---
name: "Deba Hekmat"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/deba-hekmat"
fi1m_id: "deba-hekmat"
imdb_id: "nm12866055"
tmdb_id: 4315440
wikidata_id: "Q124315753"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "14 November 2001"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-03T03:32:21.194633+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Deba Hekmat

## Identity

Deba Hekmat

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/deba-hekmat
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** deba-hekmat
- **IMDb ID:** nm12866055
- **TMDB ID:** 4315440
- **Wikidata ID:** Q124315753
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deba_Hekmat, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124315753, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12866055/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4315440

Actor. Born 14 November 2001 in Sardasht, West Azerbaijan, Iran.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 14 November 2001, Sardasht, West Azerbaijan, Iran
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deba_Hekmat, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124315753, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12866055/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4315440

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Hoard*](https://film.one/film/hoard.md) (75)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Deba Hekmat is a British actress and model. Born on 14 November 2001 in Sardasht, Iran, she is of Kurdish descent and moved to the United Kingdom with her family at the age of four.

She began her career in modelling at the age of 16. Hekmat made her feature film debut as Laraib in Luna Carmoon's *Hoard* (2023), which premiered at the Venice Film Festival. She had no formal acting training and was cast after being contacted via Instagram. She subsequently took the lead role of Ziba Soofi in Sasha Nathwani's *Last Swim* (2024), which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival.

In April 2025, Hekmat signed with Olivia Bell Management. She has also contributed writing to publications including *The Basement*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Hoard* (2024), Fi1m 75, as Laraib — [page](https://film.one/film/hoard.md)

## Complete filmography (4)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Vote Gavin Lyle* (2026), as Aisha
- *Last Swim* (2025), as Ziba
- *Jodie* (2024), as JODIE
- *Hoard* (2024), as Laraib — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/hoard.md)

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/deba-hekmat