Aruhan Galieva is an award winning writer and film-maker. Her latest short film project won the First Flights Film Fund Award attaching both Oscar and BAFTA winning companies Goldfinch and First Flights on board to Exec Produce alongside SXSW winner Chiara Ventura.
Her previous short film ‘Alienated’ co-written with BAFTA Nominated Jac Clinch is currently in the Film Festival Circuit, starring Aruhan and Yerden Telemissov (Slow Horses on Disney+). It has just won Best WA Film at Absurd Film Festival and Best Soundtrack at Monza Film Festival, of which she is co-composer.
Her sold out debut comedy hour ‘Eco Maniac’ won the Luke Rollason Memorial Bursary Award and the Watering Seeds Award (for Global Majority Activists working on peaceful climate action projects recognising her work as a Comedian and Writer).
“A truly unique take, expertly crafted.” – The Reviews Hub for Eco-Maniac.
“She’s endearing with her obsession…and its intensity is the joke in itself.” – Steve Bennett, Chortle for Eco-Maniac.
She has written for C4’s/Mother’s Best Child’s viral satirical sketch show ‘The B@it’ , S2 of Hat Trick Productions’ Audio Sketch Show ‘Seance Cast’ (BBC Audio Drama Winner and Chortle Award Nominated), S2 of C4’s/Mother’s Best Child ‘Nasty Neighbours’. She was ShortCom Sitcom Competition Longlisted, and was part of the BAFTA Connect Cohort ‘24-25.
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHAKESPEARE AND HATHAWAY S6 | Bea Gardiner (Series Reg) | BBC/UKTV | Ian Barber |
| PATIENCE S2 | Clara (4 Eps) | Channel 4/Eagle Eye | Maarten Moerkerke |
| PLAY TIME | Self | ITV/Nanny Caddie | Céin McGillicuddy |
| A QUIET LIFE | Girlfriend | BBC/Open Mike Productions | Ruth Pickett |
| THE EMILY ATACK SHOW | Various | ITV/Monkey Kingdom Productions | Various |
| DOCTOR WHO | Tahira (Guest Lead) | BBC | Emma Sullivan |
| DOCTORS | Besa Kotti (Guest Lead) | BBC | Various (9 Episodes) |
| BLACK MIRROR | Village Mother | Netflix | Jakob Verbruggen |
| GLASGOW GIRLS | Roza Salih (Lead) | BBC3/Minnow Films | Brian Welsh |
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE DAO OF UNREPRESENTATIVE BRITISH CHINESE EXPERI | Cloud (Lead) | Soho Theatre /Kakilang Arts | Alice Koenitzer |
| FAIR MAID OF THE WEST | Tarquin/Roughman (+Music Captain) | Royal Shakespeare Company | Isobel McArthur |
| KINKY BOOTS | Lauren | New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich & Queens Theatre Hornchurch Production | Tim Jackson |
| GIN CRAZE! | MARY (lead) | Royal and Derngate, English Touring Theatre, China Plate Theatre | Michael Oakley |
| MY COUSIN RACHEL | Louise | Theatre Royal Bath/Tour | Anthony Banks |
| TWELTH NIGHT | FESTE | Southwark Playhouse | Anna Girvan |
| THE COMEDY OF ERRORS | LUCIANA | RSC | Alex Thorpe |
| PARADISE LOST | Eve/Beezlebub | Globe Theatre | Farrah King |
| MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING | Hero | Globe Theatre | Michael Oakley |
| ROMEO & JULIET | Juliet | Watermill Theatre | Paul Hart |
| TWELFTH NIGHT | Olivia | Watermill Theatre | Paul Hart |
| THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA | Silvia | Shakespeare's Globe/Liverpool Everyman | Nick Bagnall |
| BAKKHAI | Bakkhai | Almeida Theatre | James Macdonald |
| KING JOHN | Blanche | Globe | James Dacre |
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANNA KARENINA | Aruhan (Vocal Soloist) | Studio Canal | Joe Wright |
