My Favorite Iranian Actors (in Order)
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- Behrouz Vossoughi is one of Iran's most legendary actors. He has over 40 years of experience in the motion picture industry, with featured appearances in more than 90 films. In addition to his work in films, television, radio and theater, Behrouz' performances have earned him recognition at several international film festivals. He was one of the first to play in American and European Co-Productions such as in Caravans (1978) in 1978 co-starring with Anthony Quinn, Jennifer O'Neill (I) and Michael Sarrazin. He was also to play in another American movie called The Invincible Six (1970) with Curd Jürgens in 1962. His major films were, of course, Iranian. In Iran, he is still truly a Mega Star and Role model for an entire generation of Iranians in Post Islamic Iran and under the Shah's Pro-American Regime. Co-starring with his future wife, singer and actress Googoosh in a number of films such as Honeymoon (1976) aka the Honeymoon.
He is certainly The Iranian actor who paved the road for the new generation of Iranians working today in Iran and aboard. - Actor
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Naser Malek Motiee was born on 29 March 1930 in Tehran, Iran. He was an actor and director, known for A Perfect Gentleman (1965), Runaway Millionaire (1966) and Gheisar (1969). He died on 25 May 2018 in Tehran, Iran.- Actor
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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 Darius Mehrjui's admired classic film, The Cow(Gaav), received the Golden Hugo in Chicago International Film Festival in 1971. He shined in the role of a naive villager who cannot endure the death of his beloved cow and starts to believe that he is the cow himself.
He is known as one of the most prominent actors in Iranian cinema and has been labeled as the greatest actor in history of the cinema of Iran. He has worked with most of the prominent Iranian film directors, including Darius Mehrjui (eight films), Ali Hatami (four films), Nasser Taqvaee, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Behrouz Afkhami and Rakhshan Bani-Etemad. He has been awarded the Crystal Simorgh for the Best Actor twice from the International Fajr Film Festival, for Grand Cinema and The Day of Angel.
His work and accomplishments were recognized in October 2006 at the Iran cultural center in Paris.- Actor
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Khosro Shakibai was born on 27 March 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 18 July 2008 in Tehran, Iran.- Actor
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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 a radio host in Iran. This was followed by hosting "Oxygen," a TV show for the youth audience, and some small acting roles in a few TV series of which "After Rain" (Pas Az Baran) was the first. His debut in cinema was in Rokhsareh (2002), performing alongside Mitra Hajjar. His acting career took off with his performance in movies such as Tahmineh Milani's The Fifth Reaction (2003) (Vakonesh-e-Panjom) and Superstar (2009). He won the Crystal Simorgh from Tehran's 27th Fajr International Film Festival for his performance as Kourosh in "Superstar". Two years later, he received the Diploma of Honor from Fajr Film Festival and the Silver Bear Award from the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival for his memorable role as the hot-tempered Hodjat in Asghar Farhadi's internationally critically acclaimed film, A Separation (2011). He has also received several nominations and awards from Iran's House of Cinema including Best Actor in a Lead Role for his performance in Asghar Fardadi's previous film, About Elly (2009).- Actor
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Morteza Aghili was born on 11 September 1944 in Tehran, Iran. He is an actor and director, known for Gol-haye kaghazi (1977), Distance (1975) and A Safe Place (1977).- Abolfazl Poorarab is known for Hidden Heaven (1994), The Devil's Dance (2001) and Love Isn't Enough (1999).
- Parviz Fanizadeh was an actor, known for Downpour (1972), Tight Spot (1973) and The Last Supper (1976). He was married to Haydeh Qayuri. He died on 24 February 1980 in Iran.
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Taghi Zohuri was born in 1912 in Tehran, Iran. He was an actor, known for Dalahoo (1967), The Black Suit Thief (1968) and Beggars of Tehran (1967). He died on 1 March 1992 in Tehran, Iran.- Actor
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Jamshid Mashayekhi is a celebrated Iranian actor and an iconic figure of Iranian cinema. Mashayekhi began professional acting on stage in 1957. His first feature film role was Brick and Mirror(1965, Ebrahim Golestan). After a four-year break, he acted in The Cow (1969, Darius Mehrjui) and Kaiser(Qeysar) (1969, Masoud Kimiai). Mashayekhi commonly appears as an elderly grandfather because of his white hair and charismatic face and figure. He received a best performance award for The Grandfather (1985, Majid Gharizadeh) from the First Festival of Non-aligned Countries in North Korea.- Actor
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Davoud Rashidi was born on 16 July 1933 in Teheran, Persia. He was an actor and producer, known for The Unfinished Song (2001), The Exam (2002) and Escape from the Trap (1971). He was married to Ehteram Boroumand. He died on 26 August 2016 in Tehran, Iran.- Actor
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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 education. After finishing high school, he entered military service, and also acted in the art center of air force army. In 1991 he acted in a theatrical show for kids with the directorship of Soraya Ghasemi. It took him long to get a main acting role in movies, and he was successful in his first movie Eve's Red Apple. He has also won the best male actor award in Fajr film festival for the film by Rasoul Sadr-Ameli, "The Night", in 2008. Hayai appeared in the film Woodpecker in 2018. Hayai also will appear in the film We Like You Miss Yaya which he filmed in 2017. He was awarded the Diploma Honorary for Best Actor for Blazing at the Fajr Film Festival in 2018. In 2019, he became a judge in the first Iranian Talent Show called Asre Jadid Produced by Ehsan Alikhani.Only For Comedy Movies- Jamshid Esmailkhani was born on 21 April 1950 in Shiraz, Iran. He was an actor, known for The Entire Nation (1990), Blade Edge (1992) and Family Man (1993). He died on 7 April 2002 in Tehran, Iran.
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Reza Beyk Imanverdi was born on 15 June 1936 in Teheran, Iran. He was an actor and producer, known for Tiger Ring (1964), Man with Two Faces (1968) and Bandari (1973). He died on 13 September 2003 in Laveen, Arizona, USA.- Actor
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Ali Miri was born in 1936 in Shahsavar, Mazandaran, Iran. He was an actor and director, known for Iranian Ciccio and Franco (1969), The Story of Night (1973) and The Story of Hearts (1969). He died on 2 March 2009 in Tehran, Iran.- Hadi Eslami was born in 1939 in Iran. He was an actor, known for The Bus (1986), The Lead (1989) and Deportees (1991). He died in 1993 in Iran.
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Mohamad Ali Fardin was born in 1930 in Tehran, Iran. He was an actor and director, known for The Story of Night (1973), King of the Hearts (1968) and Hatam Taee (1966). He died on 6 April 2000 in Tehran, Iran.- Actor
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Bahman Mofid was born on 27 July 1942 in Tehran, Iran. He was an actor, known for Brothers in Blood (1975), Dash Akol (1971) and Black (1975). He was married to Sodabeh Karimi. He died on 16 August 2020 in Tehran, Iran.- Mohammad Reza Foroutan is an Iranian actor and singer.
Mohammad Reza Foroutan has started acting since 1994.He studied Health Psychology.
His first film was Goal. After some minor roles, his performance in an episode of TV series The Clue revealed his capabilities and Masoud Kimiay chose him for the leading role of Mercedes. He has received several awards including the best male actor award for acting in Ghermez at the 1999 Fajr International Film Festival and best male actor award for acting in Be Ahestegi at the 2005 Fajr International Film Festival. - Jalal Pishvaian was born on 11 June 1930 in Tehran, Iran. He was an actor, known for Escape from the Trap (1971), Conquerors of the Desert (1971) and Dash Akol (1971). He died on 11 December 2021 in Germany.
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- Amir Jafari is an Iranian actor originally from Zanjan province. He studied acting under the supervision of Hamid Samandarian and his first movie role was in 2001 with the films "Naan, Eshgh and Motor 1000" and "Poisonous Mushroom". The following year, he was nominated for the TV comedy actor award from Hafez festival for his role in the TV series without description.
Jafari has acted in the films Max (2013) and the rule of accident (2011), as well as the series "Forbidden Fruit" (2013), "Zir Hasht" (2013) and Yaghi (2014) and "Yaghi" series. He was nominated for the best actor award from Hafez festival.
He has won five awards from Fajr Theater Festival.
He experienced his first acting role on television with the series "without description" (2008). His couple with Fathali Oweisi in the collection "Without Description" and Saeed Aghakhani in "Chardivari" (2008) were well received by the audience. - Actor
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Asadollah Yekta was born on 15 December 1947 in Tehran, Iran. He is an actor, known for The Story of Hearts (1969), The Magnificent Seven (1973) and City of No Laws (1970).- Akbar Abdi was born in 1958 in Teheran, Iran. He is an actor, known for I Feel Sleepy (2012), Scandal (2013) and Dreamy (2014).
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Morteza Ahmadi was born on 1 November 1924 in Teheran, Persia. He was an actor, known for Waiting for Demon (1987), The Wedding Commotion (1970) and Tramp (1972). He was married to Jawanshir. He died on 21 December 2014 in Teheran, Iran.- Actor
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Reza Attaran was born in Mashhad, Khorasan, I.R.Iran. He is an Iranian actor, singer, writer and director. He has appeared in both films and television shows. Attaran won the Best Actor award at the 2008 Gol Aga Comedy Film Festival. He made his big introduction in 1995 when he was cast in Saate Khosh (1995-1996) directed by Mehran Modiri.- Actor
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Jalal Moghadam was born on 30 April 1929 in Nishapur, Persia. He was an actor and director, known for Escape from the Trap (1971), 3 Crazies (1968) and The Window (1970). He died on 18 April 1996 in Tehran, Iran.- Actor
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Hossein Sarshar was one of Iran's most famous Opera singers. He was graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Tehran and continued his post-secondary education in France. After the revolution Sarshar secretly joined the Iranian Resistance and was sent to prison and was tortured there. Finally in the day he was released from prison was killed in a car accident! Years later it became known that he was killed in a series of serial killings by the IRI intelligence ministry.- Actor
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Mosaffa was born in Tehran, Iran. His father, Mozaher Mosaffa is a renowned Persian poet and professor of Persian literature at the University of Tehran (UT). Mosaffa's mother, Amir Banoo Karimi is also a leading scholar and professor of Persian literature at the University of Tehran (UT) and the eldest daughter of the legendary Persian poet, Amiri Firuzkuhi.
As a child, Mosaffa discovered his interest in story writing and english, contributing to his fluency in the language. He is a graduate of Civil Engineering from the University of Tehran (UT) where he showed an interest in acting; making his debut in the 1991 film, Omid. Mosaffa went on to win the prize for best male actor the following year at the Fajr International Film Festival for his role in Darius Mehrjui's film, Pari. Mosaffa met his future wife, Iranian actress Leila Hatami on the set of Dariush Mehrjui's 1996 film, Leila. The two married in 1999 and have two children, a son named Mani (born February 2007) and a daughter named Asal (born October 2008).
Mosaffa's experience with directing began with the short films, Incubus, The Neighbor and the documentary feature, Farib-e-She'r or The Deceit of Poesy. He then went on to direct his first film in 2005 with Portrait of a Lady Far Away /Sima-ye Zani Dar Doordast, starring Leila Hatami and Homayoun Ershadi which was awarded the Sutherland Trophy at the BFI London Film Festival also known as the London Film Festival. His first feature film subsequently won the hearts of the audience winning the People's Choice Award at the Chicago International Film Festival and was nominated for the Crystal Globe at the 2005 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Mosaffa's second film, The Last Step /Pele ye Akhar, starring Leila Hatami has received acclaim from critics and audiences worldwide following its international premiere at the 2012 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival which gained Mosaffa the international critics' FIPRESCI prize for best film and awarded Leila Hatami with the Crystal Globe for Best Actress for her leading role in the film.
In October 2012, Mosaffa joined Oscar winning director of A Separation, Asghar Farhadi in Paris; starring alongside Bérénice Bejo and Tahar Rahim for Farhadi's first foreign language film, "Le Passé" or "The Past" set to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2013.- Mohamad Ali Keshavarz was born on 15 April 1930 in Isfahan, Iran. He was an actor, known for Chess of the Wind (1976), Wolves (1988) and The imperilled (1983). He was married to Mona Taheri. He died on 14 June 2020 in Tehran, Iran.
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Born in Tehran in 1941. Traveled to the United States in 1967 to study acting at the college of Visual Art but returned home on the recommendation of the film director Masud Kimiai to appear in The Soil (1973), which Kimiai was planning to shoot. This was Gharibian's first serious involvement in cinema as an actor. Before The Soil (1973); however, Gharibian had appeared in a short scene in a previous film by Kimiai, Come stranger (1968), on which he had also collaborated as assistant director. Gharibian's debut feature film as director was Strife at Tasuki, which he made in 1987.- Aslani was born in Bijar, Iran although he grew up in Tehran, and was recognised for his impersonation skills at an early age. Aslani played his first role in The Blue-Veiled by Rakhshan Bani Etemad 1995. Aslani won Crystal Simorgh for illustrious played his role in Private Life movie at the Fajr Film Festival 2012. Aslani in 2011 played the Different role Ibn Ziyad in Mokhtarnameh Tv series. He played at the Daughter movie by Reza Mir-Karimi and winner Best Actor Award in Moscow International Film Festival 2016.[4] He won the IFFI Best Actor Award (Male) at the 47th International Film Festival of India.
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Kianoosh Gerami is an actor who was born in 1962 in Tehran, Iran. He started his career in television and starred in "Atash-e Bedoone Dood" directed by Nader Ebrahimi in 1975. From his notable activities, "Man of Many Faces" series by Mehran Modiri, "Ashpazbashi" series by Mohammad Reza Honarmand and "Saint Petersburg" by Behrouz Afkhami can be named.- Jahangir Forouhar is known for Nightingales (1988), The Story of Hearts (1969) and Dash Akol (1971).
- Manouchehr Hamedi is known for The Last Blood (1994), Golden Heel (1975) and The Wolf's Trail (1993).