SHOHREH AGHDASHLOO (Q) is an Emmy Award–winning, Oscar-nominated actress whose prolific work on-stage and screen has been lauded for decades in both her native Iran and all over the world. American audiences know her best from her Oscar-nominated performance in House of Sand and Fog and her Emmy-winning role in HBO’s acclaimed “House of Saddam”. In television, Shohreh recently joined the cast of the HBO Max original series “The Penguin” starring alongside Colin Farrell. Shohreh can also be seen guest starring as ‘Brenda’ in Season 2 of the Emmy nominated series “The Flight Attendant”. On the futuristic TV series “The Expanse,” Shohreh plays ‘Chrisjen Avasarala,’ a smart and passionate member of a political family legacy who has risen high through the ranks of Earth’s governing body. Shohreh stars as ‘Chrisjen Avasarala’ in all 6 seasons of “The Expanse” which are currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video. In film, Shohreh can currently be seen on the big screen playing ‘Bella-Francesca Lobo’ alongside Nicolas Cage (as Dracula) in Universal Pictures’ highly anticipated comedy/horror/action film Renfield. Shohreh also stepped into the role of ‘Bano Ayoub’ in the Canadian feature The Cuban and was recently seen in Amazon’s horror-thriller Run Sweetheart Run. Shohreh has voiced characters for high profile video games such as “Mass Effect,” “Destiny,” and animated TV series like “Arcane”. She also has narrated audiobooks like “The Bible of Clay” by Julia Navarro, “And the Mountains Echoed” by Khaled Hosseini, and “Until We Are Free: My Fight for Human Rights in Iran” by Shirin Ebadi. In 2012, Shohreh dazzled critics on-stage while portraying the title character in the legendary Federico Garcia Lorca’s final theatrical play, House of Bernarda Alba, in London at the famed Almeida Theater. Shohreh’s prestigious TV credits include: “24,” “The Punisher,” “Grimm,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “House MD,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “Portlandia,” “Will & Grace,” among many others. Shohreh’s work in film includes blockbusters such as: Star Trek Beyond, X-Men – The Last Stand, and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.
