Dilan Gwyn (born 4 June 1987) is a Swedish-Turkish actress who has worked in Sweden, France, England, Canada, and the United States. Her films include ''

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'' (2015), '' The Convent'' (2018), and '' Sisters in Arms'' (2019). On television, she is known for her roles in the Freeform series ''

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'' (2016–2018) and the

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series '' Älska mig'' (2019–2020).

Early life

Gwyn was born in

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to parents who had fled

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in 1981 with her two older sisters. Regarding her ethnicity, she has said "I'm

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...

, Circassian,

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and

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." Her father, Orhan Kotan, was a Kurdish writer and human rights activist who died when she was 11 years old. She studied at

Paris-Sorbonne University Paris-Sorbonne University (also known as Paris IV; french: Université Paris-Sorbonne, Paris IV) was a public research university in Paris, France, active from 1971 to 2017. It was the main inheritor of the Faculty of Humanities of the Universit ...

in Paris and

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. She trained in performing arts with the

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, first at the

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campus and then the

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campus, graduating in 2010.

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

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historical fantasy series ''

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'' and appeared in the fantasy horror film ''

Dracula Untold ''Dracula Untold'' is a 2014 American dark fantasy action-horror film directed by Gary Shore in his feature film debut and written by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless. A reboot of the ''Dracula'' film series, the plot creates an origin story fo ...

''. Gwyn starred in the 2015 Canadian drama film ''

'' (french: Là où Atilla passe). From 2016 to 2018, Gwyn starred as Willa Frost in both seasons of the Freeform science fiction series ''

''. This was followed by roles in the 2018 films '' The Convent'', a British horror film, and ''It's All About Love'' ( sv, Lyckligare kan ingen vara), a Swedish comedy-drama. In 2019, Gwyn starred in the French war film '' Sisters in Arms'' (french: Sœurs d'armes) and began playing Elsa in the

series '' Love Me'' ( sv, Älska mig).

Personal life

Gwyn lives in West Stockholm with her husband Emil and their daughter, born December 2021 at the

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. She has also lived in London, Amsterdam, and Istanbul.

Filmography

Film

}) , The Friend , Short film , - , rowspan="2" , 2011 , ''The Delivery'' , Young Ruth , Short film , - , ''Black Coffee'' , Vanessa , Short film , - , rowspan="2" , 2012 , ''Shoo Bre'' , Zeynep , , - , ''Plastic Films'' , Erica , , - , 2014 , ''

'' , Governess , , - , rowspan="2" , 2015 , ''K7'' , Marian , Short film , - , ''

'' (french: Là où Atilla passe) , Asya , , - , rowspan="2" , 2018 , '' The Convent'' , Alice Langley , , - , ''It's All About Love'' ( sv, Lyckligare kan ingen vara) , Ebba , , - , 2019 , '' Sisters in Arms'' , Zara , , - , 2020 , ''The Evil Next Door'' ( sv, Andra sidan) , Shirin , , - , 2022 , ''The Woman Under the Bed'' , Sloan , , -

Television

}) , Elsa , Main role , - , 2020 , ''Paragon: The Shadow Wars'' , Rush , 3 episodes , - , 2021 , '' Two Sisters'' ( sv, Två systrar) , Alicia , Main role , - , 2022 , ''Kronprinsen som försvann'' , Drottning Lovisa , , -

Video games

* '' A Way Out'' (2018)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gwyn, Dilan Living people 1987 births 21st-century Swedish actresses Actresses from Stockholm American Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni Paris-Sorbonne University alumni Stockholm University alumni Swedish people of Armenian descent Swedish people of Circassian descent Swedish people of Greek descent Swedish people of Kurdish descent Swedish people of Turkish descent