Pooya Mohseni
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.
Acting
TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Judge Namazi
1999
Movie
Terrifier
as Cat Lady
2018
TV
The Walking Dead: Dead City
as Roksana
2023
TV
Madam Secretary
as Samila Mahdavi
2014
Movie
Lapsis
as Noori Capahardi
2021
Movie
Nightmare Radio: The Night Stalker
as Eartha
2023
Movie
Theresa & Allison
as The Mysterious Woman
2019
Movie
Thorp
as Frannie
2020
Movie
Troy
as Jo
2022
Movie
Day 39
as Zarmina
2015
Movie
See You Then
as Kris Ahadi
2022
Movie
Brutal Colors
as Mysterious
2015
Movie
Subways
as Stephanie
2014
Movie
Class A
2019
Movie
Bloody Slumber Party
as Daisy
2014
Movie
Stray
as Barrow
2020
Movie
After the Date
as Emma
2017
Movie
Chateau Sauvignon: terroir
as Eartha
2015
Movie
Remote
as Ramesh
2022
Movie
Let Me Go (The Right Way)
as Lady in Purple
2022
Movie
When Death Calls
as Lorraine Castro
2012
Movie
The Arrival
as Jayce Fisher
2023
Movie
Bound
as Yeva
2025
Movie
Luz Marina
as Santana
2019