Pooya Mohseni

Birthday: 1978-01-01
Birthplace: Teheran, Iran
Gender: Female
Owned By: Unowned

Pooya Mohseni is an Iranian American actress, writer, filmmaker and Trans activist, born and raised in Tehran, Iran. She moved to New York in her teens, where she discovered her love of acting and story telling. She has guest starred on Primetime shows, like Law and Order : SVU , Falling Water and Madam Secretary and Big Dogs on Amazon Prime. She is the first middle eastern trans actor to play the role of judge on a prime time procedural. Her latest starring role in a feature is the lead role of Mari Walker's "See You Then", coming out in 2021. She is a graduate from the esteemed Maggie Flanigan Studio, and continues to build her resume of a wide range of characters, while exploring their humanity and fragility. She is fluent in Persian/Farsi and a transgender advocate, as well as a voice for immigrant and women's issues. She is also involved in writing and consulting on original LGBT stories to shed light on an otherwise under represented community.

Credits

	Year	Title	Character
		Human Theories
	2025-10-25	English	Roya
	2025-09-28	Always Azizam
	2025-05-16	Bound	Yeva
	2025-04-05	Beti	Satna
	2024-11-08	Heather	Heather
	2024-08-24	Deathless	Sara
	2023-10-15	The Arrival	Jayce Fisher
	2023-04-18	Nightmare Radio: The Night Stalker	Eartha
	2022-09-30	Remote	Ramesh
	2022-09-01	Transit: A New York City Fairytale	Kiran
	2022-06-11	Let Me Go (The Right Way)	Lady in Purple
	2022-06-10	Troy	Jo
	2022-04-01	See You Then	Kris Ahadi
	2021-02-12	Lapsis	Noori Capahardi
	2020-10-23	Thorp	Frannie
	2020-07-23	Stray	Barrow
	2019-08-25	Luz Marina	Santana
	2019-02-27	Class A
	2019-01-26	Theresa & Allison	The Mysterious Woman
	2018-04-02	Veronica	Sarah
	2018-01-25	Terrifier	Cat Lady
	2017-06-19	After the Date	Emma
	2015-09-16	Day 39	Zarmina
	2015-08-24	Brutal Colors	Mysterious
	2015-07-05	Chateau Sauvignon: terroir	Eartha
	2014-06-02	Bloody Slumber Party	Daisy
	2014-03-08	Subways	Stephanie
	2012-04-28	When Death Calls	Lorraine Castro