The 10 Best Iranian Actors
by mahdi-mzh | created - 17 May 2011 | updated - 22 May 2011 | PublicThis list contains the 10 best Iranian actors, worked/working in Iran, after Islamic Republic.
1. Shahab Hosseini
Actor | Darbareye Elly
Shahab Hosseini was born on February 3, 1974 in Tehran, Iran. He grew up in a family of six and was the oldest child. He earned his high school diploma in Biology. Once a psychology student at the University of Tehran, he dropped out with the intent of emigrating to Canada. Instead, he ended up as ...
2. Bahram Radan
Actor | Santouri
Bahram Radan is an award-winning Iranian actor,
He was born on 28 April 1979 in Tehran, Iran. After High School, he started studying Business Management in university.While attending the university, Radan signed up for acting classes. He was later given an opportunity for his first role in the film,...
3. Reza Kianian
Actor | Khanei ruye ab
Reza Kianian was born in Tehran on June 19, 1951. The second child in a family of 8 (he has 4 brothers and 2 sisters), he moved to the city of Mashhad with his family when he was 1 year old. His first acting coach was his brother Davood, whom arranged for him to act in his theatrical troupe for 3 ...
4. Khosro Shakibai
Actor | Hamoun
Khosro Shakibai was born on March 27, 1944 in Tehran, Iran. He was an actor and writer, known for Hamoun (1990), Unruled Paper (2002) and Night Bus (2007). He was married to Parvin Kooshiar and Tania Johari. He died on July 18, 2008 in Tehran, Iran.
5. Parviz Parastui
Actor | Ajans-E Shisheh-I
Parviz Parastui was born on June 24, 1955 in the village of Charli in the Hamedan providence of Iran to a farming family. They moved to Tehran in pursuit of a better life when he was three years old. He began acting on stage at age fifteen by joining the theatrical group of director, Bahram Beyzaie...
6. Amin Hayayee
Actor | Sakhte Iran
Amin Hayai is an Iranian actor. He has received various accolades, including two Crystal Simorgh, three Hafez Awards and an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Honorary Diploma, in addition to nomination for an Iran Cinema Celebration Award. He started acting in theater along with his ...
7. Ezzatolah Entezami
Actor | Gav khuni
Ezzatolah Entezami (also spell Ezatollah Entezami, born 1924 in Tehran, Iran) is an award-winning Iranian actor. Graduated from theater and cinema school in Hanover, Germany in 1958, Entezami started his career on stage in 1941. He has been acting in movies since 1969. His debut performance in ...
8. Mohammad Reza Golzar
Actor | Sakhte Iran
Mohammad Reza Golzar (Azari) was born to Shahnaz and Parviz Golzar Azari on the Iranian New Year- Norouz- March 21, 1977. His father is a mechanical engineer and his mother a homemaker. He graduated in mechanical engineering from the Islamic Azad University, South. He has an older brother named ...
9. Abolfazl Poorarab
Actor | Behesht-e Penhan
Abolfazl Poorarab is known for Hidden Heaven (1994), The Devil's Dance (2001) and Love Isn't Enough (1999).
10. Fariborz Arabnia
Actor | Mokhtarnameh
Known for When Did You See Sahar Last Time? (2016), Rang-e Shak (Color of Doubt) (2014), Mokhtarnameh (2010-2011), The Ransomer (2004), Soltan (1997). He is an Actor, Director, and Writer with international acclaim. To Middle Eastern audiences, he is known as the star of over thirty films and ...
Tell Your Friends