Top Iranian actors
by babaknami-1 | created - 08 Nov 2018 | updated - 08 Nov 2018 | Public
1. Behrouz Vossoughi
Actor | Tangsir
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...
2. 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 ...
3. Akbar Abdi
Actor | I Feel Sleepy
Akbar Abdi was born in 1958 in Teheran, Iran. He is an actor, known for I Feel Sleepy (2012), Scandal (2013) and Dreamy (2014).
4. Parviz Fanizadeh
Actor | Ragbar
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 February 24, 1980 in Iran.
5. 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.
6. Farhad Aslani
Actor | Dokhtar
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 ...
7. Navid Mohammadzadeh
Actor | Metri shesh va nim
Navid Mohammadzadeh is an Iranian actor. He has received various accolades, including two Crystal Simorghs, four Hafez Awards, three Iran Cinema Celebration Awards and four Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Awards. In 2017, he won the Orizzonti Award for Best Actor at the 74th Venice ...
8. Parviz Sayyad
Actor | Ferestadeh
Parviz Say'yad, is arguably the best known Iranian actor/comedian of the pre-revolution era in Iran. He still is a household name among Iranians today. A showman, actor, talented comedian, writer and producer of many TV shows and Iranian cinema. He created the character "Samad", a naive innocent ...
9. Faramarz Gharibian
Actor | The Sinners
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 ...
10. Mohsen Tanabandeh
Actor | Paytakht
Mohsen Tanabandeh is an Iranian actor, director and screenwriter. In 2022, he won the Orizzonti Award for Best Actor at the 79th Venice International Film Festival for his performance in World War III (2022). He has received various accolades, including three Crystal Simorgh and four Hafez Awards.
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11. 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 ...
12. Davoud Rashidi
Producer | Qateh-ye natamam
Davoud Rashidi was born on July 16, 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 August 26, 2016 in Tehran, Iran.
13. 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...
14. Ali Nasirian
Actor | Maskhare Baz
Ali Nassirian is an Iranian actor. He has received various accolades, including two Crystal Simorghs, a Hafez Award, an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Award and a Sepas Award. Nasirian, Mohammad Ali Keshavarz, Ezatollah Entezami, Jamshid Mashayekhi and Davoud Rashidi are known as "the ...
15. Shahab Hosseini
Actor | Jodaeiye Nader az Simin
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 ...
16. Saber Abar
Actor | Darbareye Elly
Saber Abar is an Iranian actor, director and writer. He is best known for his performance in About Elly (2008), directed by Academy Award-winning Asghar Farhadi. He has received various accolades, including two Iran Cinema Celebration Awards and an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Award,...
17. Habib Rezaei
Casting_department | Ertefae Past
Habib Rezaei is known for Low Heights (2002), There's Always a Woman in Between (2008) and The Lizard (2004).
18. Iraj Ghaderi
Actor | Leilaj
Iraj Ghaderi was born in 1935 in Tehran, Iran. He was an actor and director, known for Leilaj (1966), Sam and Nargess (2000) and Claws in the Dust (1997). He was married to Kobra Etminan. He died on May 6, 2012 in Tehran, Iran.
19. Mohammad Reza Forutan
Actor | Gradually
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 ...
20. Nosratollah Karimi
Actor | Mohallel
Nosratollah Karimi was born on December 22, 1924 in Isfahan, Iran. He was an actor and director, known for The Interim Husband (1971), The Triple Bed (1972) and The Carriage Driver (1971). He was married to Parvin Teymouri. He died on December 3, 2019 in Tehran, Iran.
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