Safia Arain

Bio

Safia is an Australian actor who was born in England, but grew up in Sydney.  Both sets of her grandparents migrated to Australia from Pakistan in the 1970’s.  Throughout her schooling Safia was involved in theatre and realised her passion for acting. She went on to graduate from Screenwise’s Diploma of Screen Acting in 2019.

Since graduating Safia is most well known for playing Reema, as a series regular in all 5 seasons of the Stan Original series Bump.  Safia has also starred as the daughter of acclaimed Palestinian actor Kamel El Basha in the ABC series House of Gods.   Other television projects include Westerners (ABC’s Fresh Blood), The Appleton Ladies’ Potato Race and The Last King of the Cross (Paramount+), Underbelly: Vanishing Act (Stan/Nine), Pieces of Her (Netflix) and Amazing Grace (Nine Network).  Short films include Inheritance (dir: Mohammad Awad), and Brace (dir: Nicholas Burton).

Safia is strongly influenced by her heritage, her Muslim faith and the power of the arts and storytelling to heal and transform.