Dilan Gwyn
{{Short description|Swedish actress (born 1987)}}
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| birth_place = Stockholm, Sweden
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| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 2007–present
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| website = {{URL|http://www.dilangwyn.com/}}
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Dilan Gwyn (born 4 June 1987){{Cite journal|url=https://karnaval.com/magazin/hollywoodun-yeni-kesfi-orhan-kotanin-kizi-16-16293-haber|title=Hollywood'un Yeni Keşfi Orhan Kotan'ın Kızı|journal=Karnaval|first=Meg|last=Seyhanogullari|date=13 May 2014|accessdate=31 May 2021|language=tr}} is a Swedish-Kurdish actress who has worked in Sweden, France, England, Canada, and the United States. Her films include Where Atilla Passes (2015), The Convent (2018), and Sisters in Arms (2019). On television, she is known for her roles in the Freeform series Beyond (2016–2018) and the Viaplay series Älska mig (2019–2020).
Early life
Gwyn was born in Stockholm to parents who had fled Turkey in 1981 with her two older sisters. Regarding her ethnicity, she has said "I'm Armenian, Circassian, Greek, Kurdish and Turkish."{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/dilangwyn/status/465864770999316481|title=I'm Armenian, Circassian, Greek, Kurdish and Turkish. Born in Sweden. Most of us aren't just one thing. We need to stop hating each other.|author=Dilan Gwyn|via=Twitter|date=12 May 2014|accessdate=31 May 2021}} Her father, Orhan Kotan, was a Kurdish writer and human rights activist who died when she was 11 years old.{{Cite journal|url=https://issuu.com/nakedmag/docs/78/s/9230|title=Dilan Gwyn|journal=NKD Mag|date=December 2017|accessdate=31 May 2021}}
She studied at Paris-Sorbonne University in Paris and Stockholm University.{{Cite web|url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dilan-Kotan|title=Dilan Kotan|website=ResearchGate|accessdate=31 May 2021}} She trained in performing arts with the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, first at the Los Angeles campus and then the Manhattan campus, graduating in 2010.{{Cite journal|url=https://talknerdywithus.com/2016/12/exclusive-interview-with-beyonds-dilan-gwyn/|title=Exclusive Interview with Beyond's Dilan Gwyn|journal=Talk Nerdy with Us|date=21 December 2016|accessdate=31 May 2021}}
Career
In 2012, Gwyn made her feature film debut in Shoo Bre and Plastic Films. Then in 2014, she made her television debut as Yana in the second season of the Starz historical fantasy series Da Vinci's Demons and appeared in the fantasy horror film Dracula Untold.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.haberturk.com/medya/haber/937087-hollywooddaki-turk-kizi|title=Hollywood'daki Türk kızı!|journal=Habertürk|date=8 April 2014|accessdate=31 May 2021|language=tr}} Gwyn starred in the 2015 Canadian drama film Where Atilla Passes ({{langx|fr|Là où Atilla passe}}).
From 2016 to 2018, Gwyn starred as Willa Frost in both seasons of the Freeform science fiction series Beyond.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.espn.com/espnw/culture/story/_/id/22869745/dilan-gwyn-fights-bad-guys-using-karate-krav-maga-skills-freeform-beyond|title=Dilan Gwyn fights off bad guys using her karate and Krav Maga skills in Freeform's 'Beyond'|journal=ESPN|first=Gianina|last=Thompson|date=22 March 2018|accessdate=31 March 2021}} This was followed by roles in the 2018 films The Convent, a British horror film, and It's All About Love ({{langx|sv|Lyckligare kan ingen vara}}), a Swedish comedy-drama. In 2019, Gwyn starred in the French war film Sisters in Arms ({{langx|fr|Sœurs d'armes}}){{Cite journal|url=https://www.vanityfair.fr/culture/ecrans/story/sur-le-tournage-du-film-de-guerre-feministe-de-caroline-fourest-avec-camelia-jordana-et-amira-casar/5304|title=Sur le tournage du film de guerre féministe de Caroline Fourest|journal=Vanity Fair France|date=20 February 2019|accessdate=31 May 2021|language=fr}}{{Cite web|url=https://medias.unifrance.org/medias/86/57/211286/presse/soeurs-d-armes-dossier-de-presse-francais.pdf+&cd=6&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us|title=Sœurs d'armes|website=UniFrance|accessdate=31 May 2021|language=fr}} and began playing Elsa in the Viaplay series Love Me ({{langx|sv|Älska mig}}).{{Cite journal|url=https://www.dn.se/kultur/dilan-gwyn-jag-insag-att-det-inte-fanns-nagra-svenska-roller-for-en-som-heter-som-jag/|title=Dilan Gwyn: Jag insåg att det inte fanns några svenska roller för en som heter som jag|journal=Dagens Nyheter|date=3 January 2021|accessdate=31 May 2021|language=sv}}{{subscription required}}
Personal life
Gwyn lives in West Stockholm with her husband Emil and their daughter, born December 2021 at the Karolinska Hospital.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.expressen.se/mama/mamaliv/stjarnmammor/dilan-gwyn-om-livet-med-en-nyfodd-magiskt-och-utmanande/|title=Dilan Gwyn om livet med en nyfödd: "Magiskt och utmanande"|journal=Mama|publisher=Expressen|first=Therese|last=Bilby|date=15 February 2022|accessdate=14 December 2022|language=sv}} She has also lived in London, Amsterdam, and Istanbul.{{Cite journal|url=https://29k.org/how-to-stay-true-to-your-values|title=How to stay true to your values? Actress Dilan Gwyn on coping with loss and finding her true grit. Understanding your values in difficult times.|journal=29k|first=Alina|last=Weckström|date=22 June 2021|accessdate=14 December 2022|archive-date=16 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216010138/https://29k.org/how-to-stay-true-to-your-values|url-status=dead}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes |
|---|
| 2007
| Workshopen | | Short film |
| 2008
| Angels in the Snow ({{langx|sv|Snöänglar}}) | The Friend | Short film |
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| The Delivery | Young Ruth | Short film |
| Black Coffee
| Vanessa | Short film |
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| Shoo Bre | Zeynep | |
| Plastic Films
| Erica | |
| 2014
| Governess | |
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| K7 | Marian | Short film |
| Where Atilla Passes ({{langx|fr|Là où Atilla passe}})
| Asya | |
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| Alice Langley | |
| It's All About Love ({{langx|sv|Lyckligare kan ingen vara}})
| Ebba | |
| 2019
| Zara | |
| 2020
| The Evil Next Door ({{langx|sv|Andra sidan}}) | Shirin | {{Cite journal|url=https://www.cineblog.it/post/the-evil-next-door-trailer-horror|title=The Evil Next Door: trailer dell'horror sovrannaturale svedese con Dilan Gwyn|journal=Cineblog|first=Pietro|last=Ferraro|date=31 May 2021|accessdate=31 May 2021|language=it}}{{Cite journal|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/0KKKgo/dilan-gwyn-blev-skitradd-for-sin-egen-film|title=Dilan Gwyn blev "skiträdd" för sin egen film|journal=Aftonbladet|date=26 October 2020 |accessdate=31 May 2021|language=sv}} |
| 2022
| The Woman Under the Bed | Sloan | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes |
|---|
| 2014
| Yana | 3 episodes |
| 2016–2018
| Beyond | Willa Frost | Main role |
| 2019–2020
| Love Me ({{langx|sv|Älska mig}}) | Elsa | Main role |
| 2020
| Paragon: The Shadow Wars | Rush | 3 episodes |
| 2021
| Two Sisters ({{langx|sv|Två systrar}}) | Alicia |
| 2022
| Kronprinsen som försvann | Drottning Lovisa | |
=Video games=
- A Way Out (2018)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|4121043}}
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Category:21st-century Swedish actresses
Category:Actresses from Stockholm
Category:American Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni
Category:Paris-Sorbonne University alumni
Category:Stockholm University alumni
Category:Swedish people of Armenian descent
Category:Swedish people of Circassian descent
Category:Swedish people of Greek descent
Category:Swedish people of Kurdish descent