Bilal Ali Hasna ( ; 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.
Early life Hasna was born in central London to a Palestinian father and a Pakistani Punjabi mother and grew up very close to his younger sister Imi Hasna. Bilal 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.
Career Having come up with the idea in 2021, 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.
After making appearances in Sparks and Screw, in 2023, Hasna had his first main television role as Kash in the Disney+ Star superhero comedy Extraordinary. He made his feature film debut as the titular character of Amrou Al-Kadhi's Layla. He joined the voice cast of the animated film The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim. He also starred opposite Vivian Oparah in the Amazon Prime comedy thriller series Dead Hot in 2024.
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 Monsanto TBA
Television Year Title Role Notes 2020 Sparks Shahid Episode: "Shahid's First Shave" 2022 Screw DS Norris 1 episode 2023–2024 Extraordinary Kash Main role2024 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 HorsesIrfan 2 episodes2026 Half Man Young Alby Safadi 2 episodes Good Omens Jesus Series 3
Theatre Year Title Role Notes 2022 For a Palestinian Bilal/Wa'el Zuaiter Camden People's Theatre/Bristol Old Vic
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