Narges Rashidi

Narges Rashidi (; born 1980) is an American-German actress of Iranian descent. She is known for her starring role in the 2016 film Under the Shadow by Babak Anvari, and as British-Iranian citizen Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe the 2025 BBC fact-based drama miniseries Prisoner 951.

Early life Narges Rashidi was born in 1980 in Khorramabad, Iran.

Rashidi moved with her family to Turkey and then Germany when she was seven. She was introduced to acting by the summer theatre festivals in the town.

Career Rashidi has appeared in many independent films and television productions,

Rashidi plays Lale in the 2020 British TV series Gangs of London.

Rashidi was cast in the 2025 BBC fact-based drama miniseries Prisoner 951 as British-Iranian citizen Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who was detained in Iran for six years. Joseph Fiennes played her husband, Richard Ratcliffe.

Personal life Rashidi speaks Persian, German, and English.

Filmography Film

Television

Awards