Pooya Mohseni

Acting

Born January 1, 1978, Teheran, Iran

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.

Filmography

• 2026Elsewhere
• 2026Human Theories
• 2025Always Azizam
• 2025Beti — Satna
• 2025Bound — Yeva
• 2025English — Roya
• 2024Deathless — Sara
• 2024Heather — Heather
• 2023Nightmare Radio: The Night Stalker — Eartha
• 2023The Arrival — Jayce Fisher
• The Walking Dead: Dead City — Roksana
• 2022Let Me Go (The Right Way) — Lady in Purple
• 2022Remote — Ramesh
• 2022See You Then — Kris Ahadi
• 2022Transit: A New York City Fairytale — Kiran
• 2022Troy — Jo
• 2021Lapsis — Noori Capahardi
• 2020Stray — Barrow
• 2020Thorp — Frannie
• 2019Class A
• 2019Luz Marina — Santana
• 2019Theresa & Allison — The Mysterious Woman
• 2018Terrifier — Cat Lady
• 2018Veronica — Sarah
• 2017After the Date — Emma
• 2015Brutal Colors — Mysterious
• 2015Chateau Sauvignon: terroir — Eartha
• 2015Day 39 — Zarmina
• 2014Bloody Slumber Party — Daisy
• Madam Secretary — Samila Mahdavi
• 2014Subways — Stephanie
• 2012When Death Calls — Lorraine Castro
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Judge Namazi