Spotlight

Hailing from West Virginia, Afsheen Misaghi is a performer and creative of Middle Eastern and South Asian descent currently residing in Brooklyn, NY.

Last month, Afsheen wrapped his role as Shervin in the upcoming film The Friend, opposite Naomi Watts. In the past year, Afsheen appeared in the newest seasons of HBO’s Succession, NBC’s The Blacklist, Starz’s Power Book II: Ghost, CBS's Blue Bloods, Bars and Measures at Mosaic Theatre Company, and Selling Kabul at Premiere Stages. Previously, Afsheen was one of fifteen performers and writers featured in the 2022 ViacomCBS Showcase. He also performed at the Contemporary American Theatre Festival in the Washington D.C. area, Gulfshore Playhouse in South Florida, and in an originally devised off-off-broadway production.

In 2021, Afsheen made his network television debut on CBS's FBI: Most Wanted and performed in the premiere of Andy Warhol in Iran opposite Anthony Rapp at Barrington Stage Company. Afsheen premiered his comedy special Yeah, I'm FROM From There at the 8th Annual NYC Solocom. He also created, directed, and performed in Normal for Now, a four-part anthology series that premiered on Amazon Prime. In addition to his acting roles, Afsheen hosted 15 Minutes Late, a late-night talk show that adds humor to discussions on current societal issues. He has also performed in numerous commercials, regional theater productions, and award-winning sketches and shorts (see resume below for details). He has trained at the Upright Citizens Brigade and the Peoples Improv Theatre, studied acting under Bob Krakower, Shelia Gray, Vance Barber, and Andrew Polk, holds a Master of Fine Arts in Acting from the University of Florida, and is an alumnus of the Fulbright Program.

For more about Afsheen, visit www.afsheenmisaghi.com and @affyjay.