Acting
Jul 9, 1982
Sutton, Surrey, England, UK
Mona Yousefi
Acting
Biography
Mona Yousefi is a British actress. She was born and raised in London UK. Mona gained widespread acclaim for her standout performance in her BBC show Going Native where she starred in multiple roles. She was educated at the Hall School Wimbledon in London before attending the University of Greenwich London, where she graduated with a BA Hons in Media and Communications and the University of Westminster London where she graduated with an LLM in Entertainment Law. She went on to work for criminal Law firm Joseph Hill & Co in London as a paralegal before landing her first directorial television debut with Mayhem Makers for E4 which aired in 2007. Mona got Mayhem Makers commissioned without an agent or any industry connections. She took herself down to Channel 4, tied a trailer tape of her show to a helium balloon and arrived at reception but was duly kicked out. Unperturbed, she climbed up the side of the building to the mail-room window where she paid the post room guy ten pounds to put the trailer onto the desk of the Head of Comedy... and so it began. Mona then caught the attention of Hat Trick Productions who picked her up as talent and here she found a nurturing environment for her creative work, leading to the optioning of some characters she had created. Among these personas were Tallah Khosravian, the Middle-Eastern businesswoman; Wakana Fukui, the Japanese Lolita girl; and the widow Natascha Leboushkin, a Russian social climber. These characters formed the foundation of "Going Native", a groundbreaking project where Mona skillfully portrayed them in the real world under the unsuspicious guise of a genuine documentary. Mona recently trained in acting at RADA, The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and has undertaken specialist training in the Meisner technique under the guidance of Scott Williams. Prior to this, she received training in method acting from teacher Sam Rumbelow and further honed her skills in characters and theatre with the renowned Philippe Gaulier. In addition to her acting training, Mona has completed a stunt training course at the British Action Academy under the guidance of Andreas Petrides, one of the UK's leading Action Directors, Stunt Coordinators, Fight Arrangers, and Stunt Performers.
Feature Films (2)
It's 6 months, 1 week, and 4 days since the earth was destroyed by an asteroid. 200 humans survive on board a huge 'Space Ark'. Their mission? To find a new planet where the human race can be re-established. The ship is populated by the finest minds the earth had to offer, plus an inept crew, an android-bear pilot and a member of the public who won his place by lottery. In the pilot episode the crew encounter a seemingly friendly alien race, whose space craft has broken down. What could possibly go wrong?
Space Ark
Jack Flex is broke, buff, and wildly delusional—but he’s got a dream: to sell his absurd invention, the Heavy Hat, on his mom’s favorite shopping channel. When a desperate producer gives him a shot, Jack’s web of lies—celebrity clients, Hollywood fame—starts to unravel. With just one week to turn fiction into fact, he sprints through L.A. in a chaotic quest for credibility, hope, and a shot at stardom.
The Trainer
Television & Series (6)
A British comic fantasy containing humour and pop-culture references. Episodes often featured elaborate musical numbers in different genres, such as electro, heavy metal, funk, and rap. The show has been known for popularising a style called "crimping"; short acappella songs which are present throughout all three series.
The Mighty Boosh
Comedy Feeds is a sitcom / sketch show featured on BBC Three since 2014. Each Comedy Feed showcases emerging new talent by making their pilot shows available exclusively on BBC iPlayer.
BBC Comedy Feeds
Glitchy is a fast-paced, sketch prank hybrid featuring Ryan Sampson that parodies much-loved and recognisable television shows, throwing them into a surreal and parallel television world. All the television shows are fake but the unsuspecting members of the public believe them to be real. Ryan plays a multitude of characters offering his twisted take on the shows we know and love. The members of the public who participate in each sketch are unknowingly the stars of their very own show.
Glitchy
The Revolution Will Be Televised is a British television satire show, which was first screened on BBC Three in August 2012. Writing for The Guardian, Sam Wollaston said it's "Sacha Baron Cohen with a bit more substance then, or Mark Steel with a few more laughs". At the 2013 British Academy Television Awards, the show won the Bafta for the Best Comedy Programme.
The Revolution Will Be Televised
Jolyon Rubinstein and Heydon Prowse satirise the state of the nation via characters old and new and by mixing together a combination of comedy sketches and pranks.
