Pooya Mohseni

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Pooya Mohseni (she/her) is an Iranian American actress, writer, filmmaker and Trans activist, born and raised in Tehran, Iran. She moved to New York in her teens, where she discovered her love of acting and storytelling. She has guest starred on Primetime shows, like Law and Order: SVU, Falling Water and Madam Secretary and Big Dogs on Amazon Prime. She is the first middle eastern trans actor to play the role of judge on a prime time procedural. She is a graduate from the esteemed Maggie Flanigan Studio, and continues to build her resume of a wide range of characters, while exploring their humanity and fragility. She is fluent in Persian/Farsi and a transgender advocate, as well as a voice for immigrant and women's issues. She is also involved in writing and consulting on original LGBT stories to shed light on an otherwise underrepresented community.

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Lynn Chen

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Lynn Chen (she/her) made her debut on the stage of The Metropolitan Opera House at the age of five. She has been performing ever since. On TV, she has guest starred on Silicon Valley, Fear the Walking Dead, NCIS, Numbers, nearly all of NBC's Law and Order shows, and held recurring roles on All My Children, and The Affair.

In the film world, Lynn is a fixture at film festivals, setting an unofficial record at the 28th Annual LAAPFF with 5 concurrent movie roles. Directors often recast her - she has earned a reputation as a hard-working, down-to-earth collaborator.

This journey began with a starring role in her first feature film, Saving Face alongside Joan Chen and Michelle Krusiec. The romantic comedy was produced by Will Smith's Overbrook Entertainment with Forensic Films, and was released theatrically by Sony Pictures Classics in May 2005. It earned her "The Outstanding Newcomer Award" at the 2006 AXAwards.

Since 2009, Lynn has become known as an award-winning blogger (The Actor's Diet, Thick Dumpling Skin) and body image activist. Her food videos with BuzzFeed, Hello Giggles, ISATV, and Tastemade's Facet have reached over 40 million views. Marie Claire Magazine named her the "New Generation of Social Activists." As a spokesperson for NEDA, she is a sought-after speaker, invited to National Conferences and College campuses. Lynn was the first Acting Ambassador chosen by Skype.

Lynn is also a musician, having studied classical piano since the age of seven. Vocally, she is experienced with all types of music - from a cappella (she was the musical director of her group at Wesleyan and The Brearley School) to punk rock (in 2012 she sang with Dischord Record's E.D. Sedgwick on their European tour).

In 2016, Lynn won the Best Actor award at NBC Shorts Festival for her role in Parachute Girls. She was awarded a holding deal with NBC. In 2020, Lynn finished directing her first feature film, I Will Make You Mine, which she also wrote, is producing, and stars in. She can be seen in the recurring role of "Mimi" on Season 10 of Showtime's Shameless.

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Danny Jacobs

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Danny Jacobs (he/him) studied theater and international relations at Stanford University. Since then, he has gone on to become an award winning actor, writer and director. Alongside his writer and directing partner, Darren Grodsky, Danny made his debut narrative feature with Humboldt County. The film stars Jeremy Strong, Chris Messina, Frances Conroy, Fairuza Balk, Brad Dourif, and Peter Bogdanovich and was an official selection in the 2008 SXSW Film Festival. Additionally, the film won the audience award at the Idaho International Film Festival as well as the Ibiza International Film Festival. Magnolia Pictures released the film theatrically in 2008. Danny's sophomore film as a writer/director was Growing Up and Other Lies, in which he starred alongside Adam Brody, Josh Lawson, Amber Tamblyn and Wyatt Cenac. That film was released theatrically by eOne Entertainment.

As an actor Danny starred alongside Harland Williams (Dumb and Dumber) and Greg Pitts (Office Space) in Fox's Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation, a sequel to the 1980s hit with Tom Hanks. Additionally, Danny played a lead role in Sony Pictures' The Cavern, directed by Olatunde Onsunsamni (The Fourth Kind). On TV, Danny has recurred on Masters of Sex, Andi Mack and more recently, On Becoming a God in Central Florida. He is also joining the cast of American Crime Story for Season 3.

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Nican Robinson

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Nican Robinson (he/him) recently completed principle photography on The Daylong Brothers: a Southern Gothic Musical from filmmaker Brandon McCormick, and The Sleeping Negro, from writer/director Skinner Myers.

Nican has played an essential role in a number of critically acclaimed projects in recent years, including: writer/director Jim Cummings’ feature film, Thunder Road, (SXSW 2018 Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature, Cannes L’ACID 2018 International Premier, Deauville Film Festival 2018 Grand Prize); Greg Silverman's series The Filth (Inside Out Toronto 2019); award winning writer/director Amber Sealey’s short film How Does It Start (Sundance 2019); and writer/director Jamie Anderson’s second film, I'm F%$#ing Fine. He also guest starred on the hit Netflix drama series, 13 Reasons Why.

Up next for Nican is a starring role in writer/director Kali Baker-Johnson’s first feature film, Elsewhere, as well as director Mike Manning’s short film Toxic, opposite Keisha Castle-Hughes. Nican is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.

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