Arash Mokhtar

Actor, Director, Filmmaker, Narrator, Screenwriter, Stage Director, Theatre Director and Voice Actor

New York City, New York

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About Arash

Born in Tehran, Iran, Arash Mokhtar was raised primarily in Washington D.C. He spent many years traveling and working throughout the U.S. and Europe as an exhibiting visual artist before settling in New York City, committing himself to a life as an actor on stage and screen.
Selected credits include:
THEATER (NYC): Berenger, Rhinoceros; Buckingham, Richard III; Coriolanus, Coriolanus; Truffaldino, The Servant of Two Masters; Lord Goring, An Ideal Husband; Joe Cooper, Killer Joe; Daniel Woolf, Closer; Eddie, Hurlyburly.
TV: Madam Secretary (CBS), Veep (HBO), Forever (ABC), Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix), Believe (NBC), Zero Hour (ABC), Elementary (CBS), Person of Interest (CBS), Political Animals (USA), NYC 2-2 (CBS)
Lead and supporting roles in several independent films, including the latest short, Day 39, which was a finalist for the 2015 Student Academy Awards.

Arash is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA and AEA. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and sagacious little boy.

Unique traits: Motorcycling, Horseback riding, Kung Fu (wing-chun), Swimming, Guitar, Dancing, Wrestling, Painting, Drawing, Sculpting, Various Sports; skilled in Stage Combat & Gun Play

Gender:
Male

Height:
5' 9"

Weight:
155

Body type:
Athletic

Hair:
Short

Hair color:
Black

Eyes:
Brown

Ethnicity:
Mixed

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When the Devil Comes (2016)
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Day 39 (2015)
Film (Short, Drama, Thriller and War) Actor An inexperienced young soldier on his first deployment and a seasoned Ranger medic fight to save a young mother and her unborn child on the Afghan battlefield.
Madam Secretary (2015)
Television (Drama) Actor A look at the personal and professional life of a Secretary of State as she tries to balance her work and family life.
Veep (2015)
Television (Comedy) Actor Former Senator Selina Meyer has accepted the call to serve as Vice President of the United States. The job is nothing like she imagined and everything she was warned about. 'Veep' follows Meyer and her staff as they attempt to make their mark and leave a lasting legacy, without getting tripped up in the day-to-day political games that define Washington. Written by HBO
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015)
Television (Comedy) Actor After being rescued from an underground bunker in which she lived the past 15 years, Kimmy Schmidt decides to move to New York to have a normal life. She makes friends with her new roommate Titus, and works as a babysitter for Jacqueline Voorhees, the wife of a millionaire with many issues. Even though many obstacles are thrown her way, Kimmy makes the best of her new life while having to adapt to the new world around her. Written by James Hake
Forever (2014)
Television (Drama and Sci-Fi) Actor Henry Morgan is a man who's been alive for 200 years and he doesn't know why and has spent the past 200 years trying to find out. Presently he works as a medical examiner in New York. Detective Jo Martinez works with him and is intrigued with him. Abe is the only one who knows Henry's secret. Written by rcs0411@yahoo.com
Crossbones (2014)
Television (Adventure and Drama) Actor The tale takes place on the island of New Providence in the Bahamas. This unique place of piracy, theft and outlaws is reigned by the fearsome pirate captain Edward Teach, known as Blackbeard. But a scheme has been designed to throw Blackbeard from his throne. An assassin, Tom Lowe, is sent with the task to execute the pirate leader. However, as Lowe moves closer towards Blackbeard, he starts to admire his ideas and involvement in the rogue society. And of course, Lowe will not be Blackbeard's only enemy. Written by Bono van den Hork
Believe (2014)
Television (Drama, Fantasy and Sci-Fi) Actor A relationship forms between a gifted young girl and a man sprung from prison who has been tasked with protecting her from the evil elements that hunt her power.
Best Man in the Dark (2014)
Film (Comedy, Drama and Music) Actor Based loosely on a local blind celebrity, Gary Bergman. Best Man in the Dark follows our blind protagonist, Jonas Bergman, on the night his music agent and current roommate urges him to be the best man in his impromptu wedding. In an attempt to maintain his accommodations and steer the agent's focus back into his career Jonas organizes a bachelor party to derail the wedding. A night full of hijinks both Jonas and the groom-to-be will never forget. Written by Alfred Padilla
Adam and Eve in New York (2013)
Film (Short and Drama) Actor The love scale variation in the life of a couple at 20,40,60 years old
Meet Pete (2013)
Television (Comedy) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Personal trainer and actor, Pete Khoury could use a coach of his own. After going through another unexpected break up, Pete finally caves to jump into the pool of internet dating. As "Love Online" gets a new member, Pete's friends and 'LOL' pros Joe and Carl try to help Pete along the way...as does neighbor and "Love Online" editor, Kelly. Rosie (Kelly's hip mom), is also a veteran to "Love Online", which is where she hooks up with Larry. When Pete thinks about deleting his account on 'LOL', Kelly convinces him to give it more time and Carl pimps his profile. When Joe takes Pete to the race track, Joe bets the ponies as Pete thinks he found a winner behind the window. "Meet Pete" (aka, "Love Online"), will take you into the lives of four friends who are among millions trying to balance life, work and the endless challenges of internet dating. Find out if the rewards outweigh all of the trials and tribulations as Pete and his friends play the dating game...online! Written by YaDeenie Productions
Zero Hour (2013)
Television (Drama, Fantasy and Thriller) Actor Revolves around a bizarre twist of fate that pulls a man who's spent 20 years as the editor of a skeptics magazine into one of the most compelling conspiracies in human history.
Elementary (2013)
Television (Crime, Drama and Mystery) Actor A modern take on the cases of Sherlock Holmes, with the detective now living in New York City.
In Carcosa (2012)
Film (Drama, Fantasy and Sci-Fi) Actor Under the insane leadership of two mysterious figures, an underground support group for sufferers of 'reverse deja-vu' starts to fall apart at the seams, pulling the group members down into a fractured world of strange visions and surreal flashbacks, as they try to make sense of the city around them. Written by Anonymous
Erase-Replace (2012)
Film (Short, Comedy and Romance) Actor Leo gets caught cheating by his girlfriend, to win her back he is ready to do anything.
Person of Interest (2012)
Television (Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi and 1 More) Actor A billionaire software-genius named Harold Finch creates a Machine for the government that is designed to detect acts of terror before they can happen, by monitoring the entire world through every cell-phone, email and surveillance camera. Finch discovered that the machine sees everything, potential terrorist acts and violent crimes that involve ordinary people. When the government considered violent crimes between normal people "irrelevant", Finch built a back door into the system that gives him the social security number of a person involved in a future violent crime so he could act. Partnered with John Reese, an ex-CIA agent, the two work in secret to prevent violent crimes before they can happen. Eventually their activities lead to being hunted by the New York Police Department, CIA Agents in pursuit of Reese who was listed as dead, a computer hacker named Root who wants access to the Machine, and government officials who want to keep all knowledge of the Machine a complete secret. Written by Jones
Like the Water (2012)
Film (Drama) Actor Like the Water follows Charlie, a young journalist, as she returns to her hometown of Camden, Maine to write the eulogy for her best friend, Katherine. Charlie's assignment unearths deep feelings of guilt at not having been a better friend, which only fuel her long-standing resentment toward Katherine's girlfriend. On the eve of the memorial they are forced to confrontation, and Charlie goes too far. She must learn to pick up the pieces when words are not enough. This project was co-written by Caitlin FitzGerald (It's Complicated, Newlyweds, Taking Woodstock) and Caroling von Kuhn, the film's star and director respectively. It was produced, shot, and edited by a team of young women filmmakers on a micro-budget. Written by Emily Best
NYC 22 (2012)
Television (Crime and Drama) Actor Drama following six diverse NYPD rookies as they patrol the gritty streets of upper Manhattan. The new trainees include Jennifer "White House" Perry, a former college volleyball star and Marine MP in Iraq with a take-charge attitude; Ray "Lazarus" Harper, the oldest rookie and a former police news reporter with better sources than most seasoned cops; Tonya Sanchez, who comes from a family with a criminal history; Ahmad Kahn, an Afghani native who fought his way to freedom; Kenny McClaren, a fourth-generation police officer with great instincts but qualms about joining the force; and Jayson "Jackpot" Toney, a young basketball legend who squandered his opportunity in the NBA. Their demanding Field Training Officer, Daniel "Yoda" Dean, is a case-hardened, unsentimental veteran of the force who emphasizes basics and holds each cop accountable for their actions. Rounding out the team is Sergeant Terry Howard, a no-nonsense plainclothes officer from the Gang Intel Unit, who trains the ... Written by CBS
Political Animals (2012)
Television (Drama) Actor Divorced former First Lady Elaine Barrish is currently serving as the Secretary of State. She finds an unlikely ally in a D.C. journalist who had previously dedicated herself to tearing Barrish to pieces. Written by Belanti
The Dictator (2012)
Film (Comedy) Actor The Republic of Wadiya is ruled by an eccentric and oppressive leader named Hafez Aladeen. Aladeen is summoned to New York to a UN assembly to address concerns about his country's nuclear weapons program, but the trip goes awry. Written by Sam
I Am Alive (2011)
Film (Short and Mystery) Actor Butterfly is an American girl that lives in the outskirt of NYC. Barely in her twenties and frustrated with her failed attempts in the musical business, she struggles to make ends meet. Left with the responsibility of caring for her family she blames her responsibilities for her failure as a musician. As luck would have it she is one day cast for a two year contract in a famous Broadway musical. On her way home to share her amazing news something out of the ordinary happens. She wakes up on the grass, and doesn't know what happened. She had a car accident but she doesn't remember how. She is not injured at all and is shocked and surprised about that. Not being too far from home, she decides to walk home. As soon she gets home, she tells what happens, or at least what she remembers about the accident. Her mother is so relieved that nothing happened and she is happy that finally her daughter made her dreams come true. But is it everything really OK? Suddenly somebody knocks on the door ... Written by Anonymous
Hungry Henrieta (2010)
Film (Short, Comedy and Drama) Actor Hungry Henrieta melds new wave with the contemporary to follow the life of Henrieta, a sophisticated Brooklynite, on her trek to meet her boyfriend.
Sex and the City 2 (2010)
Film (Comedy, Drama and Romance) Actor Two years have passed since Carrie Bradshaw finally bagged John "Mr. Big" Preston, the man she was always meant to be with. Just as her friend Charlotte must deal with her young daughter's "terrible two's", Carrie must deal with her relationship taking a turn for the worse - Big likes to watch old black-and-white movies on TV and eat take-out food, which prevents Carrie from feeling like the free-wheeling party girl she used to be. Meanwhile, Miranda copes with a new boss that can't handle an intelligent, powerful woman, and Samantha works a public relations angle that gets the fashionable foursome an all-expense-paid trip to Abu Dhabi. Written by The Massie Twins
Triptosane (2010)
Film (Sci-Fi) Producer Torn between pharmaceutical dependence and psychedelic sanity.
Long Shadows (2009)
Film (Short) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director An Everyman's oppressive present, reflecting his painful, abuse-filled past, reaches a raging tipping point and forces him to decide how he'll live his life or if he'll continue living at all.
Sea of Dust (2008)
Film (Comedy, Fantasy and Horror) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Beyond the Black Forest, in the fairytale village of Heidelberg, an unspeakable evil has taken root. One by one, Heidelberg's citizens have fallen into trances, awakening under the control of a dark master, the mythical Christian king Prester John ( Written by Anonymous
Let Them Chirp Awhile (2007)
Film (Comedy) Miscellaneous Crew The debut 35mm feature film comedy from 23 year-old whiz kid Jonny Blitstein. Starring Justin Rice (Mutual Appreciation), Brendan Sexton III (Boys Don't Cry) and Laura Breckenridge (Southern Belles). With Zach Galligan (Gremlins).