Biography
Nahel Tzegai is a British actor born in Saudi Arabia. She trained at the Identity School of Acting and began her career in community theatre before joining the Roundhouse Theatre Company. She has also performed stand-up comedy.
Her stage credits include original cast roles in The Jungle (Young Vic, West End, St Ann’s Warehouse New York) and Grenfell: In the Words of Survivors. Screen work includes Shada in The Swimmers (2022) and Cuba in the forthcoming Cold Storage (2026).
Tzegai received the Norman Beaton Fellowship Prize and was selected for BAFTA Elevate. She was also chosen for the Royal Court Theatre’s New Writers Programme.
