Arian Moayed is an Iranian-American actor. He portrayed Stewy Hosseini, private equity investor and longtime friend of Kendall Roy, on Succession.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Arian Moayed was born on April 15, 1980, in Tehran, Iran. He and his family emigrated in 1986, settling in Glenview, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, when Moayed was five years old. He is fluent in Persian as well as English.[1]
Education and career[]
After high school, he went on to study at Indiana State University, graduating in 2002 with a Bachelor's degree. During college, he appeared in several theatre productions. He then moved to Manhattan, where he and his roommate from college, director Tom Ridgley, founded the Waterwell, a theater, education, and film company. Waterwell has produced more than a dozen stage productions over the years, many of which Moayed has produced himself.[2]
Moayed himself has continued acting on stage while appearing in several films and television series. He has also written and directed short films.
Personal life[]
He is married to actress Krissy Shields, with whom he has two daughters.[2] They currently reside in New York City.
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Phileine Says Sorry | Taxichauffeur 2 | |
| 2007 | Arranged | Ahmed Khaldi | |
| 2008 | The Christians | Darmon | |
| 2011 | Roadie | Irfan | |
| 2014 | Appropriate Behavior | Ali | |
| Rosewater | Hamid | ||
| Saint Janet | Dr. Apte | ||
| 2015 | The Rumperbutts | Gavin | |
| Rock the Kasbah | Riza | ||
| 2019 | Abe | Amir | |
| 2021 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | Agent Cleary | |
| 2023 | You Hurt My Feelings | Mark | |
| TBA | Retribution | Post-production | |
| TBA | House of Spoils | Post-production |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–2004 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Various | 3 episodes |
| 2004–2010 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Samil Al-Bana / Eli Gold | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | Law & Order | Fadi Abu Ubdeh | 1 episode |
| 2006 | Six Degrees | Jay | 1 episode |
| 2007 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Amal Qinawi | 1 episode |
| M.O.N.Y. | Ates Kiliclioglu | NBC pilot | |
| 2009 | White Collar | Avet | 1 episode |
| 2013 | The Following | David | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Believe | Corey | 7 episodes |
| Black Box | Cyrus | 1 episode | |
| 2015 | The Blacklist | Burke | 1 episode |
| Elementary | Yusuf Al Shamsi | 1 episode | |
| 2017 | Mr. Mercedes | Augie | 1 episode |
| 2017–2019 | Madam Secretary | Mohammed "Mo" Alwash | 11 episodes |
| 2018–2023 | Succession | Stewy Hosseini | Main role; 19 episodes |
| 2021 | Love Life | Kian Parsa | 6 episodes |
| 2022 | Inventing Anna | Todd Spodek | 9 episodes |
| Ms. Marvel | Agent Cleary | 3 episodes |
Theatre[]
| 2005 | The Persians | Xerxes | Perry Street Theatre, Off-Broadway |
| 2006 | The American Pilot | The Translator/The Trader/Soldier (u/s) | New York City Center/Stage II, Off-Broadway |
| 2007 | The Last Year in the Life of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,as Devised by Waterwell: A Rock Operetta | Performer | Barrow Street Theatre, Off-Broadway |
| 2007 | Queens Boulevard (the musical) | Abdi | Peter Norton Space, Off-Broadway |
| 2008 | Masked | Na'im | DR2 Theater, Off-Broadway |
| 2009 | Mahida's Extra Key to Heaven | Ramin | Peter Norton Space, Off-Broadway |
| 2011 | King Lear | Edgar | The Public Theater, Off-Broadway |
| 2011 | Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo | Musa | Richard Rodgers Theatre, Broadway |
| 2012 | Food and Fadwa | Emir Azzam | New York Theatre Workshop, Off-Broadway |
| 2015 | Guards at the Taj | Babur | Linda Gross Theater, Off-Broadway |
| 2015 | The Humans | Richard Saad | Laura Pels Theater, Off-Broadway |
| 2016 | Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, Broadway | ||
| 2017 | Hamlet | Hamlet | Loreto Theater, Off-Broadway |
| 2023 | A Doll's House | Torvald Helmer | Hudson Theatre, Broadway |
References[]
- ↑ Lacher, Irene (May 29, 2009). "On common ground". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on October 2, 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ryzik, Melena (May 1, 2011). "From Starry-Eyed to Star". The New York Times. Retrieved on October 2, 2023.