Dilan Gwyn

Dilan Gwyn (born 4 June 1987)^[1] is a Swedish-Kurdish actress who has worked in Sweden, France, England, Canada, and the United States. Her films include Where Atilla Passes (2015), The Convent (2018), and Sisters in Arms (2019). On television, she is known for her roles in the Freeform series Beyond (2016–2018) and the Viaplay series Älska mig (2019–2020).

Dilan Gwyn
Born	(1987-06-04) 4 June 1987 (age 37) Stockholm, Sweden
Alma mater	Paris-Sorbonne University Stockholm University American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2007–present
Children	1
Website	www.dilangwyn.com

Early life

Gwyn was born in Stockholm to parents who had fled Turkey in 1981 with her two older sisters. Regarding her ethnicity, she has said "I'm Armenian, Circassian, Greek, Kurdish and Turkish."^[2] Her father, Orhan Kotan, was a Kurdish writer and human rights activist who died when she was 11 years old.^[3]

She studied at Paris-Sorbonne University in Paris and Stockholm University.^[4] She trained in performing arts with the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, first at the Los Angeles campus and then the Manhattan campus, graduating in 2010.^[5]

Career

In 2012, Gwyn made her feature film debut in Shoo Bre and Plastic Films. Then in 2014, she made her television debut as Yana in the second season of the Starz historical fantasy series Da Vinci's Demons and appeared in the fantasy horror film Dracula Untold.^[6] Gwyn starred in the 2015 Canadian drama film Where Atilla Passes (French: Là où Atilla passe).

From 2016 to 2018, Gwyn starred as Willa Frost in both seasons of the Freeform science fiction series Beyond.^[7] This was followed by roles in the 2018 films The Convent, a British horror film, and It's All About Love (Swedish: Lyckligare kan ingen vara), a Swedish comedy-drama. In 2019, Gwyn starred in the French war film Sisters in Arms (French: Sœurs d'armes)^[8][9] and began playing Elsa in the Viaplay series Love Me (Swedish: Älska mig).^[10]

Personal life

Gwyn lives in West Stockholm with her husband Emil and their daughter, born December 2021 at the Karolinska Hospital.^[11] She has also lived in London, Amsterdam, and Istanbul.^[12]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Workshopen		Short film
2008	Angels in the Snow (Swedish: Snöänglar)	The Friend	Short film
2011	The Delivery	Young Ruth	Short film
	Black Coffee	Vanessa	Short film
2012	Shoo Bre	Zeynep
	Plastic Films	Erica
2014	Dracula Untold	Governess
2015	K7	Marian	Short film
	Where Atilla Passes (French: Là où Atilla passe)	Asya
2018	The Convent	Alice Langley
	It's All About Love (Swedish: Lyckligare kan ingen vara)	Ebba
2019	Sisters in Arms	Zara
2020	The Evil Next Door (Swedish: Andra sidan)	Shirin	[13][14]
2022	The Woman Under the Bed	Sloan

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Da Vinci's Demons	Yana	3 episodes
2016–2018	Beyond	Willa Frost	Main role
2019–2020	Love Me (Swedish: Älska mig)	Elsa	Main role
2020	Paragon: The Shadow Wars	Rush	3 episodes
2021	Two Sisters (Swedish: Två systrar)	Alicia	Main role[15]
2022	Kronprinsen som försvann	Drottning Lovisa

Video games

• A Way Out (2018)

References

1. Seyhanogullari, Meg (13 May 2014). "Hollywood'un Yeni Keşfi Orhan Kotan'ın Kızı". Karnaval (in Turkish). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
2. Dilan Gwyn (12 May 2014). "I'm Armenian, Circassian, Greek, Kurdish and Turkish. Born in Sweden. Most of us aren't just one thing. We need to stop hating each other". Retrieved 31 May 2021 – via Twitter.
3. "Dilan Gwyn". NKD Mag. December 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
4. "Dilan Kotan". ResearchGate. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
5. "Exclusive Interview with Beyond's Dilan Gwyn". Talk Nerdy with Us. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
6. "Hollywood'daki Türk kızı!". Habertürk (in Turkish). 8 April 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
7. Thompson, Gianina (22 March 2018). "Dilan Gwyn fights off bad guys using her karate and Krav Maga skills in Freeform's 'Beyond'". ESPN. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
8. "Sur le tournage du film de guerre féministe de Caroline Fourest". Vanity Fair France (in French). 20 February 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
9. "Sœurs d'armes". UniFrance (in French). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
10. "Dilan Gwyn: Jag insåg att det inte fanns några svenska roller för en som heter som jag". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 3 January 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.(subscription required)
11. Bilby, Therese (15 February 2022). "Dilan Gwyn om livet med en nyfödd: "Magiskt och utmanande"". Mama (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
12. Weckström, Alina (22 June 2021). "How to stay true to your values? Actress Dilan Gwyn on coping with loss and finding her true grit. Understanding your values in difficult times". 29k. Archived from the original on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
13. Ferraro, Pietro (31 May 2021). "The Evil Next Door: trailer dell'horror sovrannaturale svedese con Dilan Gwyn". Cineblog (in Italian). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
14. "Dilan Gwyn blev "skiträdd" för sin egen film". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 26 October 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
15. Keslassy, Elsa (1 October 2020). "NENT Group Orders Yellow Bird-Produced Series 'Two Sisters' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 31 May 2021.

External links

• Dilan Gwyn at IMDb