “Nilo is the eternal single who won't be tied down. She wants to live in the now, but under the surface there is a seriousness.” Interview by Per Hägred on playing Nilo in Dejta. In Swedish.
Smålandsposten Bahareh Razekh tar plats i maktens boning “Are there similarities between being a woman in theatre and in politics? Absolutely, says Bahareh Razekh.” Interview on Väninnan for Riksteatern. In Swedish ↗ Alba · Review · November 2018 Intensivt om uppror och poesi Britt Nordberg reviews Upprorets poet, directed by Rebecca Örtman at Göteborgs Stadsteater. In Swedish ↗

Portraits

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UROISH

Music

Dance music from the in-between, where Persian song meets Western electronics. Co-produced with Olof Dreijer of The Knife and Fever Ray. Supported Fever Ray on their 2024 European tour.

EnterUROISH →
UROISH taking a bow at Eventim Apollo, London, supporting Fever Ray

Contact

Agent Bo Thulin Actors in Sweden AB ↗ bo@actorsinsweden.com +46 76 080 9756
Direct Bahareh Razekh baharehrazekh@gmail.com
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