Biography

I am an Iranian American actor, writer, filmmaker and Transgender activist, born and raised in Tehran, Iran, and based in New York City.

I moved to New York in my teens, where I discovered my love of acting and story telling. I am a graduate from the esteemed Maggie Flanigan Studio. I love to create and embody a wide variety of characters on the human spectrum, exploring their wants, needs, strengths and fears.

I am fluent in Persian(Farsi) and a transgender advocate, as I try to be a voice for immigrant and women’s issues. I am excited to collaborate on original LGBT stories, as well as other marginalized groups, to shed light on otherwise under represented narratives.

Resume

  • TELEVISION
  • Law And Order : SVU
  • Big Dogs
  • Falling Water (USA Network)
  • Madam Secretary
  • Lofty Dreams
  • Health Insurance Confusion
  • Celebrity Ghost Stories (Ep 77 )
  • Parents Smoke Weed
  • Below The Line
  • ROLE
  • Guest Star
  • Recurring Guest Star
  • Recurring Guest Star
  • Co-Star
  • Recurring Guest
  • Lead
  • Supporting
  • Lead
  • Supporting
  • PRODUCTION / DIRECTOR
  • Universal / NBC – Mariska Hargitay
  • Choice Films – Mathew Penn / Tony Glazer
  • Universal Cable Productions – Jack Bender
  • CBS Corp – Eric Stoltz
  • Drew Moore
  • Healthination – Brendan Anderer
  • The Bio Channel – Matt Pizzano
  • Talaiya Safdar
  • Rob McCaskil
  • FILM
  • See You Then
  • Heather
  • Day 39
  • Lucky
  • Brutal Colors
  • My Friend Stendhal
  • The Word Trader
  • King of The Castle
  • ROLE
  • Lead
  • Lead
  • Lead
  • Supporting
  • Supporting
  • Supporting
  • Supporting
  • Supporting
  • PRODUCTION / DIRECTOR
  • Vanishing Angle – Mari Walker
  • Choice Films & Theatricals – Tony Repinski
  • Jesse Gustafson – ACADEMY AWARD FINALIST
  • Bari Kang
  • Mike Conroy
  • Jason Colvin
  • Salvadore D’Alia – CANNES Short 2013
  • Yoni Lotan
  • THEATRE
  • One Woman
  • The Good Muslim
  • White Snake
  • The Maids
  • Man in Love (staged reading)
  • Death Of The Persian Prince
  • U R The Owner of This Suitcase
  • A Touch of Forever
  • Garrett The Blue Giraffe
  • Mahalla
  • ROLE
  • Woman
  • Mom (support)
  • Guan Yin (support)
  • Madame
  • Bernice (lead)
  • Samantha (lead)
  • Isha (lead)
  • Mary Fray (support)
  • Garrett (Lead)
  • Samia (lead)
  • VENUE / DIRECTOR
  • United Solo at Theatre Row (BEST PREMIERE) – Joan Kane
  • Ensemble Studio Theatre – William Carden
  • Baltimore Center Stage – Natsu Onoda Power
  • Access Theatre – Ben Gunderson
  • KC Rep Theatre – Marissa Wolf
  • NYMITF & SAIPAF (Best Play)– Dewey Moss
  • Theater 167 – Ari Laura Kreith
  • Fringe NYC – Michael Tartaglia
  • Thesbis Thtr Fstvl – Joan Kane
  • Berkshire Fringe Fstvl – Melissa Moschitto
  • TRAINING
  • Maggie Flanigan Studio
  • Acting Tech. (stage/on camera)
  • Scene Study
  • Shakespeare Forum
  • Improv
  • TRAINING
  • Charlie Sandlan &Maggie Flanigan (Meisner Technique)
    Nate Flower ( Movement) – Alyssa Ciccarello (Voice + Shakespeare)
    Lenard Petit ( Clowning) – Kate Lacey (Audition Technique)
  • Matt Newton , Brad Calcaterra , Anthony Grasso
  • Austin Pendelton , Maggie Flanigan , Pandora Scooter
  • Maxon Davis
  • The PIT(L 1-L3) , Playing With Reality
  • SKILLS
  • Bilingual (Farsi/Persian) . Transgender Advocate , Accents : Indian, Arabic, British RP, French, Russian , Southern (Atlanta,GA) . Stage Combat . Singer ( Jazz, Pop, R&B – Range: Alto-Mezzo)

Falling Water on USA Network (& Amazon Prime)

I was fortunate to be cast in a recurring guest star role of Dr. Duria, the ever precise, slightly intimidating and direct scientist in the first season of the sci-fi drama Falling Water on USA Network . Through my episodes on the show, I got to meet and work with many of the the awesome stars of the show, including Lizzie Brochere' , David Ajala, Will Yun Lee , Kai Lennox, Zak Orth & Jodi Long. I also had the honor of being directed by Jack Bender and Ellen Kuras . It was a humbling experience to work with such amazing professionals and to portray a character that transcended gender and ethnicity and was badass, down to her Chanel suit.   You can catch the first season of Falling Water on Amazon Prime and the second season is premering on USA Network this week! more info on Falling Water Falling Water on IMDB
January 9, 2018/by Pooya Mohseni

Day 39 * Academy Award Finalist for Student Film 2015*

Pooya Mohseni will appear as Zarmina, an Afghan woman trying…
August 7, 2015/by pooya

CBS .Madam Secretary “Whisper of The AX”

My Co-star role on CBS' Madam Secretary's "Whisper of The Ax"…
February 20, 2015/by pooya

Brutal Colors

Just finished principal shooting on the FABULOUS Brutal…
June 17, 2014/by pooya

Electra

Pooya was recently in the Envelope Ensemble's production…
October 24, 2013/by pooya