Desiree Akhavan

Personal Info

Birthday

December 27, 1984

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Known For

Acting

Desiree Akhavan

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.

Directed Movies (11)

Overcompensating
7.2

Overcompensating

TV Series2025
Tiny Beautiful Things
6.8

Tiny Beautiful Things

TV Series2023
I Love That for You
6.4

I Love That for You

TV Series2022
Hacks
7.5

Hacks

TV Series2021
Monsterland
6.5

Monsterland

TV Series2020
Ramy
7.3

Ramy

TV Series2019
The Bisexual
6.4

The Bisexual

TV Series2018
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
6.9

The Miseducation of Cameron Post

Movie2018
Appropriate Behavior
6.3

Appropriate Behavior

Movie2015
No Backdrop
0.0

Nose Job

Movie2011
No Backdrop
4.0

The Slope

TV Series2010

Acting Filmography (9)

Overcompensating
7.2

Overcompensating

TV Series2025
The Bisexual
6.4

The Bisexual

TV Series2018
Dykes, Camera, Action!
0.5

Dykes, Camera, Action!

Movie2018
Creep 2
6.3

Creep 2

Movie2017
No Backdrop
7.0

The Circuit

Movie2016
Flowers
7.3

Flowers

TV Series2016
Appropriate Behavior
6.3

Appropriate Behavior

Movie2015
Girls
6.4

Girls

TV Series2012
No Backdrop
4.0

The Slope

TV Series2010