In 2013, Moafi had her first on-screen credit in a guest-starring role as Aaliya Zaki in the tenth episode of season four of
CBS's
Blue Bloods. In 2015, Moafi landed what would be her breakout role, a recurring role as Loretta in
HBO's
The Deuce, an American drama television series created by
David Simon and
George Pelecanos set during the 1970s and 1980s and explored the stories of sex-workers in New York. Before filming the pilot, Simon met Moafi for a coffee date and explained to Moafi what
The Deuce was going to be about and what her character's arc, Loretta, on the show was going to be. While her character on
The Deuce had been planned early on, Moafi subsequently landed a lead role in
Notorious (a show which was to be filmed in Los Angeles) after meeting with Simon and before the pilot of
The Deuce was filmed. Moafi wrote a letter to the executive producers of
The Deuce, Simon, Pelecanos and
Nina Kostroff Noble hoping that they would still let her be a part of
The Deuce despite her regular gig on
Notorious. The executive producers on
The Deuce let Moafi continue to be a part of their show and worked around her schedule as
The Deuce was mainly filmed in New York. However, as a result, Loretta's arc could not be fulfilled as initially planned and had to go a different direction because of Moafi's scheduling conflicts The pilot of
The Deuce was shot in 2015 The show is based on real-life criminal defense attorney
Mark Geragos and
Larry King Live news producer Wendy Walker. Moafi's character is a junior producer and booker on the fictional number one cable news show
Louise Herrick Live and her character is considered to be the number-two to Julia George, played by
Piper Perabo. While the show originally landed a 13-episode first season, ABC cut the first season to 10 episodes and the show was cancelled by ABC after one season. After
Notorious was cancelled, Moafi continued to appear in her recurring role as Loretta on
The Deuce, and her character was made a series regular in season 3, the final season. Moafi's character on
The Deuce was initially a sex-worker working on the streets of New York and later became an anti-pornography activist, which was one of the main reasons Moafi wanted to continue to be a part of
The Deuce despite her scheduling conflicts. While shooting the second season of
The Deuce, Moafi starred in the role of Dahna in a musical off-Broadway
One Thousand Nights and One Day which opened on April 15, 2018. Moafi has stated that her career "started out in opera and then theater" and considers opera to "forever be a part of [her] artistic identity". In 2018, Moafi was cast as a series regular on and starred as Alexis Simms in season 2 of
Falling Water. Season 2 of
Falling Water premiered in January 2018. Moafi's character was introduced as the new partner of NYPD detective Taka (played by
Will Yun Lee) who later discovers the supernatural world in the show. In May 2018,
USA Network announced the series' cancellation after its second season. In 2019, Moafi was cast as Gigi Ghorbani on
Showtime's
The L Word: Generation Q, a sequel of the early 2000s lesbian classic
The L Word.
Generation Q premiered on December 8, 2019. At the beginning of season 1 of
Generation Q, Moafi's character was introduced as the ex-wife of Natalie "Nat" Bailey (played by
Stephanie Allynne) who is currently dating
Alice Pieszecki (played by
Leisha Hailey), a character that originated in
The L Word. Her character was well received by fans and quickly became a fan-favorite among the new cast. The film tells the separation between the parents of four children in which Moafi plays Niki, the wife of
Clayne Crawford's David. In April 2021, Moafi was cast in the
Apple TV+ American crime drama limited series
Black Bird. Produced by
Dennis Lehane, Moafi stars alongside
Taron Egerton,
Paul Walter Hauser and
Greg Kinnear. Production for the series began in
New Orleans in April 2021 and is based on the novel
In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption by
James Keene. Moafi plays FBI agent Lauren McCauley in the true crime drama, an FBI agent who approaches protagonist
Jimmy Keene about the Larry Hall operation. Moafi attended the premiere event on Wednesday June 29, 2022, at the Regency Bruin Theater in Los Angeles, California
. The six-episode limited series premiered globally on July 8, 2022, on Apple TV+. In November 2021, Moafi was cast as "Hour" in the FX limited series ''
Class of '09 alongside Brian J. Smith, Jake McDorman, Brooke Smith, joining previously announced leads Brian Tyree Henry and Kate Mara. The eight-part series produced by FX Productions revolves around a group of FBI agents who graduated from Quantico in 2009 and are reunited following the death of a mutual friend. The series is executive produced by Tom Rob Smith, Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson. Class of '09'' premiered on May 10, 2023 on
FX on Hulu. She was originally invited to audition for the role of Dr.
Samira Mohan. ==Personal life==