Roxie Mohebbi

Actress

Biography

Roxie Mohebbi is an Iranian–New Zealand director, writer, and actor. Her work explores themes of identity, migration, and intergenerational memory with emotional nuance and cultural specificity. With a background in performance and a commitment to story sovereignty, Roxie brings emotional, layered stories to the screen - centering voices often left at the margins.

Filmography

7.6

The Brokenwood Mysteries

Hope Franks

In a seemingly quiet country town the newest resident, Detective Inspector Mike Shepherd, finds that murder lurks in even the most homely location.

7.1

Power Rangers

Copy Technician

A team of teenagers with attitude are recruited to save Angel Grove from the evil witch, Rita Repulsa, and later, Lord Zedd, Emperor of all he sees, and their horde of monsters.

7.2

Heartbreak High

Fortune

A fresh look at Hartley High over 20 years on. With her new friends - outsiders Quinni and Darren - Amerie must repair her reputation, while navigating love, sex, and heartbreak.

8.3

Run

Lily

The extraordinary life of Australia’s most notorious bank robber, Brenden Abbott, is dramatized in this action-packed series about his unprecedented career in crime and chaotic life on the run.

7.1

The New Legends of Monkey

Tsumori

Follow a teenage girl and a trio of fallen gods on a perilous journey as they attempt to bring an end to a demonic reign of chaos and restore balance to their world. Inspired by the 16th Century Chinese fable “Journey to the West.”

7.0

Homebodies

George

Darcy returns home to look after his estranged mother and discovers her unusual housemate: the teenage ghost of his pre-transition self. Darcy must face the past or risk losing himself completely.

6.6

Return to Paradise

Lottie Ogden

DI Mackenzie Clarke is forced to leave London under a cloud of suspicion and return to the last place she ever wanted to be, her hometown of Dolphin Cove, Australia where her tenacity and work ethic helps her solve murder mysteries.

3.2

Ladies in Black

Nadia

Sydney, 1961. The women who work in Goodes ladieswear face tumultuous lives navigating societal shifts and personal challenges amidst the fashion transformation of the sixties.

5.4

Good Grief

Anna

Two very different sisters inherit a funeral home - and its eccentric employees - from their koro. While Ellie is determined to uphold her grandfather's legacy, Gwen can't wait to get to Bali and become a DJ. Can they figure out their lives while staring death in the face?

4.8

Critical Incident

Senior Constable Sandra Ali

A police officer pursuing a teenage suspect onto a busy train platform, knocks a bystander onto the train tracks, critically injuring them. As an intense investigation commences, the lives of the pursued and the pursuer are thrown into turmoil.

5.7

He Had It Coming

Prue

An awkward scholarship student and a social media influencer vandalize a university statue in protest. The next morning, they discover a murdered athlete at its base and must clear their names while finding the real killer.

7.0

Kid Sister

Sina

Lulu, a loveable train wreck, goes on a laugh-out-loud ride as she struggles to balance her love of family and culture with finding her own path… one mistake at a time.

6.5

Miles from Nowhere

Marwa

A young Kiwi-Muslim songwriter named Said is having a crisis. His fiancee left him, his career's non-existent, and his mum worries he's losing touch with his faith. Said risks it all when he befriends an SIS agent.

5.7

Head South

Holly

Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand, 1979. During a fortnight with his world-weary father, Angus is drawn to the underground post-punk music scene. With the support of his friend Kirsten, Angus navigates self doubt, derision and a family tragedy to take the stage for the first time.

N/A

The Moon Is Upside Down

Uzma

Loren Taylor's directorial debut, “The Moon is Upside Down”, is an uproarious and cleverly dark-humoured rollercoaster. Against the backdrop of New Zealand's stunning countryside and gritty urban suburbs, three characters grapple with an insatiable yearning for connection.

N/A

He Had It Coming

Prue Matthews

N/A

Give Me Babies

Ari

Meet Ari, an average 20-something millennial living at home with her parents. She also happens to be an MMA fighter with a mum who doubles as her coach. Her mother, Mei, has always planned everything for Ari - her training regime and now her dating regime so she can find the perfect partner, and have the perfect baby at the perfect time in her life. In a bid to escape her overbearing mum-coach, Ari enters an illegal underground MMA fight where she manages to piss off the most dangerous man in town, James Lee. Swords, cakes and the truth go flying when they all collide at her cousin's big fat Indian wedding.

N/A

Writers in Love

A comedy about two writers whose romantic entanglement takes a sharp turn when they realize they have conflicting ideas about the ethics of writing. As their boundaries clash, the line between storytelling and manipulation begins to blur.

N/A

Rochelle

A brazen young man takes it upon himself to send his friend’s busted up car, Rochelle, out in style by entering it in a local demolition derby, but to get there he needs help from an unexpected source.

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