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Bahram Afshari
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Afshari at the 2017 Fajr Film Festival
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| Born | May 27, 1987 Hamadan, Iran
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| Alma mater | Azad University (BFA) |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
Bahram Afshari (born May 27, 1987) is a talented actor and director from Iran. He is widely known for his role as Behtash Fariba in the popular TV series Capital, which started in 2013.
Bahram Afshari has also made a big mark in movies. His first film as a director, Seventy Thirty (released in 2024), became the highest-earning Iranian film ever! He also starred in Fossil (released in 2023), which is the second highest-earning film. Bahram Afshari has won several awards, including two Hafez Awards, for his amazing work in acting.
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Bahram Afshari's Early Life
Bahram Afshari was born on May 27, 1987, in Hamedan, Iran. He faced some challenges when he was young. He has shared that his mother left when he was two years old. Later, his father became ill, and Bahram spent a lot of his childhood helping to care for him in hospitals.
Even with these challenges, Bahram loved acting from a young age. He started performing in theater shows in Hamedan. When he was 22, he moved to Tehran to follow his dream of becoming a professional actor. He studied acting with a famous teacher named Hamid Samandarian. After his studies, he began working in theater. Bahram also earned a degree in acting from Islamic Azad University, Tehran.
Movies and TV Shows
Bahram Afshari has acted in many films and television series. He is known for playing different kinds of characters.
Films Bahram Afshari Starred In
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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| 2013 | Asphalt | Reza Asghari | Short film; not released | |
| 2014 | I'm Not Angry! | Real Estate Agent | Reza Dormishian | |
| Mom's Birthday | Morteza Shams | Short film | ||
| 2015 | Iran Burger | Panjshanbeh | Masoud Jafari Jozani | |
| 2016 | Lantouri | Bahram | Reza Dormishian | |
| 2017 | Simple Worker Needed | Ghadam | Manouchehr Hadi | |
| 2018 | Rahman 1400 | Anoush | Manouchehr Hadi | |
| 2019 | Newcastle | Ebi | Mohsen Ghasabian | |
| Unsophisticated | Saeed Gholami | Farzad Motamen | ||
| 2020 | Mr. Censor | Shahram Far'i | Ali Jabbarzadeh | |
| After the Incident | Pouria Heidary Oureh | |||
| 2021 | Staging | Asad | Alireza Samadi | |
| 2022 | Sag Band | Farzad | Mehran Ahmadi | |
| 2023 | Fossil | Esi Amouee | Karim Amini | |
| Gray House | Bahram Afshari | Short film; also as writer | ||
| 2024 | The Year of the Cat | Jahangir | Mostafa Taghizadeh | |
| Seventy Thirty | Barat Amini | Bahram Afshari | His first feature film as a director | |
| TBA | Man with Glasses | Karim Amini | Completed |
Web Series Appearances
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Platform | Notes |
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| 2019–2020 | The Heart | Farab Sohrabpour | Manouchehr Hadi | Filimo | Supporting role |
| 2020 | Mutual Friendship | Himself | Shahab Hosseini | Namava | Talk show; 1 episode |
| 2021 | Red Square | Payam Makin | Ebrahim Ebrahimian | Filimo | Main role; 9 episodes |
| 2022 | The Secret of Survival | Rahim Timsar | Saeed Aghakhani | Filmnet | Main role; 17 episodes |
| Party | Himself | Iraj Tahmasb | Namava | Guest appearance; 1 episode |
Television Shows
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Network | Notes |
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| 2013–present | Capital | Shirafkan Fariba / Behtash Fariba | Sirous Moghaddam | IRIB TV1 | Main role; 35 episodes |
| 2017 | AlalBadal | Hormoz | Sirous Moghaddam | IRIB TV1 | Main role; 14 episodes |
| 2019 | Special Condition | Manouchehr Shane'Besar | Vahid Amirkhani | IRIB TV3 | Main role; 18 episodes |
Theater Performances
Bahram Afshari is also a talented theater actor, director, and playwright. He has performed in and directed several plays.
| Year | Title | Playwright | Director | Stage | Notes |
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| 2015, 2018 | Hedgehog | Bahram Afshari | Bahram Afshari | Iranian Artists Forum, Baran Theatre, Iranshahr Theater | Also acted in the play |
| 2022, 2024, 2025 | Who Killed the Hedgehog? | Bahram Afshari | Bahram Afshari | Shahrzad Theater Complex, Yazd Central Hall | Also acted in the play |
| 2024–2025 | 300 | Mohammad Rahmanian | Sohrab Pournazeri | Sa'dabad Complex | As an actor |
Awards and Recognitions
Bahram Afshari has received many awards and nominations for his acting and directing.
| Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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| Fajr International Theater Festival | 2013 | Best Actor – Regions, New Experiences, New Look | Robinson Crusoe | Won |
| Hafez Awards | 2017 | Best Actor – Television Series Comedy | AlalBadal | Nominated |
| 2018 | Capital | Won | ||
| 2020 | Nominated | |||
| 2023 | The Secret of Survival | Nominated | ||
| Best Actor – Motion Picture | Fossil | Won | ||
| Iran Cinema Celebration | 2017 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Lantouri | Nominated |
| 2018 | Simple Worker Needed | Nominated | ||
| Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association | 2017 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Simple Worker Needed | Nominated |
| Urban International Film Festival | 2017 | Best Actor | Simple Worker Needed | Nominated |
