Mojtaba Pirzadeh (Persian: مجتبی پیرزاده; born January 1, 1986) is an Iranian actor. He is best known for his role in the 2016 drama film The Salesman, which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He is also known for his performances in Rona, Azim's Mother (2018) and No Choice (2020). Pirzadeh received critical acclaim and a Crystal Simorgh nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the drama film Tooman (2020).[1][2][3][4]
Mojtaba Pirzadeh | |
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مجتبی پیرزاده | |
Born | Tehran, Iran | January 1, 1986
Alma mater | Soore University |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2012–present |
Spouse | Farzaneh Tafreshi |
Children | 1 |
Pirzadeh has also starred in the drama television series Awning (2017–2018), the biopic film Gholamreza Takhti (2019), the horror web series Them (2021), the mystery web series The Translator (2023), the war film Metropole Cinema (2023), and the crime web series The Lion Skin (2023).
Filmography
editFilm
editYear | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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2016 | Bridge of Sleep | Taxi Driver | Oktay Baraheni | |
The Salesman | Majid | Asghar Farhadi | ||
2017 | Fish Lake | Rahman | Maryam Dousti | |
A Special Day | Behrouz | Homayoun As'adian | ||
Golden Time | Faraz Sarabi | Pouria Kakavand | ||
2018 | Rona, Azim's Mother | Faroogh | Jamshid Mahmoudi | |
2019 | Gholamreza Takhti | Takhti's friend | Bahram Tavakoli | |
The Pink Line | Bayan Zarabi | Short film | ||
2020 | Tooman | Aziz | Morteza Farshbaf | |
No Choice | Mojtaba | Reza Dormishian | ||
2021 | Exit Tax | Saeed Hasanlou | Short film | |
2022 | Towards the Night | Saeed Keshavarz | Short film | |
The Craws | Shiva Sarmast | Short film | ||
2023 | Metropole Cinema | Mohammad Ali Bashe Ahangar |
Web
editYear | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Platform |
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2012 | Frozen Heart | Worker | Saman Moghadam | Guest role | Namava |
2021 | Them | Maziar | Mehdi Aghajani | Episode: "Everything Is Over" | Filmnet |
2023 | The Translator | Davood | Bahram Tavakoli | Main role, 13 episodes | Namava |
The Lion Skin | Mansour Bajelan | Jamshid Mahmoudi | Main role, 4 episodes | Filmnet | |
Amsterdam | Shoja | Masoud Gharagozlu | Main role | Tamashakhaneh | |
Turkish Coffee | Parham Pashaee | Alireza Amini | Main role | Filmnet | |
2023–2024 | The Marsh | Kouhyar | Borzou Niknejad | Main role | Filmnet |
Television
editYear | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Network |
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2017–2018 | Awning | Sohrab Eghbali | Jamshid Mahmoudi, Navid Mahmoudi | Leading role, 50 episodes | IRIB TV2 |
Theatre
editYear | Title |
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2013 | Garden of Wishes |
2014 | Death of a Salesman |
Pinter's Monologue | |
What You Hear is a Crooked Instrument of Silence | |
2015 | B5-6 |
Good Night, Mr. Kenneth | |
A Journey to the Farthest Away | |
2016 | According to Gunpowder |
Socrates | |
2017 | Oedipus Afghan |
Breakfast in the Evening | |
2019 | Algerian Butterfly |
2024 | Misery |
Awards and nominations
editAward | Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref. |
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Fajr Film Festival | 2020 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Tooman | Nominated | [5] |
Hafez Awards | 2019 | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Awning | Nominated | [6] |
2023 | The Lion Skin | Nominated | [7] | ||
Jam-e-Jam Television Festival | 2019 | Best Actor | Awning | Nominated | [8] |
References
edit- ^ "بیوگرافی مجتبی پیرزاده بازیگر و همسر و دخترش رونا". نم نمک (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-11-11.
- ^ پاسخ, محدثه پنج شنبه ۱۵ شهریور ۱۳۹۷ (2017-11-23). "بیوگرافی مجتبی پیرزاده و همسرش +عکسها ( بازیگر سریال سایه بان)". آریا پیکس (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-11-11.
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