Working across film and television Shaheen has cast award winning work with new and established directors in both film and television.
Film work includes multi nominated and award winning features CONTROL, AFTER LOVE, MOGUL MOWGLI, ALI & AVA, CALM WITH HORSES, LADY MACBETH, Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner SCRAPPER. Most recent features include ANEMONE starring Daniel Day Lewis, URCHIN, Harris Dickinson’s directorial debut, and MY FATHER’S SHADOW shot in Nigeria.
In television Shaheen has cast all of PEAKY BLINDERS and I AM, the female led anthology series for CH4. As well as award winning dramas THREE GIRLS, BLACK MIRROR (CH4) and Emmy award winning ADOLESCENCE.
Theatre credits include Brokeback Mountain for Soho Place and soon to be at Chicago Shakespeare Theater.
Shaheen is a member of BAFTA, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Casting Directors Guild of Great Britain & Ireland. A trustee for Open Door, a non-profit organisation that helps young people access drama schools and co-founder of the Casting Assistant Certificate course with the National Film & Television School, she works to encourage and support a more inclusive industry.
In 2023 Shaheen was awarded the Baird Medal by Royal Television Society for her contribution to screen.