Arian Moayed (born April 15, 1980) is an Iranian-born American actor, co-founder of Waterwell, art educator and an Emmy nominated writer/director. Moayed received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo and was involved in the Tony Award Best Play The Humans. He's a receipt numerous awards including the Obies, Theater World Award, Drama Desk Award and Indiana University's Outstanding Alumni of the Year. He lives in New York City with his wife, Krissy Shields and his two daughters, Olive Joon and Ivy Shireen.