Pia Shah

Most recently played in THE FATHER opposite Alfred Molina at Pasadena Playhouse (nominee for Best Season, Ovation Awards). Has worked on tv shows such as Room 104 (HBO), The Wonderful Maladys (HBO Pilot), Good Trouble (Freeform), Grey's Anatomy, Agents of Shield, Single Parents, Pearson, Mercy, Dirty John and several independent films such as Drake Doremus' Endings, Beginnings and Ricky Bates Jr's Tone Deaf. She has worked with Sundance director Tanuj Chopra several times, most notably in Grass, a fully improvised feature stoner comedy that was acquired by Comedy Dynamics and shown on Netflix.

Born in Chatham, New Jersey, USA. Moved to Mumbai, India for 5 years as a kid. Attended The Johns Hopkins University, BA International Relations. Was accepted to law schools for Human Rights / Public Interest, instead decided to follow her heart and train as an actor at USC where she received her MFA in Theater. Also worked at Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) in SF where she selected and nurtured independent films by/for underrepresented voices for public television shows such as POV and Independent Lens. Other training: William Esper Studio in Manhattan and American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. Resides in Los Angeles and New York City.