May-Linda Kosumovic
Bio
May-Linda Kosumovic is a Canadian-born actress who began acting after returning to Kosovo with her family, later graduating from the Academy of Arts in Prishtina in 2014. A breakthrough came with her leading role in the HBO Europe series Welcome to U...
May-Linda Kosumovic is a Canadian-born actress who began acting after returning to Kosovo with her family, later graduating from the Academy of Arts in Prishtina in 2014. A breakthrough came with her leading role in the HBO Europe series Welcome to Utmark, directed by Dagur Kári, which introduced her to a wider audience. In film, she has played leading and supporting roles in projects including Lost Exile by Fisnik Maxville (Locarno Jury Award winner) and A Performance by Dritero Mehmetaj (Best National Film, Dokufest), which she also co-wrote. Her other credits include Sirin (Montenegro’s 2024 Oscar submission), along with a lead role in an upcoming feature by Dren Zherka. Her work has screened at festivals such as Locarno, Karlovy Vary, Sarajevo, San Sebastián, and Tallinn PÖFF. She has also been a resident actress at the National Theatre of Kosovo since 2015, performing leading roles such as Clytemnestra, Annette (God of Carnage), Mother (Mother & Child), Vera (Vernisáz), and Heather in Gideon’s Knot. She also starred in The Best European Show, an international theatre project that toured across Europe in 2024.
May-Linda is also a recipient of multiple national and international awards in film and theatre.
Experience
FILM & TELEVISION
2025 – SHORT FILM
GURI — Dir. Gabriel Camaj | Easy Production
Role: Guri
2024 – FEATURE FILM
HOTLINE — Dir. Dren Zherka | Asha Production / QKK
Role: Edona
2024 – TV (Hallmark)
FOR LOVE & HONEY — Dir. Kevin Fair | Hallmark Media
Role: Honeymoon Wife
2023 – FEATURE FILM
SIRIN — Dir. Senad Sahmanovic | Cut Up / On Film / Buka
Role: Valeria
2022 – FEATURE FILM
THE LAND WITHIN — Dir. Fisnik Maxville | Ikone Studio
Role: Young Sofie
2020 – TV (HBO)
WELCOME TO UTMARK — Dir. Dagur Kári | HBO / Paradox Film
Role: Elena
2020 – FEATURE FILM
SISTERHOOD — Dir. Dina Duma | Macedonian Film Agency
2020 – FEATURE FILM
HOMO — Dir. Igor Ivanov | Skopje Film Studio
Role: Addict
2019 – SHORT FILM
THE SALON (SALLONI) — Dir. Zgjim Terziqi
Role: Bride
2019 – FEATURE FILM
THE FLYING CIRCUS (CIRKU FLUTURUES) — Dir. Fatos Berisha | QKK
Role: Jeta
2018 – FEATURE FILM
COLD NOVEMBER (NËNTORI I FTOHTË) — Dir. Ismet Sijarina | QKK / Thumbs Up / Buka
Role: Lulja
2017 – SHORT FILM
TRILEMMA
Dir. Dritero Mehmetaj | FAMU
Role: Linda
2017 – SHORT FILM
A MONTH (NJË MUAJ) — Dir. Zgjim Terziqi | QKK
Role: Ajshja
2016 – SHORT FILM
YELL (PISKAMA) — Dir. Leart Rama | Academy of Fine Arts, Tirana
Role: Young Mother
2016 – SHORT FILM
LOST EXILE — Dir. Fisnik Maxhuni | Alva Film / Ikone
Role: Hana
2016 SHORT FILM
A PERFORMANCE
| Dir. Dritero Mehmeta | QKK
Role: Actress
2016 – FEATURE FILM
ONCE UPON A TIME IN NORTHERN KOSOVO — Dir. Eki Rrahmani | QKK
Role: Christina (Canadian Reporter)
2016 – FEATURE FILM
A DREAM (ËNDËRR) — Dir. Bostjan Slatensek | FilRouge
Role: Hane
2015 – SHORT FILM
TRAIN (TRENI) — Dir. Selmon Beha | QKK
Role: Linda
2015 – SHORT FILM
RULES OF ART (RREGULLAT E ARTIT) — Dir. Aleksandar Rusjakov | Macedonian Film Agency
Role: Lover
2015 – SHORT FILM
THE JOURNEY (UDHËTIMI) — Dir. Jack Dusi
Role: Widow
THEATRE
2026 GIDION’S KNOT
| Dir. Hana Qena | National Theatre of Kosovo
Role: Heather
2026 GERRDIA | Dir. Astrit Kabashi | National Theatre of Kosovo
Role: Bena
2025 SYRIGANA Opera by Petrit Halilaj
Choreographed by Robert Schulz | Kosovo Philharmonic
Role: Bird
2023/2024 BEST EUROPEAN SHOW | Dir. Haris Pašović | National Theatre of Kosovo
Role: Beatrice
2022 CLUB ALBANIA
| Dir. Fatos Berisha | National Theatre of Kosovo
Role: Fifi
2021 TË VDEKURIT MBAJNË ZI PËR ATDHEUN | Dir. Erson Zymberi | National Theatre of Kosovo
Role: Ora Nuse / Nena / Nusja
2019 KARNEVALET E KORÇËS
| Dir. Altin Basha | National Theatre of Kosovo
Role: Ditka
2018 DESTUR – BLASFEMI E ËMBËL | Dir. Zana Hoxha Krasniqi | National Theatre of Kosovo
Role: Fatima
2017 GOD OF CARNAGE
| Dir. Besfort Idrizi | National Theatre of Kosovo
Role: Annette
2017 BORDEL BALKAN
| Dir. Andraš Urban | National Theatre of Kosovo
Role: Clytemnestra
2017 THE SUCCESSOR
| Dir. Slobodan Unkovski | National Theatre of Kosovo
Role: Daughter
2016 THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
| Dir. Matthew Lenton | National Theatre of Kosovo
Role: Nerissa
2015 MOTHER AND CHILD
| Dir. Bekim Lumi | National Theatre of Kosovo
Role: Mother
2015 GEORGE WASHINGTON’S LOVES
| Dir. Astrit Kabashi | Dodona Theatre / Ivan Zajc Theatre (Croatia)
Role: Silvia
2014 VERNISÀŽ (UNVEILING)
| Dir. Astrit Kabashi | Dodona Theatre
Role: Vera
2014 THE TOY CIRCUS
| Dir. Melihate Qena | Dodona Theatre
Role: Clown
Languages
| Language | Level | Dialect / note |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | Native | - |
| English | Native | - |
| Spanish | C2 | - |
| French | B2 | - |