Cast & creator
Desiree Akhavan
Best known for Hacks, Girls, Overcompensating
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.
Also known as: Desiree Akhaven, 戴思睿·阿卡万
14
film credits
21
television credits
9
2010–2025 · acting roles
5.9
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (35)
Showing 35 of 35 credits
Hacks
Director
2021
Girls
Chandra
2012
Overcompensating
Ronnie
2025Overcompensating
Director
2025
Ramy
Director
2019
How to Die Alone
Executive Producer
2024
Monsterland
Director
2020
I Love That for You
Director
2022
Tiny Beautiful Things
Director
2023
Flowers
Carol
2016
The Bisexual
Leila
2018The Bisexual
Director
2018The Bisexual
Writer
2018The Bisexual
Creator
2018
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Director
2018The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Screenplay
2018The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Executive Producer
2018
The Slope
Desiree
2010The Slope
Story
2010The Slope
Writer
2010The Slope
Producer
2010The Slope
Director
2010The Slope
Editor
2010The Slope
Creator
2010
Creep 2
Sara
2017Creep 2
Director of Photography
2017
Appropriate Behavior
Shirin
2015Appropriate Behavior
Director
2015Appropriate Behavior
Screenplay
2015
The Circuit
Angie
2016
Dykes, Camera, Action!
Self
2018
Tooth and Nail
Executive Producer
2018
Nose Job
Director
2011Nose Job
Writer
2011Nose Job
Producer
2011