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Deba Hekmat

Deba Hekmat (born c. 2001) is a Kurdish-British model, actress, and writer. She began her career in modeling before starring in the film Last Swim (2024).

Deba Hekmat
Bornc. 2001
Sardasht, Iran
Years active2018–present

Early life edit

Hekmat was born in Sardasht, western Iran.[1] In 2004, her family fled to the United Kingdom, where they settled in Croydon, South London. When Hekmat was 12, the family moved again to Cardiff.[2] She left her sixth form college early and subsequently moved back to London.[3]

Career edit

Hekmat began modeling at the age of 16[4] and signed with Anti-Agency.[3] In 2018, she presented[5] and appeared in videos for i-D[6] and PAQ. Her other early work includes gigs with Cosmopolitan UK[7] and walking the runway for Vivienne Westwood and Vetements.[8] She starred in the Genesis II campaign for FootDistrict in 2020.[9]

In 2021, Hekmat featured in W Magazine's "Punk Fashion Goes Pop" issue,[10] led jeweler Loveness Lee's spring/summer 2021 campaign[11] and a Mulberry bag campaign,[12] and modeled the Lee x H&M collection.[13] She also had gigs with the likes of Metal Magazine.[14]

With musician Tom Austin (also known as Niko B),[15][16] Hekmat collaborated on modeling projects and campaigns for Lucozade Sport[17][18] and YOOX x Aries[19] in 2022 and 2023. Hekmat represented the star sign Cancer for the astrology-themed campaign Heaven by Marc Jacobs[20] and editorially featured on the cover of Exit's spring/summer 2022 issue.[9] Writing-wise, Hekmat has contributed to publications such as The Basement[21] and conducted an interview for the monograph Mia by Aries.[22]

Hekmat made her feature film debut as Laraib in Luna Carmoon's Hoard,[23] which premiered at the 2023 Venice Film Festival.[24] Hekmat then starred in the lead role of Ziba Soofi in Sasha Nathwani's Last Swim, which premiered at the 2024 Berlinale.

Filmography edit

Year Title Role Notes
2023 Hoard Laraib
2024 Last Swim Ziba Soofi

Music videos edit

References edit

  1. ^ Shimada, Naomi (16 April 2021). "Carefree body hair with Deba Hekmat". BBC Sounds. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  2. ^ White, Amelia (6 May 2021). "Deba Hekmat". Perfect. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b Jankowska, Olivia (20 January 2021). "Checkin' in with Deba Hekmat". Patta. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  4. ^ Raskolnikova, Valeriia (1 March 2021). "A conversation with Deba Hekmat". Kostúm. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  5. ^ Lischke, Henrik (1 March 2020). "The best things to buy on the High Street, modelled by today's change-makers". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Deba - i-D Explains". Anti-Agency. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Deba Hekmat by Matthew Eades for Cosmopolitan UK August 2018". Divine Beauties. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  8. ^ Tapponi, Roisin (30 May 2019). "5 Arab Models Dominating the Fashion Industry". Mille. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Deba Hekmat". Models. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Punk Fashion Goes Pop". W Magazine. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  11. ^ Qureshi, Ameerah (28 June 2021). "Deba Hekmat stuns in Loveness Lee's SS21 jewelry campaign". HypeBae. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Can you teach an old bag new tricks?". Mulberry. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  13. ^ "H&M x Lee collection launches along with sustainability tips from creatives". Twyg. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  14. ^ "Metal Nº 44 - Story 2". Metal Magazine. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  15. ^ "The Couple Changing Music and Modelling". Nike. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  16. ^ Arshad, Sunayah (18 May 2023). "Tom & Deba For Notion 92". Notion Magazine. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  17. ^ Adam & Eve (1 November 2022). "Lucozade Sport Launches Limited Edition Festive Football Jumper". Little Black Book. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  18. ^ Dixon, Andre (15 November 2022). "Lucozade Sport steps into football fashion". Verge. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  19. ^ Sacal, Andrea (7 March 2023). "YOOX and Aries' New Collaboration Breaks Gender Barriers". HypeBeast. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  20. ^ Pirovic, Jasmine (30 September 2022). "Forget Co–Star – we'll be taking our zodiac updates from Heaven by Marc Jacobs only". Russh. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  21. ^ "Deba Hekmat, Author". The Basement. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  22. ^ Piera, Mar (19 January 2023). "Mia Khalifa stars in Aries' two latest projects". HighxTar. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  23. ^ Grater, Tom (25 April 2022). "Saura Lightfoot Leon, Hayley Squires & Joseph Quinn Starring In UK Debut 'Hoard'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  24. ^ van de Klashorst, Marc (2 September 2023). "Venice 2023 review: Hoard (Luna Carmoon)". International Cinephile Society. Retrieved 9 October 2023.

External links edit

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