The Mixed Callsheet

Adam El Hagar

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Performing Arts
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A new podcast hosting a series of conversations with mixed-race actors & filmmakers. Hosted by actor Adam El Hagar Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

20/11/2025

Amal Al-Agroobi

Filmmaker Amal Al-Agroobi is half Emirati (from the UAE) and half Syrian, with a passion for social-based and human-interest stories. She started her career in 2012 in documentaries, winning multiple competitions worldwide before transitioning into genre cinema. She now writes and direct sci-fi, horror and fantasy for film and television. Her most notable film was “Half Emirati (2012),” a documentary about mixed-parentage individuals in the UAE; her latest is a Lovecraftian horror, “Ladies Coffee (2024)” about fortune-telling through coffee cup reading in Syrian culture. She has also just completed a documentary about university students living with disabilities in Gaza, entitled “Voice notes from Palestine.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

38 min
12/08/2025

Ayoola Smart

Ayoola Smart is an Irish, Nigerian and English actor from West Cork. A graduate of East 15 Acting School, Ayoola has since worked extensively across multiple media platforms. Credits include: The Olivier Award nominated play Paradise Now! at the Bush, Taming of the Shrew and Romeo & Juliet at Shakespeare's Globe. Films: Juliet, Naked and Cocaine Bear & TV including BBC's Killing Eve, Les Misérables, Smother & since 2021 the series regular role of Aviendha in Amazon’s ‘The Wheel of Time’. Ayoola also works as a voice over artist through ‘Loud & Clear Voices’. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

39 min
31/01/2025

Youssef Kerkour

Today's guest is Moroccan-British actor Youssef Kerkour. BAFTA nominated actor and veteran stage performer, Youssef was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company for 5 years and has worked prolifically on both sides of the Atlantic and across three continents. Named a BAFTA BREAKTHROUGH honoree for 2020, he is most well known for portraying Sami in the Channel 4 series ‘HOME’ for which he received a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor in a Comedy, winning a Royal Television Society award for Best Actor in a Comedy 2021 as well as numerous nominations for the role over a two year period. Various on screen credits include the leading role of Sam in “Significant Other” for ITV and Quay Street. Alfonso Cuaron’s “Disclamer” for Apple TV, Megalodon in “Man Like Mobeen 4” BBC3, Karl in Channel 4’s ‘Baghdad Central.’ ‘Gavin and Stacey: Xmas Special’, ‘Criminal UK’, ‘Cursed’, ‘Dracula’ and ‘Stay Close’, all for Netflix. Film credits include Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon” and ‘House of Gucci.’ Reggie Yates’ “Pirates”. “A Bit of Light” for Stephen Moyer and “The Actor” for Ryan Gosling, Andy Kaufmann and Duke Johnson. He has recently finished filming on Cillian Murphy’s new film ‘Steve,’ and is set to appear as series regular Steely Pate in new Game of Thrones franchise ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.’ Originally from Morocco he is a graduate of Bard College in upstate New York and a LAMDA graduate with honors in London. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

58 min
23/09/2024

Asha Reid

Today's guest is Asha Reid. Asha is British/Jamaican. She trained at East 15 Acting School. Her recent screen projects include the critically acclaimed and award winning film FEMME, sketch show THIS IS GAY (BBC) and series THE SYNDICATE. Asha starred in ONE JEWISH BOY at Trafalgar Studios. Upcoming work includes the US tour of THINGS HIDDEN SINCE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

45 min
05/08/2024

Sarah Priddy

Today's guest is actor Sarah Priddy. Sarah is an actor working across Theatre, TV and Film. Born in England to an English father and Sierra Leonean mother, she was raised in The Bahamas before returning to the UK. Her recent projects include HOUSE OF IFE (Bush Theatre), JOHN CARPENTER’S SUBURBAN SCREAMS (Peacock), SIX YEARS GONE (AmazonPrime). She is appearing in DISCLAIMER (AppleTV+) and WOLF HALL: THE MIRROR AND THE LIGHT (BBC) later this year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

58 min
19/07/2024

Isabella Nefar

Today's guest is Italian/Persian actor Isabella Nefar. Isabella trained at LAMDA before landing the title role in Yael Farber’s SALOME for the National Theatre. Recent work includes HOME SWEET ROME for HBO Max, Neil Forsyth’s BBC series THE GOLD directed by Aneil Karia and Alessio Cremonini’s feature film PROFETI. She plays the lead in action/thriller SMALL CITY on Showtime, stars alongside Mark Rylance, Johnny Depp and Robert Pattinson in WAITING FOR THE BARBARIANS and can also be seen as Parissa in Apple TV’s TEHRAN. She will soon be seen in the film READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN with Golshifte Farahani and Zar Ebrahimi. In July, Isabella is starting rehearsal for ‘’My Persian English Kitchen’’ , a one woman show for Soho Theatre written by Hannah Khalil and directed by Chris White. The show will premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and then travel back to London for the Soho run. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1hr 2min
29/06/2024

Raphaël Acloque

Today's guest is French/Algerian actor Raphaël Acloque. Raphaël is an actor and writer working in the French, UK and US industry. He was born in France to an Algerian mother and a Corsican father. His recent projects include 66-5 (Canal+) and the lead role in the series PLAINE ORIENTALE (Canal+) wich will be released later this year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1hr 26min
11/06/2024

Jemma Moore

My guest today is British/Chinese Actor Jemma Moore. Jemma is an actor and filmmaker working across Film and TV. She was born in Hong Kong to a Chinese mother and English father and was raised in the UK countryside. Her recent projects include series regular Jess Li in RED EYE (ITV/ITVX) and playing lead roles in films such as FLASHBACK (NETFLIX) and HOST (SHUDDER). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1hr 5min
07/06/2024

Macadie Amoroso

My guest today is British/Trinidadian actor Macadie Amoroso. Macadie Amoroso is an actor, writer, and director. She gained success with her solo-show, Blue Beneath My Skin, touching on mixed identity, and sold out to 4-star reviews at the Bunker Theatre, before going on to win the King’s Head Theatre’s Stella Wilkie Award. Recent credits include CRITIC (short), GODSEND (short), TESS (Ockham’s Razor), DEAD AIR (Riverside Studios), BROKEN ENGLISH (Bread & Roses Theatre). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

40 min
29/05/2024

Harvey Quinn

My guest today is Anglo-Burmese Actor Harvey Quinn. Harvey is an actor and writer working across Film and TV. He was born to a Burmese father and English mother and was raised in London. His recent projects have included The Witcher (Netflix), The Kitchen (Netflix) and he is appearing in season 3 of Industry (HBO) later this year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

54 min
27/05/2024

Intro

A new podcast hosting a series of conversations with mixed-race actors & filmmakers, hosted by actor Adam El Hagar Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1 min

11 Episodes

5

out of 5

3 Ratings

A fascinating first episode

30/05/2024

Frubal

Really enjoyed this relaxed conversation between two passionately committed mixed race actors . This is new territory for the film and TV industry to explore and hats off to Adam El Hagar for initiating this debate 👏👏👏

A new podcast hosting a series of conversations with mixed-race actors & filmmakers. Hosted by actor Adam El Hagar Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Creator

Adam El Hagar
Years Active

2024 - 2025
Episodes

11
Rating

Explicit
Copyright

© Adam El Hagar
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