Polina Sulim Profile

Profile Overview

Polina Sulim

  • Female
  • City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

About Me

British-Belarusian with gypsy roots. Bilingual - Multilingual. Native Russian & Belarusian speaker.

CONCEPTION GAME - currently on 2026 festival circuit: Oxford Shorts (Best Script nomination), Orion IFF (Best Comedy nomination), New York Indie Shorts Awards (Semi-Finalist), Venezia Shorts (Semi-finalist), MADFA, Allentown Film Festival, Sea Change Film Festival, Power24 International Film Festival (Best Women Film nomination), Golden Mountain Film Festival, 10th Portugal International Film Festival etc.

FLOAT (Series regular) - BAFTA Scotland 2024, Best Short Series (SERIES MANIA 2022), Best Writer (SERIES FEST 2022), Best Short Series (Nominated, RTS Scotland 2022).

TETRIS - Best Director (Nominated, BAFTA Scotland 2023).

SWEET (Lead) - Best Acting Award

KINDER SURPRISE (Lead) - premiered at the CANNES Short Film Corner 2021. Watch it here: https://vimeo.com/428958248
Playing Age
25 - 35
Height
5′ 5″ (165 cm)
Ethnicity
White
Other ethnic group - Other
Eye Colour
Brown
Hair Colour
Brown
Passport
Yes
Driving Licence
Yes
Accents
American - Standard, Belarusian, English, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian
Languages
Belarusian, English, Russian
Accents (United Kingdom)
RP
Memberships
BAFTA, Equity

Agent

KEDDIE SCOTT ASSOCIATES

https://www.keddiescott.com/

scotland@keddiescott.com

0141 227 6766, 07973 235355

Showreel

Commercial showreel

Period scene

Athletic build

Morally ambiguous (BAFTA-winning BBC Series Float)

Angry/Suspicious (BAFTA-winning BBC Series Float)

Supportive (BAFTA-winning BBC Series Float)

Unhinged (Sweet - Best Acting Award)

Dark Comedy

Emotional (Lyudmilla - Chernobyl)

Russian language - Audio sample

Belarusian language - Audio sample

2026 Refugee Festival Scotland - Kenmure Street Memory Station
Type
Other
Role
Storyteller
Director / Company
Efruz Kaya
Scottish Refugee Council
2026 Conception Game
Type
Film (Short / Student)
Role
Sam
Director / Company
Natalie Arle-Toyne
Independent Film
2026 Initial Contact
Type
Film (Short / Student)
Role
Rachael (Lead)
Director / Company
Robin de Vernon
Fulfilment Pictures
2024 FLOAT (Season 2) - BAFTA-winning TV Series
Type
TV
Role
Agnieszka (Series Regular)
Director / Company
Arabella Page-Croft
Black Camel Pictures / BBC
2024 Get Millie Black - BAFTA-nominated TV Series
Type
TV
Role
Jana
Director / Company
Jean Luc Herbulot
HBO Max / Channel 4
2023 TETRIS - BAFTA-nominated Feature Film
Type
Film (Feature)
Role
Maria the Russian Activist
Director / Company
Jon S. Baird
MARV / FB Productions / Apple TV
2023 Silent Witness (Season 26, Episode 4)
Type
TV
Role
Hospital Administrator
Director / Company
Max Myers
BBC Studios / BBC One
2021 STARSTRUCK (Season 1) - BAFTA-nominated TV Series
Type
TV
Role
Eve the Tree Salesperson
Director / Company
Karen Maine
Avalon Television
2021 FLOAT (Season 1)
Type
TV
Role
Agnieszka (Series Regular)
Director / Company
Arabella Page-Croft
Black Camel Pictures / BBC
2020 FLOAT (TV Pilot)
Type
TV
Role
Agnieszka (Series Regular)
Director / Company
Arabella Page-Croft
Black Camel Pictures / BBC
2019 SWEET - Best Acting Award
Type
Film (Short / Student)
Role
Mila (Lead)
Director / Company
Marii Stoltsen
Spritelight Pictures

Training

2015 Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts
Role
Performing Arts