Hayat Kamille

Hayat Kamille is an Iraqi and British actress of film, television, and stage. She is best known for playing Mariam in the television drama series Vikings: Valhalla, and The Magician in the horror film Lee Cronin's The Mummy.

Early life Kamille was born in Baghdad. In 1990 when Kamille was a baby, her family went on holiday to England. Their return flight was cancelled due to the Gulf War so her family had to stay in the country. She grew up in Surrey and went to school there.

Career After starting off her career in a couple of short films and commercials Kamille made an appearance in an episode of the American political drama series Tyrant. Her first feature length film was the 2016 documentary Letters from Baghdad. She lent her voice to the 2017 games Assassin's Creed Origins Her first big role came playing Mariam in the historial drama series Vikings: Valhalla who was the love interest of the lead character Leif Erikson. She had a lead role in the BBC drama series Wild Cherry (TV series) portraying Maryam. She made appearances in the mystery films Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile directed by Kenneth Branagh. She gained worldwide fame for playing the villainous magician in the horror film Lee Cronin's The Mummy.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2012 Intel Ultrabook: Egypt waitress Short 2013 Layla Layla Short 2014 7.2 lackey two Short 2016 Letters from Baghdad Jamil Zadeh 2017 Murder on the Orient Express Susanne 2019 Mosul Waleed's wife 2022 Death on the Nile snake handler 2025 Tea with Friends Nadia Short 2026 Lee Cronin's The Mummy the magician 2026 Green Light Farida Short

Television Year Title Role Notes 2016 Tyrant Liberal Woman 3 Episode; A Rock and A Hard Place 2019 Ransom Rachel Tompkins Episode; Playing God 2023 Vikings: Valhalla Mariam 7 episodes 2025 The Good Ship Murder Layla Mahmood Episode; Alexandria 2025 Unforgotten Nahal Dowari Episode; Episode #6.6 2025 Wild Cherry Maryam 6 episodes

Video Games Year Title Role Notes 2017 Assassin's Creed Origins Womens voice