Desiree Akhavan

1984 (41) • Acting

Born: 12/27/1984 (41) in New York City, New York, USA

Known for: Acting

Desiree Akhavan

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.

Known For

The Miseducation of Cameron Post

69%

Director

2018

Creep 2

63%

Sara

2017

Girls

64%

Chandra

2012

Hacks

75%

Director

2021

Ramy

73%

Director

2019

Overcompensating

72%

Ronnie

2025

Appropriate Behavior

63%

Shirin

2015

Monsterland

66%

Director

2020

Overcompensating

72%

Ronnie

2025

Overcompensating

72%

Director

2025

How to Die Alone

63%

Executive Producer

2024

Tiny Beautiful Things

68%

Director

2023

I Love That for You

64%

Director

2022

Hacks

75%

Director

2021

Monsterland

66%

Director

2020

Ramy

73%

Director

2019

The Bisexual

64%

Leila

2018

The Bisexual

64%

Creator

2018

The Bisexual

64%

Director

2018

The Bisexual

64%

Writer

2018

The Miseducation of Cameron Post

69%

Director

2018

The Miseducation of Cameron Post

69%

Screenplay

2018

The Miseducation of Cameron Post

69%

Executive Producer

2018

Dykes, Camera, Action!

Self

2018

Tooth and Nail

Executive Producer

2018

Creep 2

63%

Sara

2017

Creep 2

63%

Director of Photography

2017

The Circuit

68%

Angie

2016

Flowers

74%

Carol

2016

Appropriate Behavior

63%

Shirin

2015

Appropriate Behavior

63%

Director

2015

Appropriate Behavior

63%

Screenplay

2015

Girls

64%

Chandra

2012

Nose Job

Director

2011

Nose Job

Writer

2011

Nose Job

Producer

2011