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 Appropriate Behavior
2015 · Shirin
Girls
2012 · Series · Chandra
Overcompensating
2025 · Series · Ronnie
Flowers
2016 · Series · Carol
The Bisexual
2018 · Series · Leila
The Slope
2010 · Series · Desiree
Year Popular Top rated Directed Overcompensating
2025 · Series · Director
Tiny Beautiful Things
2023 · Series · Director
I Love That for You
2022 · Series · Director
Hacks
2021 · Series · Director
Monsterland
2020 · Series · Director
Ramy
2019 · Series · Director
The Bisexual
2018 · Series · Director
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
2018 · Director
Appropriate Behavior
2015 · Director
The Slope
2010 · Series · Director
Created The Bisexual
2018 · Series · Creator
The Slope
2010 · Series · Creator
All acting credits Overcompensating
2025 · Series · Ronnie
The Bisexual
2018 · Series · Leila
Flowers
2016 · Series · Carol
Appropriate Behavior
2015 · Shirin
Girls
2012 · Series · Chandra
The Slope
2010 · Series · Desiree
