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Kosar Ali (born 2003) is a British actress. She is known for her debut role in the film Rocks (2019), which earned her a Best Supporting Actress nomination at the 74th British Academy Film Awards and two British Independent Film Awards (BIFA).[1]

Kosar Ali
Born	2003 (age 18–19) December London, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2019–present

Early and personal life

Ali was brought up in Forest Gate and lives in Newham, East London. She comes from a large British-Muslim family.[2]

Career

Ali was discovered at her school when she was 13 years old by director Sarah Gavron and casting director Lucy Pardee as they were street casting for the film Rocks.[3][4] Ali and co-star Bukky Bakray were said to have had an immediate bond and energy that translated to the screen. The actresses were given a story outline, but no dialogue, and filmed in chronological order, with the actresses working with the director Gavron and the writers, Theresa Ikoko and Claire Wilson, on the scenes. The collaborative nature of the project was such that occasionally the actresses were not even told the cameras were rolling, with the director not saying “action” or “cut”, the actresses would just naturally flow into conversation and it would be recorded. Gavron stated as director she even reshot a classroom scene which Ali told her was not working authentically.[5] The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2019 and opened in Britain on 18 September 2020.[6] For her work on this film Ali was nominated at the British Academy and Film awards in the Best Supporting Actress category. Ali also won two British Independent Film Awards (BIFA), for ‘supporting actress’ and ‘most promising newcomer’, in February 2021.[7]

Ali stars in a BBC comedy short PRU about unruly adolescents in the British system - PRU stands for Pupil Referral Unit, an alternative schooling system in the UK for badly behaved students.[8] [9]

Ali is cast to be in the upcoming television series Dangerous Liaisons.[10]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref
2021	British Independent Film Awards	BIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress	Won
		Most Promising Newcomer	Won	[11]
	British Academy Film Awards	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Nominated	[12]

Filmography

Key

Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019	Rocks	Sumaya	Debut role; Ali was one of the youngest winners of 2 British Independent Film Awards
2021	PRU	Hanna	1 episode
2022	Dangerous Liasions	Victoire	8 episodes

References

External links

• Kosar Ali at IMDb

This article needs additional or more specific categories. (April 2021)

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