
Pooya Mohseni
Acting
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.
Known For

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · tv

2014
Madam Secretary
2014 · tv

2023
The Walking Dead: Dead City
2023 · tv

2018
Terrifier
2018 · movie

2021
Lapsis
2021 · movie

2022
Remote
2022 · movie

2025
Bound
2025 · movie

2022
Troy
2022 · movie

2019
Theresa & Allison
2019 · movie

2026
Human Theories
2026 · movie

2019
Luz Marina
2019 · movie

2025
English
2025 · movie

2022
See You Then
2022 · movie

2023
Nightmare Radio: The Night Stalker
2023 · movie

2012
When Death Calls
2012 · movie

2014
Bloody Slumber Party
2014 · movie

2020
Thorp
2020 · movie

2015
Chateau Sauvignon: terroir
2015 · movie

2018
Veronica
2018 · movie

2015
Brutal Colors
2015 · movie

2025
Always Azizam
2025 · movie

2014
Subways
2014 · movie

2020
Stray
2020 · movie

2022
Let Me Go (The Right Way)
2022 · movie

2024
Heather
2024 · movie

2024
Deathless
2024 · movie

2019
Class A
2019 · movie

2022
Transit: A New York City Fairytale
2022 · movie

2023
The Arrival
2023 · movie

2017
After the Date
2017 · movie