Accents - New Zealand, British - RP, London, Standard American, Middle Eastern
Languages - English, Farsi/Persian, Conversational French
Writer, Director
Yoga, Swimming, Running, Aerobics
TVC
2019 - New World Value campaign - ch: Featured Shopper - 99 Enterprises - 12 month release
2019 - Spark Business Brand - ch: Restaurant - Shine Ltd/Flying Fish - 12 month release
2018 - Champions for Change '50/50' campaign - ch: Female Colleague - Saatchi & Saatchi/Eight - 12 Month Release
2017 - New World 'Xmas Santa' - ch: Shopper
2016 - Principal Insurance - ch: Doctor
2014 - Vodafone - ch: News Reporter
2011 - Caltex - ch: Shopper
2011 - NZ Lotteries - ch: Mum
TELEVISION
2019 - 2021 - Shortland Street - recurring guest role: Detective Roshan Namal - South Pacific Pictures
WEB SERIES
2018 - Smoko - ch: Garafolo - dir: Rachel Ross
FILM
2017 Six Days - ch: Nooshin - dir: Toa Fraser
SHORT FILM
2017 - Time Terminal - ch: Louise - dir: Thomas Sainsbury
2013 - The Murder - Lead 'Det. Kane' - UNITEC
2010 - Breakdown - Lead 'Sophie' - dir: David Costigan
2004 - The Corridor - ch: Vinous - Black Swan Films UK
2002 - Other Than This - Lead 'Leila' - University of Auckland
THEATRE
2011 - Richard 111 - ch: Queen Elizabeth - dir: Anya Varezhkina & Michael Hurst
2010 - Vagina Monologues - ch: Under the Burqa - Maidment Theatre
2003 - Theatre In Education - Various Characters - ACLE Italy
WRITING & DIRECTING
2021 - At the End of the World (FF) - In development with NZFC - Writer/Director
2021 - The Fejoa Club (Season 2) - Tv Series for HeiHei - Writer
2020 - This Is Us - Short Doco series for RNZ/TVNZ On Air - Writer/Director
2018 - The Waiting Room - Writer/Director
2018 - Various Promos - Writer/Director (2014-2018)
2017 - Glimpse 'Vanessa' (Attitude TV) - Writer/Director
ACTING TRAINING
2018 - Acting for Humans - Tutor: Brita McVeigh
2014 - Screen Workshop – Tutor: Miranda Harcourt
2010 - Workshop Casting - Tutor: Andrea Kelland & Vicky Yiannoutsos
2008 - 8 Weeks of Voice Coaching - Tutor: Linda Cartwright
2006 - Acting Technique 1 & 2 - Tutor: Raymond Hawthorne
2005 - USA Audition Technique - Tutor: Terri De'Ath
2004 - Audition Technique with ArtsED London UK
2002 - Theatre Studies - The University of Auckland
OTHER INDUSTRY TRAINING
2020 - Selected for the Story Lab Aotearoa run by Script-to-Screen
2020 - PhD with creative practice candidate in Media and Communications - University of Auckland
2016 - 2019 - Director’s Workshop run by DEGNZ - Tutors: Jackie van Beek, Jesse Warn
2017 - Jesse Warn Directing Workshop - SDEGNZ
2017 - Jane Campion Directing Workshop - Script to Screen
2015 - Writers Lab Aotearoa - Script to Screen
2015 - 2020 - Selected for the Story Lab Aotearoa run by Script-to-Screen
2014 - Selected as workshop attendee for Jane Campion Advanced Directing workshop - Big Screen Symposium
2014 - Commonwealth Foundation Short Film Lab
2012 - 2013 - Directing and Writing for Screen and Television (MFA) - University of Southern California
2012 - Master of Arts with First Class Honours in Screen Production Documentary - University of Auckland
2010 - Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Media, Film & TV studies - University of Auckland
Accents - New Zealand, British - RP, London, Standard American, Middle Eastern
Languages - English, Farsi/Persian, Conversational French
Writer, Director
Yoga, Swimming, Running, Aerobics
TVC
2019 - New World Value campaign - ch: Featured Shopper - 99 Enterprises - 12 month release
2019 - Spark Business Brand - ch: Restaurant - Shine Ltd/Flying Fish - 12 month release
2018 - Champions for Change '50/50' campaign - ch: Female Colleague - Saatchi & Saatchi/Eight - 12 Month Release
2017 - New World 'Xmas Santa' - ch: Shopper
2016 - Principal Insurance - ch: Doctor
2014 - Vodafone - ch: News Reporter
2011 - Caltex - ch: Shopper
2011 - NZ Lotteries - ch: Mum
TELEVISION
2019 - 2021 - Shortland Street - recurring guest role: Detective Roshan Namal - South Pacific Pictures
WEB SERIES
2018 - Smoko - ch: Garafolo - dir: Rachel Ross
FILM
2017 Six Days - ch: Nooshin - dir: Toa Fraser
SHORT FILM
2017 - Time Terminal - ch: Louise - dir: Thomas Sainsbury
2013 - The Murder - Lead 'Det. Kane' - UNITEC
2010 - Breakdown - Lead 'Sophie' - dir: David Costigan
2004 - The Corridor - ch: Vinous - Black Swan Films UK
2002 - Other Than This - Lead 'Leila' - University of Auckland
THEATRE
2011 - Richard 111 - ch: Queen Elizabeth - dir: Anya Varezhkina & Michael Hurst
2010 - Vagina Monologues - ch: Under the Burqa - Maidment Theatre
2003 - Theatre In Education - Various Characters - ACLE Italy
WRITING & DIRECTING
2021 - At the End of the World (FF) - In development with NZFC - Writer/Director
2021 - The Fejoa Club (Season 2) - Tv Series for HeiHei - Writer
2020 - This Is Us - Short Doco series for RNZ/TVNZ On Air - Writer/Director
2018 - The Waiting Room - Writer/Director
2018 - Various Promos - Writer/Director (2014-2018)
2017 - Glimpse 'Vanessa' (Attitude TV) - Writer/Director
ACTING TRAINING
2018 - Acting for Humans - Tutor: Brita McVeigh
2014 - Screen Workshop – Tutor: Miranda Harcourt
2010 - Workshop Casting - Tutor: Andrea Kelland & Vicky Yiannoutsos
2008 - 8 Weeks of Voice Coaching - Tutor: Linda Cartwright
2006 - Acting Technique 1 & 2 - Tutor: Raymond Hawthorne
2005 - USA Audition Technique - Tutor: Terri De'Ath
2004 - Audition Technique with ArtsED London UK
2002 - Theatre Studies - The University of Auckland
OTHER INDUSTRY TRAINING
2020 - Selected for the Story Lab Aotearoa run by Script-to-Screen
2020 - PhD with creative practice candidate in Media and Communications - University of Auckland
2016 - 2019 - Director’s Workshop run by DEGNZ - Tutors: Jackie van Beek, Jesse Warn
2017 - Jesse Warn Directing Workshop - SDEGNZ
2017 - Jane Campion Directing Workshop - Script to Screen
2015 - Writers Lab Aotearoa - Script to Screen
2015 - 2020 - Selected for the Story Lab Aotearoa run by Script-to-Screen
2014 - Selected as workshop attendee for Jane Campion Advanced Directing workshop - Big Screen Symposium
2014 - Commonwealth Foundation Short Film Lab
2012 - 2013 - Directing and Writing for Screen and Television (MFA) - University of Southern California
2012 - Master of Arts with First Class Honours in Screen Production Documentary - University of Auckland
2010 - Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Media, Film & TV studies - University of Auckland
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