Mohammad Ali Shadman (Persian: علی شادمان, born 24 November 1996) is an Iranian actor.[1][2] He is best known for his acting in M for Mother (2006) that was selected as the Iranian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 80th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. He is also known for Divar Be Divar (2017–2018), Drown (2020), I Want to Live (2021) and Rebel (2022).[3][4] Shadman earned a Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor nomination for his performance in Drowning in Holy Water.[5]

Ali Shadman
علی شادمان
Born
Mohammad Ali Shadman

(1996-11-24) 24 November 1996 (age 27)
Ilam, Iran
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present

Early life

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Mohammad Ali Shadman was born on 24 November 1996 in Ilam, Iran. He has a sister named Arina and is the first child in the family.[6] He is of Kurdish origin.

Career

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Ali Shadman and Golshifteh Farahani in press conference of M for Mother (2006).

He was first introduced to Iranian cinema by Rasoul Mollagholipour and Mohammad Reza Balali, his best friend in the film M for Mother, because of his ability to play the violin.[7]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Director Notes
2006 M for Mother Saeed Rasoul Mollagholipour
2008 A Time to Love Babak Ebrahim Forouzesh
Miss Iran Ali Saman Moghaddam Unreleased film
2009 Non-profit Police Station Majid Yadollah Samadi
2012 Cinema Dream Kazem Ali Shah Hatami, Hamid Shah Hatami
2014 Resident of the Middle Floor Shahab Hosseini
2016 The Orphanage Hesam Abolqasem Talebi
Arvand Ebrahim Pourya Azarbayjani
2017 Villa Dwellers Elias Monir Gheidi
2019 Alive Vahid Hossein Amiri Doumari, Pedram Pouramiri
Hotel New Moon Sahand Takefumi Tsutsui
We Are All Together Mohsen Kamal Tabrizi
2020 Sheen Sina Meisam Kazazi
Drown Ashkan Mohammad Kart
Drowning in Holy Water Sohrab Navid Mahmoudi
2024 Summer Time Mahmoud Kalari
Year Title Role Director Platform
2021 I Want to Live Kaveh Haghi Shahram Shah Hosseini Filimo
2022 Rebel Javid Ganji Mohammad Kart
TBA One Way Ticket Pouria Heidary Oureh
TBA Noah Shahram Shah Hosseini Namava

Television

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Year Title Role Director Network Notes
2015–2016 Kimia Kayvan Parsa Javad Afshar IRIB TV2 TV series
2016–2017 Moon and Leopard Soheil Naeemi Ahmad Amini IRIB TV3 TV series
2017 The Convicts Soheil Seyyed Jamal Seyyed Hatami IRIB TV1 TV series
2017–2018 Divar Be Divar Arman Khalil Zadeh Saman Moghaddam IRIB TV3 TV series
2023 Homeland Rahi Bahadori Kamal Tabrizi IRIB TV3 TV series

Awards and nominations

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Award Year Category Nominated Work Result Ref.
Fajr Film Festival 2020 Best Actor in a Leading Role Drowning in Holy Water Nominated
2024 Summer Time Nominated [8]
Hafez Awards 2021 Best Actor – Television Series Drama I Want to Live Nominated
2023 Rebel Nominated [9]
2024 Homeland Nominated [10]
International Film Festival for Children and Youth Awards 2009 Best Actor A Time to Love Won
2012 Cinema Dream Won
Iran Cinema Celebration 2008 Best Actor in a Leading Role A Time to Love Nominated
Roshd International Film Festival 2007 Best Child Actor M for Mother Won

References

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  1. ^ "تصاویر جدید پشت صحنه و کمیاب "علی شادمان" + زندگینامه". نمناک (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  2. ^ "بیوگرافی علی شادمان بازیگر با عکس و ناگفته های روابط" (in Persian). 2021-04-06. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  3. ^ "بیوگرافی علی شادمان به همراه جدیدترین تصاویر علی شادمان". www.beytoote.com. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  4. ^ "بیوگرافی جدید علی شادمان و نامزدش + تصاویر". نازوب. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  5. ^ "زندگی نامه و بیوگرافی علی شادمان بازیگر جوان سینمای ایران". سایت خبری تفریحی نیمکت خبر (in Persian). 2020-12-31. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  6. ^ "علی شادمان در سریال یاغی + بیوگرافی، فیلم ها و عکس نقش جاوید". ایمنا. June 5, 2022.
  7. ^ "علی شادمان: نمی‌توانم علاقه‌ام به شهرت را انکار کنم". مشرق نیوز. November 25, 2016.
  8. ^ "نامزدهای چهل‌ودومین جشنواره فیلم فجر اعلام شدند / «تابستان همان سال» با ۱۰ نامزدی رکورددار شد". ایبنا (in Persian). 2024-02-10. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  9. ^ "اعلام نامزدهای بخش تلویزیون بیست و دومین مراسم سینمایی تلویزیونی دنیای تصویر- اخبار سینما و تئاتر - اخبار فرهنگی تسنیم | Tasnim". خبرگزاری تسنیم | Tasnim (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  10. ^ "بازیگران و سریال‌های نامزد دریافت تندیس حافظ را بشناسید - خبرگزاری مهر | اخبار ایران و جهان | Mehr News Agency". www.mehrnews.com. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
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