Seylan Baxter

Seylan Baxter


in Scotland, UK
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.

Movies for Seylan Baxter...

Falling into Place
Title: Falling into Place
Character: Pharmacist
Released: December 7, 2023
Type: Movie
A love story set in Scotland and London that follows a romance between Kira and Ian, two 30-somethings who meet while on the run from themselves.
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Care and Repair
Title: Care and Repair
Character: Daughter
Released: October 27, 2023
Type: Movie
John's curiosity and stupidity leads Stevie and Neil into an impossible scenario that goes from bad to worse and pushes the boundaries of family and friendship.
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The Boogeyman
Title: The Boogeyman
Character: Medium
Released: May 31, 2023
Type: Movie
Still reeling from the tragic death of their mother, a teenage girl and her younger sister find themselves plagued by a sadistic presence in their house and struggle to get their grieving father to pay attention before it’s too late.
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Title: Dirty Water
Character: Rhona
Released: March 1, 2023
Type: TV
Comedy series following the Eager Beavers, the worst cleaning company in town.
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Dashcam
Title: Dashcam
Character: Seylan
Released: June 3, 2022
Type: Movie
At the start of the pandemic, an indulgent and self-deluded livestreaming improv musician abandons L.A. for London, steals her ex-bandmate's car, and makes the fateful decision to give a ride to an elderly woman who is not what she seems.
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Title: Annika
Character: Senga McCauley
Released: August 17, 2021
Type: TV
The sharp, witty and enigmatic DI Annika Strandhed, as she heads up a new specialist Marine Homicide Unit (MHU) that is tasked with investigating the unexplained, brutal, and seemingly unfathomable murders.
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Host
Title: Host
Character: Seylan
Released: December 4, 2020
Type: Movie
Six 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. When an evil spirit starts invading their homes, they begin to realise they might not survive the night.
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Dad Was
Title: Dad Was
Character: Mum
Released: November 2, 2020
Type: Movie
An eight-year-old boy must give the eulogy at his father's funeral.
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Look Up
Title: Look Up
Character: Greer
Released: April 11, 2019
Type: Movie
A superstitious widow looks at the stars every night in the hope of understanding her late husband's last words to her. Meanwhile a homeless man discovers some interesting items discarded in a bin.
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Cleek
Title: Cleek
Character: Christine
Released: April 30, 2017
Type: Movie
Jacob Cleek is a quiet well presented artist, who keeps himself to himself. But Jacob has a secret, and when it starts to break to the surface, he must do what he can to stop his world from crumbling.
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The Last Photograph
Title: The Last Photograph
Character: Witness #1
Released: March 3, 2017
Type: Movie
A random act of theft has put Tom Hammond's life into a tailspin. Stolen from his bookshop is Tom's most treasured possession, a photograph of him with his son Luke...their last moment of shared happiness. The Last Photograph is set between London in 2002, and a dark night in 1988 when Pan Am 103 was blown out of the sky over Lockerbie.
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Macbeth
Title: Macbeth
Character: Older Witch
Released: September 22, 2015
Type: Movie
Feature film adaptation of Shakespeare's Scottish play about General Macbeth whose ambitious wife urges him to use wicked means in order to gain power of the throne over the sitting king, Duncan.
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Title: Outlander
Character: Woman Patient
Released: August 9, 2014
Type: TV
The story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate affair is ignited that tears Claire's heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.
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Title: Doctor Who
Character: Tecteun
Released: March 26, 2005
Type: TV
The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living—more of a hobby actually, and the Doctor's very, very good at it.