Pooya Mohseni

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Pooya Mohseni

Acting 48 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 l…

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

8.0 1999 TV Show
Terrifier

Terrifier

6.3 2018 Movie
The Walking Dead: Dead City

The Walking Dead: Dead City

7.9 2023 TV Show
Madam Secretary

Madam Secretary

7.0 2014 TV Show
Lapsis

Lapsis

6.0 2021 Movie
Nightmare Radio: The Night Stalker

Nightmare Radio: The Night Stalker

4.9 2023 Movie
Theresa & Allison

Theresa & Allison

4.5 2019 Movie
Thorp

Thorp

5.8 2020 Movie
Brutal Colors

Brutal Colors

5.0 2015 Movie
Troy

Troy

5.3 2022 Movie
Remote

Remote

5.5 2022 Movie
Subways

Subways

3.0 2014 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Elsewhere

    Movie

  2. 2026
    Human Theories

    Movie

  3. 2025
    English

    Movie Roya

  4. 2025
    Always Azizam

    Movie

  5. 2025
    Bound

    Movie Yeva

  6. 2025
    Beti

    Movie Satna

  7. 2024
    Heather

    Movie Heather

  8. 2024
    Deathless

    Movie Sara

  9. 2023
    The Arrival

    Movie Jayce Fisher

  10. 2023
    The Walking Dead: Dead City

    TV show Roksana

  11. 2023
    Nightmare Radio: The Night Stalker

    Movie Eartha

  12. 2022
    Remote

    Movie Ramesh

  13. 2022
    Transit: A New York City Fairytale

    Movie Kiran

  14. 2022
    Let Me Go (The Right Way)

    Movie Lady in Purple

  15. 2022
    Troy

    Movie Jo

  16. 2022
    See You Then

    Movie Kris Ahadi

More credits
  1. 2021
    Lapsis

    Movie Noori Capahardi

  2. 2020
    Thorp

    Movie Frannie

  3. 2020
    Stray

    Movie Barrow

  4. 2019
    Luz Marina

    Movie Santana

  5. 2019
    Class A

    Movie

  6. 2019
    Theresa & Allison

    Movie The Mysterious Woman

  7. 2018
    Veronica

    Movie Sarah

  8. 2018
    Terrifier

    Movie Cat Lady

  9. 2017
    After the Date

    Movie Emma

  10. 2015
    Day 39

    Movie Zarmina

  11. 2015
    Brutal Colors

    Movie Mysterious

  12. 2015
    Chateau Sauvignon: terroir

    Movie Eartha

  13. 2014
    Madam Secretary

    TV show Samila Mahdavi

  14. 2014
    Bloody Slumber Party

    Movie Daisy

  15. 2014
    Subways

    Movie Stephanie

  16. 2012
    When Death Calls

    Movie Lorraine Castro

  17. 1999
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    TV show Judge Namazi