Atra Asdou (SAG-AFTRA + AEA) is a Jeff Award-winning actor/writer/comedian based in New York City.

 

She recently understudied two Off-Broadway plays simultaneously. She covered Cecily Strong in What Happened Was... and Sepideh Moafi in New Born as a part of Hugh Jackman, Ian Rickson, and Sonia Friedman's Together season in rep at Audible Theatre. She was thrilled to perform both plays in their understudies-only performances.

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Originally from Chicago, Atra is a rare talent who commands traditional stage dramas (Steppenwolf, Goodman, Lookingglass, Yale Repertory) as well as sketch and improvised comedy for sold-out crowds (The Second City, iO Chicago, Brooklyn Comedy Collective).

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She is the MAPFund Grant, Venterous Grant, and multiple Jeff Award-winning playwright and star of Iraq, But Funny, which debuted to great success at Lookingglass Theatre and is getting a second production at San Francisco's A.C.T. in spring 2027. ​

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TV Credits include Max's And Just Like That..., Somebody Somewhere, and South Side; Netflix's Zero Day; and NBC's Chicago P.D. and Chicago Med.

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She's an alumnus of The Second City Chicago, where she originated three critically acclaimed resident stage sketch revues. Her debut feature screenplay IZZA was a beloved finalist at The Chicago International Film Festival Industry Days, and her short films, Renee` and Fever have earned festival laurels internationally.

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Atra lives in NYC and improvises at Brooklyn Comedy Collective's Pig Pen space every month with her improv group Donna's Beef.

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Legit agent: Gray Talent Group NYC (312) 663-1659

Commercial agent: Lauren Green Agency, LLC. (212) 808-0777