Buket Kömür

Buket Kömür
Born1998/1999
Alma materUniversity of East Anglia
Years active2017–present

Buket Kömür (born 1998/1999) is a British actress. She is known for her roles in the ITV dramas Honour (2020) and Our House (2022), and the Channel 4 horror comedy Generation Z (2024).

Early life

Kömür is from North London and Hertfordshire and watched Turkish television growing up. She graduated from the University of East Anglia (UEA) in 2020 with a degree in Film Studies and English Literature.[1][2][3]

Career

Kömür began her career as a YouTube content creator under the alias Buket's Blog. She deleted her YouTube videos in spring 2021.[4][5][1] Kömür appeared in the concert 2019 film Roger Waters: Us + Them. This was followed in 2020 by Komur's television debut in the ITV true crime drama Honour portraying Banaz Mahmod.[6] She also appeared in short films, such as Tin Luck opposite Samuel Adewunmi.

In 2022, Kömür played Wendy in the ITV drama miniseries Our House[7] and appeared in an episode of the BritBox series Signora Volpe. In 2024, she appeared in Amrou Al-Kadhi's film Layla and had a main role in the Channel 4 zombie comedy Generation Z as Kelly.[8][9][10] She has an upcoming role in the Alibi crime drama Bookish as Nora.[11]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2019 Roger Waters: Us + Them Girl
2019 What is Your Name Girl Short film
2020 Tin Luck Demi Short film
2023 See You in the Dark Nora Aslan Short film
2024 Layla Sara

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2020 Honour Banaz Mahmod Miniseries
2022 Our House Wendy 3 episodes
2022 Signora Volpe Rabia Yacoub Episode: "An Anxious Aunt"
2024 Generation Z Kelly Main role
TBA Bookish Nora

Video games

  • Ten Dates (2023) as Brandy

References

  1. ^ a b "UEA Alumni in 2020 - part 3". 7 December 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  2. ^ "From campus to Channel 4: Buket Kömür's journey to the TV screen". University of East Anglia. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  3. ^ Arnold, Alex (10 November 2024). "Generation Z actress 'didn't recognise' famous co-stars". BBC News. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Influential YouTubers: Buket's Blog". Callmart. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  5. ^ Priya (26 November 2017). "Courtesy of: Buket Komur". You Should Hear. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  6. ^ Cormack, Morgan; Moss, Molly (17 July 2024). "Honour true story: What happened to Banaz Mahmod?". Radio Times. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  7. ^ Anderson, Hayley (8 March 2022). "Our House cast: Who is Buket Komur? What else has she been in". Daily Express. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Buket Komur". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Interview with Buket Komur (Kelly)". Channel 4 Press. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  10. ^ Golby, Joel (26 October 2024). "Generation Z: Sue Johnston is the greatest zombie to grace our screens in decades". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  11. ^ Azeem, Safwan (22 October 2024). "Mark Gatiss Is a 'Bookish' Detective in First Images From New British Mystery Series". Collider. Retrieved 29 October 2024.