Actor
Seylan Baxter
15 films
Seylan's first acting role was in 2014 when she responded to a facebook post and was cast as the Older Witch in Macbeth (StudioCanal, dir J. Kurzel). She has appeared in numerous productions since, most recently Doctor Who (BBC) as Tecteun and Host (Shudder, dir R. Savage) the ground-breaking zoom horror filmed remotely during Covid-19 lockdown, where she plays the medium in an online séance.
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From near Glasgow, Scotland, Seylan has a degree in languages (French, Spanish and Portuguese) from Salford University and a degree in Scottish Music (cello and voice) from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
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First watchHost20206.6as SeylanSix friends hire a medium to hold a séance via Zoom during lockdown — but they get far more than they bargained for as things quickly go wrong.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
15 films as actor- 2025Up/DownReceptionist
- 2024Light HeartedZiggy (voice)
- 2023Falling into PlacePharmacist
- 2023Care and RepairDaughter
- 2023UpheavalMartha
- 2023The BoogeymanMedium
- 2022DashcamSeylan
- 2020Dad WasMum
- 2020HostSeylan
- 2019Look UpGreer
- 2017The Inescapable Arrival of Lazlo Petushki
- 2017CleekChristine
- 2017The Last PhotographWitness #1
- 2015The ViolinistViolinist
- 2015MacbethOlder Witch