Selin Saime Hizli (also credited as Seline Hizli; born 1989) is an English actress and writer from

Flamstead Flamstead is a village and civil parish in north-west Hertfordshire, England, close to the junction of the A5 and the M1 motorway at junction 9. The name is thought by some historians to be a corruption of the original ''Verulamstead''. Flam ...

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, best known for her starring role in the second and third series of the

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drama ''

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''. She is also known for her roles in ''

Am I Being Unreasonable? ''Am I Being Unreasonable?'' is a British comedy-thriller television series produced by Boffola Pictures and Lookout Point and written by, and starring, Daisy May Cooper and Selin Hizli. The series was broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom ...

'' (2022–present), which she also co-created and co-wrote, and ''

Things You Should Have Done ''Things You Should Have Done'' is a British television sitcom created and written by Lucia Keskin, first broadcast on BBC Three and available on BBC iPlayer from 29 February 2024. It stars Keskin as a 'stay-at-home-daughter' who is left to fend ...

'' (2024).

Early life and education

Hizli was born in

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and raised in

. She grew up working class with an Irish mother and a Turkish father. Her mother, Liz Hizli, is a community fundraiser. As a child Hizli attended

Roundwood Park School Roundwood Park School is a non-selective state secondary school with academy status situated in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. Opened in 1956, it currently has around 1300 pupils, most of whom live in the local area and surrounding v ...

Harpenden Harpenden () is a town and civil parish in the City and District of St Albans in the county of Hertfordshire, England. The population of the built-up area was 30,674 in the 2021 census, while the population of the civil parish was 31,128. Harpe ...

followed by the

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. After a four-stage application process, she was one of only 34 young actors to be accepted for a place at the

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, also known by its abbreviation RADA (), is a drama school in London, England, which provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in Bloomsbury, Central London ...

in 2007 to do a three-year acting degree. She graduated in July 2010.

Career

After graduating from the Royal Academy, Hizli won the part of Connie Carter in the second series of the

wartime drama ''

''. To prepare for the role, she researched the work of the

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. She returned to the series for its third run of episodes in 2011. In 2011, Hizli appeared in an episode of the sixth series of '' Law & Order: UK''. Hizli's first professional stage role was the part of Katie in the play ''One Night in November'' at the

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. Further credits include a starring role as The Bride in an adaptation of

Federico García Lorca Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca (5 June 1898 – 19 August 1936) was a Spanish poet, playwright, and theatre director. García Lorca achieved international recognition as an emblematic member of the Generation of '27, a g ...

's ''

Blood Wedding ''Blood Wedding'' () is a tragedy by Spanish dramatist Federico García Lorca. It was written in 1932 and first performed at Teatro Beatriz in Madrid in March 1933, then later that year in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The play is set in rural Spa ...

'' which was performed at the 2012

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. She has also appeared as Amelia in the play ''

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'', also by Federico García Lorca, which was performed between 19 January and 10 March 2012 at the

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, London. Hizli appeared at the

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with

Daisy May Cooper Daisy May Cooper (born 1 August 1986) is an English actress and writer. She won the 2018 BAFTA TV Award for Best Female Comedy Performance for playing Kerry Mucklowe in the BBC Three series '' This Country'', which she co-created and co-wrote w ...

to present the award for

Brit Award for British Rock/Alternative Act The Brit Award for British Alternative/Rock Act (previously known as the Brit Award for British Rock Act) is an award given by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), an organisation which represents record companies and artists in the United Ki ...

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hizli, Selin Date of birth missing (living people) Living people 1989 births Actresses from Hertfordshire Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art English people of Turkish descent English television actresses People from Flamstead Actresses from Oxford Actors from Dacorum English people of Irish descent