Natasha Behnam

Natasha Behnam is an actress, comedian and writer who received her BA from Loyola Marymount University's prestigious Film & TV Production school. She stars as Lola Rahaii in the HBO Max political dramedy "The Girls on the Bus" which was released in 2024. In a review for The Collider, Taylor Gates wrote, "Behnam is an absolute revelation, infusing Lola with charisma and charm. She's confident yet naive, magnetic yet vulnerable. Lola could easily fall into a grating Gen Z stereotype in lesser hands, but Behnam makes her simply irresistible." Additionally, in an article for the LA Times, Mary McNamara described Behnam's performance by saying "she steals every scene she's in". Behnam recently finished filming a heavily recurring role for the final season of the Netflix hit drama "YOU," which is set to release in 2025. On the feature front, she starred in the Universal Studios / Netflix reboot of "American Pie: Girls' Rules," and Hulu's holiday Rom-Com, "Cupid for Christmas." She most recently shot the feature film "CognAItive" alongside Noel Fisher, Josh Zuckerman, and Piper Curda. Her other TV credits include Mayans (FX/Hulu), Barden and Sarah Start A Pandemic, and Crazy Ex Girlfriend (CW). In 2021, she was an Actress & Writer for the ViacomCBS Comedy Showcase, and she continues to write and direct her own projects. Aside from acting, Natasha has an affinity for traveling and learning new languages.