Niousha Akhshi

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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.

32 yearsBerlin (DE)
Genderfemale
Year of birth1993 (32 years)
Acting age25-33 years
NationalityIranian
Main professionActor
Working permitsEuropean Union (EU-27)
SpecializationsComedian, Theater
Driver's licensesCar class
Eye colorbrown
Hair colorbrown
Height (cm)163
LanguagesPersian (Farsi/Dari)(native)EnglishGermanTurkish
AccentsPersian (Farsi/Dari)
SportDancesportFitnessGymnasticsSwimmingYoga
SingingA cappellaArabian singingChansonImprovisationOrientalSong
Awards
2025
THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG - Deutscher Filmpreis 2025: (Best Supporting Actress) (nominated)
Film
2024
THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG picture
THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG (Cinema film)
lead (LR)
Mohammad Rasoulof
2020
BONE MARROW picture
BONE MARROW (Cinema film)
supporting role (SUP)
Hamid Reza Ghorbani, Armin Arad
Television
2022
THE LION SKIN picture
THE LION SKIN (Mini series)
Tina (SUP)
created by Reza Baharvand + Jamshid Mahmoudi