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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Scotland, UK

Seylan Baxter

Biography:

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.

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.

Known For

Acting

2023

The Boogeyman as Medium
Care and Repair as Daughter
Falling into Place as Pharmacist
Dirty Water as Rhona
The Buccaneers as Mrs. Gilmour

2022

Dashcam as Seylan

2021

Annika as Senga McCauley

2020

Dad Was as Mum
Host as Seylan

2019

Look Up as Greer

2017

The Last Photograph as Witness #1
Cleek as Christine

2015

Macbeth as Older Witch

2014

Outlander as Woman Patient

2005

Doctor Who as Tecteun

Sound

2022

1815 as Music