Niousha Akhshi is an Iranian actress based in Berlin, internationally recognized for her performance in The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2024), winner of the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and nominated for the 2025 Academy Awards. She was nominated for the 2025 Deutscher Filmpreis (Best Supporting Actress) for this role, alongside director Mohammad Rasoulof.

Trained and discovered in Iran, she has established herself internationally through an intense stage presence, a nuanced emotional range, and a strong ability to embody complex characters in politically and psychologically charged contexts. She first gained recognition with Maghz-e ostokhan (2020) and the series Lion Skin (2022), before joining the project The Seed of the Sacred Fig, secretly filmed in Iran.

Exiled in Germany, she continues to build an engaged career spanning both film and theater. In 2025, she performed in Destination: Origin, a stage production by Rasoulof presented at the Performing Exiles Festival and on a European tour, exploring themes of exile, identity, and memory.