Amed Bozan

Amed Bozan (born 1989) is a Kurdish-Swedish actor. He is best known for playing Husam in Caliphate (2020), for which he won a Kristallen for Best Actor. He also played the lead in Älskade Samir [sv] (2023) and had a major role in Cry Wolf (2024).

Amed Bozan
Born	1989 (age 36) Diyarbakır, Turkey
Alma mater	Stockholm Theater Academy
Occupation	Actor
Known for	Caliphate
Awards	Kristallen for Best Actor (2020)

Biography

He was born in Diyarbakır and moved to Sweden when he was three years old. He is Kurdish.^[1] He grew up in Sollentuna and graduated from the Stockholm Theater Academy in 2019.^[2] He had his debut screen role in Caliphate (2020) as conflicted Islamic State fighter Husam.^[3] He won a Kristallen for Best Actor for his performance as Husam.^[4]

Acting credits

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2023	The Conference			[5]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2020	Caliphate	Husam		[6]
2023	Älskade Samir [sv]	Samir		[7]
2024	Cry Wolf	Kenneth		[8]

Theater

Year	Title	Role	Theater	Notes	Ref.
2020	Misantroperna	Arsinoë	Folkteatern		[9]
2022	Bra där! En hiphop-historia		Uppsala City Theater [sv]		[10]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2020	Kristallen	Best Male Actor	Caliphate	Won	[4]