Desiree Akhavan
Birthdate
December 27, 1984 (40 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Details
Birthdate
December 27, 1984 (40 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Biography
Desiree Akhavan is an American film and television director, producer, screenwriter and actress of Iranian descent, best known for her 2014 feature film debut, Appropriate Behavior, and her 2018 film The Miseducation of Cameron Post.
Desiree Akhavan's LGBTQ+ Titles
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Director
Appropriate Behavior
Shirin
Dykes, Camera, Action!
Self
Acting (7)
2018
The Bisexual as Leila (6 episodes)
2018
Dykes, Camera, Action! as Self
2017
Creep 2 as Sara
2016
The Circuit as Angie
2016
Flowers as Carol (12 episodes)
2015
Appropriate Behavior as Shirin
2012
Girls as Chandra (3 episodes)
Directing (8)
2023
Tiny Beautiful Things (4 episodes)
• Director (4 episodes)
2022
I Love That for You (2 episodes)
• Director (2 episodes)
2020
Monsterland (1 episode)
• Director (1 episode)
2019
Ramy (1 episode)
• Director (1 episode)
2018
The Bisexual (6 episodes)
• Director (6 episodes)
• Director
• Director
2011
Nose Job
• Director
Production (4)
2024
How to Die Alone (8 episodes)
• Executive Producer (8 episodes)
• Executive Producer
2018
Tooth and Nail
• Executive Producer
2011
Nose Job
• Producer
Creator (2)
2018
The Bisexual
• Creator
2010
The Slope
• Creator
Writing (4)
2018
The Bisexual (6 episodes)
• Writer (6 episodes)
• Screenplay
• Screenplay
2011
Nose Job
• Writer
Camera (1)
2017
Creep 2
• Director of Photography