6.9
Movie
Acting
Desiree Akhavan
- Born
- (age 41)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
- Credits
- 18 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
6.9
Movie
6.4
Movie
Creep 2
6.4
TV
Girls
7.5
TV
Hacks
7.3
TV
Ramy
7.3
TV
Overcompensating
6.2
Movie
Appropriate Behavior
6.6
TV
Monsterland
7.4
TV
Flowers
6.9
TV
Tiny Beautiful Things
6.4
TV
The Bisexual
6.4
TV
How to Die Alone
6.5
TV
I Love That for You
6.8
Movie
The Circuit
4.0
TV
The Slope
Movie
Nose Job
Movie
Tooth and Nail
Acting credits 9
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Overcompensating TV | Ronnie (1 ep) |
| 2018 | The Bisexual TV | Leila (6 ep) |
| 2018 | Dykes, Camera, Action! Film | Self |
| 2017 | Creep 2 Film | Sara |
| 2016 | The Circuit Film | Angie |
| 2016 | Flowers TV | Carol (5 ep) |
| 2015 | Appropriate Behavior Film | Shirin |
| 2012 | Girls TV | Chandra (3 ep) |
| 2010 | The Slope TV | Desiree (16 ep) |
Crew credits 14
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Overcompensating TV | Director (4 ep) |
| 2024 | How to Die Alone TV | Executive Producer (8 ep) |
| 2023 | Tiny Beautiful Things TV | Director (4 ep) |
| 2022 | I Love That for You TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 2021 | Hacks TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 2020 | Monsterland TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2019 | Ramy TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2018 | The Bisexual TV | Director, Writer, Creator (6 ep) |
| 2018 | The Miseducation of Cameron Post Film | Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer |
| 2018 | Tooth and Nail Film | Executive Producer |
| 2017 | Creep 2 Film | Director of Photography |
| 2015 | Appropriate Behavior Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 2011 | Nose Job Film | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2010 | The Slope TV | Story, Writer, Producer, Director, Editor, Creator (2 ep) |