Pooya Mohseni

Biography

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

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Madam Secretary

The Walking Dead: Dead City

Terrifier

Lapsis

Luz Marina

Bound

Troy

All Movies (29)

• Human Theories2026
• English2025 · as Roya
• Always Azizam2025
• Bound2025 · as Yeva
• Beti2025 · as Satna
• Heather2024 · as Heather
• Deathless2024 · as Sara
• The Arrival2023 · as Jayce Fisher
• Nightmare Radio: The Night Stalker2023 · as Eartha
• Remote2022 · as Ramesh
• Transit: A New York City Fairytale2022 · as Kiran
• Let Me Go (The Right Way)2022 · as Lady in Purple
• Troy2022 · as Jo
• See You Then2022 · as Kris Ahadi
• Lapsis2021 · as Noori Capahardi
• Thorp2020 · as Frannie
• Stray2020 · as Barrow
• Luz Marina2019 · as Santana
• Class A2019
• Theresa & Allison2019 · as The Mysterious Woman
• Veronica2018 · as Sarah
• Terrifier2018 · as Cat Lady
• After the Date2017 · as Emma
• Day 392015 · as Zarmina
• Brutal Colors2015 · as Mysterious
• Chateau Sauvignon: terroir2015 · as Eartha
• Bloody Slumber Party2014 · as Daisy
• Subways2014 · as Stephanie
• When Death Calls2012 · as Lorraine Castro

All TV Shows (3)

• The Walking Dead: Dead City2023 · as Roksana
• Madam Secretary2014 · as Samila Mahdavi
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Judge Namazi