--- name: "Selin Hizli" canonical: "https://film.one/person/selin-hizli" fi1m_id: "selin-hizli" imdb_id: "nm4271607" tmdb_id: 1256214 wikidata_id: "Q7448479" roles: ["Actor"] born: "1 January 1989" reviewed_on_fi1m: 5 average_fi1m_score: 76 average_as: "actor" average_over: 5 updated: "2026-10-07T20:17:43.690053+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." --- # Selin Hizli ## Identity Selin Hizli - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/selin-hizli - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** selin-hizli - **IMDb ID:** nm4271607 - **TMDB ID:** 1256214 - **Wikidata ID:** Q7448479 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selin_Hizli, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7448479, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4271607/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1256214 Actor. Born 1 January 1989 in Flamstead. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 1 January 1989, Flamstead - **Active:** 2011–present - **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as actor, over 5 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 84 (2), 2020s 71 (3) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 77 to 74 across 3 titles - **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 1 of 4 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Comedy 4, Drama 3, Mystery 2, Crime 1 - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selin_Hizli, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7448479, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4271607/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1256214 ## Streaming the US now - **Apple TV:** [*Mum*](https://film.one/tv/mum.md) (84) - **Peacock:** [*Appropriate Adult*](https://film.one/tv/appropriate-adult.md) (84) - **Disney+:** [*Am I Being Unreasonable?*](https://film.one/tv/am-i-being-unreasonable.md) (70) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Selin Hizli > Selin Hizli makes uncomfortable comedy worth staying with when the jokes stop, particularly opposite Daisy May Cooper. We trust her with the darker exchanges, though her writing sometimes works too hard to keep us guessing. In *Am I Being Unreasonable?* (2022), Selin Hizli and Daisy May Cooper can keep a scene alive without offering an immediate laugh. As Jen, Hizli gives Cooper a partner who can sustain the unease as well as the humour, without making their exchanges feel laboured. We found their darker exchanges affecting because both performers made the hurt convincing through the changes of mood. Their chemistry is the first series’ strongest reason to keep watching, though we would recommend it with patience reserved for the mystery. Her television work had already moved between period drama and comedy: Connie Carter in *Land Girls* (2011), Margaret Ward in *Grantchester* (2016), Debbie in *Mum* (2016). The important turn came with *Am I Being Unreasonable?*, which she co-created and co-wrote with Cooper as well as acting in it. Their comedy-thriller centres on an intense female friendship and the frustrations of everyday life. That added responsibility also makes Hizli answerable for some of the series’ less successful choices. Cooper is the essential collaborator here, with Lenny Rush’s unforced timing as Ollie helping the programme avoid pushing too hard for laughs. Between them, the cast can make the move from humour to darker character drama seem natural. The writing sometimes undoes that work by delaying information and directing attention towards the mystery when the people were interesting enough. Cooper and Hizli can seem more interested in arranging the next surprise than allowing the previous scene’s feelings to settle. It is frustrating because their acting has already given us enough to stay for. Her part as Auntie Karen in *Things You Should Have Done* (2024) continues the comedy work, but the Cooper partnership remains the clearest starting point for us. One uneven series gives us reason to follow Hizli without declaring that everything she attempts works. We would welcome writing that gave those exchanges longer to settle before sending us after another explanation. Try the first series for Hizli and Cooper; solving it need not be the main occupation of the evening. ## Biography Selin Hizli is an English actress and writer. She trained at the BRIT School and graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2010. Hizli is best known for co-creating, co-writing and starring as Jen in the BBC One comedy-thriller series *Am I Being Unreasonable?* (2022–), alongside Daisy May Cooper. Her other television credits include roles in *Land Girls* (2011), *Grantchester* (2014), *Appropriate Adult* (2011), *Mum* (2016) and *Avenue 5* (2020). She has received BAFTA nominations for her work. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (5) - *How to Get to Heaven from Belfast* (2026), Fi1m 78, as Jodie — [page](https://film.one/tv/how-to-get-to-heaven-from-belfast.md) - *Things You Should Have Done* (2024), Fi1m 66, as Karen — [page](https://film.one/tv/things-you-should-have-done.md) - *Am I Being Unreasonable?* (2022), Fi1m 70, as Jen — [page](https://film.one/tv/am-i-being-unreasonable.md) - *Mum* (2016), Fi1m 84, as Debbie — [page](https://film.one/tv/mum.md) - *Appropriate Adult* (2011), Fi1m 84, as Mae West — [page](https://film.one/tv/appropriate-adult.md) ## Complete filmography (12) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *How to Get to Heaven from Belfast* (2026), series, as Jodie — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/how-to-get-to-heaven-from-belfast.md) - *Things You Should Have Done* (2024), series, as Karen — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/things-you-should-have-done.md) - *Malpractice* (2023), series, as Dr. Sophia Hernandez - *Am I Being Unreasonable?* (2022), series, as Jen · Executive Producer, Writer, Creator — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/am-i-being-unreasonable.md) - *Avenue 5* (2020), series, as Janine - *Deadwater Fell* (2020), series, as Sacha - *Mum* (2016), series, as Debbie — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/mum.md) - *Grantchester* (2014), series, as Margaret Ward - *Father Brown* (2013), series, as Maria Hardy - *Appropriate Adult* (2011), series, as Mae West — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/appropriate-adult.md) - *Luther* (2010), series, as Stacey Bell — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/luther.md) - *Land Girls* (2009), series, as Connie Carter --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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