Viss Elliot Safavi
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Viss is a British-Iranian actress who grew up in Bristol and trained at RADA.
She can recently be seen reprising the role of Mrs Elmsworth in Series 2 of Apple TV+’s The Buccaneers (2025), having first appeared in the role in Series 1. Her recent television work also includes Zahera Abidi in D.I. Ray (ITV, Series 1 & 2), Mrs Sakbar in EastEnders (BBC), and appearances in Emmerdale (ITV) and Not Going Out (BBC). Earlier screen credits include guest roles in Apple TV+ thrillers Suspicion and Tehran, as well as The Split (BBC).
Viss is a British-Iranian actress who grew up in Bristol and trained at RADA.
She can recently be seen reprising the role of Mrs Elmsworth in Series 2 of Apple TV+’s The Buccaneers (2025), having first appeared in the role in Series 1. Her recent television work also includes Zahera Abidi in D.I. Ray (ITV, Series 1 & 2), Mrs Sakbar in EastEnders (BBC), and appearances in Emmerdale (ITV) and Not Going Out (BBC). Earlier screen credits include guest roles in Apple TV+ thrillers Suspicion and Tehran, as well as The Split (BBC).
Her theatre work includes Outside Voice (Soho Poly, 2025), Othello (RSC), Invasion (Soho Theatre), and The Swell at the Orange Tree Theatre, which received an Olivier Award nomination in 2024.