Nima Taleghani

Nima Taleghani is writer and performer, whose debut play Bacchae marks the first ever playwright debut on the National Theatre’s Olivier stage. As an actor, he recently starred alongside Tom Holland as Benvolio in Jamie Lloyd’s production of Romeo & Juliet, where he also served as the production’s Text Editor. Nima’s screen and stage performance credits include Heartstopper for Netflix as series regular Mr Farouk, and Cyrano de Bergerac alongside James MacAvoy in the West End & New York.