Ali Nassirian facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Ali Nassirian
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Nassirian at the 2020 Fajr Film Festival
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| Born | 4 February 1935 Tehran, Iran
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| Occupation | Actor, film director |
| Years active | 1947–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Fatemeh Bayat
(m. 1969; died 2019) |
| Awards |  Order of Culture and Art (1st Class) |
Ali Nassirian (Persian: علی نصیریان) is a very famous Iranian actor and film director. He was born on February 4, 1935. He has won many important awards for his acting. These include two Crystal Simorgh awards, which are like the top film awards in Iran.
Ali Nassirian is known as one of "the five most important actors in the history of Iranian cinema." This is because he has had a huge impact on movies in Iran. He is often mentioned alongside other great actors like Mohammad Ali Keshavarz and Ezatollah Entezami.
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Ali Nassirian's Film Journey
Ali Nassirian started his movie career in 1969. His first role was in a film called The Cow. He acted alongside another famous Iranian actor, Ezatollah Entezami.
After that, he played the main character in Mr. Naive in 1970. Both of these early films were directed by Dariush Mehrjui.
Key Movies and Roles
Ali Nassirian has been in many memorable films. Some of his other well-known movies include:
- The Postman (1971)
- The Cycle (1974)
- Kamalolmolk (1983)
- Captain Khorshid (1987)
- The Scent of Joseph's Shirt (1995)
- Iron Island (2005)
In 2019, he won a Crystal Simorgh award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Masxarebaz. He also played the main character in The Saturday Hunter (2011) and Sun Children (2020).
Movies He Acted In
Ali Nassirian has acted in many films over the years. Here are some of them:
| Year | Title | Role | Director |
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| 1969 | The Cow | Mash Eslam | Dariush Mehrjui |
| 1970 | Mr. Naive | Mr. Halou | Dariush Mehrjui |
| 1972 | Sattar Khan | Sattar Khan | Ali Hatami |
| The Postman | Taghi Postchi | Dariush Mehrjui | |
| 1975 | The Mandrake | Ali EzatFakhar | Fereydoun Gole |
| 1977 | The Cycle | Esmail | Dariush Mehrjui |
| 1987 | Captain Khorshid | Mr. Farhan | Nasser Taghvai |
| 1995 | The Scent of Joseph's Shirt | Daei Ghafoor | Ebrahim Hatamikia |
| 2005 | Iron Island | Solatol Doleh | Mohammad Rasoulof |
| 2010 | The Saturday Hunter | Grandfather | Parviz Sheikh Tadi |
| 2015 | Iran Burger | Amrollah Khan | Masoud Jafari Jozani |
| 2019 | A Hairy Tale | Kazem | Homayoun Ghanizadeh |
| 2020 | Sun Children | Hashem | Majid Majidi |
| 2022 | A Minor | Aghajoon | Dariush Mehrjui |
| 2023 | Seven Citrus Aurantium | Shams | Farshad Golsefidi |
| 2024 | Nowruz | Soheil Movaffagh |
Television Shows
Ali Nassirian has also starred in popular television series.
TV Series and Roles
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Network/Platform |
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| 2015–2016 | Shahrzad | Bozorg Agha | Hassan Fathi | Lotus Play |
| 1983–1984 | Sarbadars | Judge Share' | Mohammad Ali Najafi | IRIB TV1 |
| 1988 | Nightingales | Abolfath Sabah | Ali Hatami | IRIB TV1 |
| 2007 | The Forbidden Fruit | Younes Fotouhi | Hassan Fathi | IRIB TV2 |
| 2019 | Dear Brother | Karim Boustan | Mohammad Reza Ahanj | IRIB TV3 |
Stage Plays
Ali Nassirian has also performed in and written plays for the theater.
- 2012: The Actor and His Wife, where he was both a writer and an actor.
- 2012: Dozing-off, another play where he was a writer and actor.
