Pooya Mohseni

Pooya Mohseni adalah seorang aktris, penulis, pembuat film dan aktivis Trans Amerika keturunan Iran, lahir dan besar di Teheran, Iran. Dia pindah ke New York saat remaja, di mana dia menemukan kecintaannya pada akting dan bercerita. Dia menjadi bintang tamu di acara Primetime, seperti Law and Order: SVU, Falling Water dan Madam Secretary dan Big Dogs di Amazon Prime. Dia adalah aktor trans Timur Tengah pertama yang berperan sebagai juri dalam prosedur prime time. Peran terbarunya yang dibintangi dalam sebuah fitur adalah peran utama "See You Then" karya Mari Walker, yang dirilis pada tahun 2021. Dia adalah lulusan dari Maggie Flanigan Studio yang ternama, dan terus membangun resumenya tentang berbagai karakter, sambil mengeksplorasi kemanusiaan dan kerapuhan mereka. Dia fasih berbahasa Persia/Farsi dan advokat transgender, serta menyuarakan isu-isu imigran dan perempuan. Dia juga terlibat dalam penulisan dan konsultasi mengenai kisah-kisah asli LGBT untuk menjelaskan komunitas yang kurang terwakili.

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.