Amir Jadidi (; born June 21, 1984) is an Iranian actor and tennis player. He is well known in Iran for his starring roles in Crazy Rook (2015), A Dragon Arrives! (2016), The Lost Strait (2018), Cold Sweat (2018) and Day Zero (2020), whereas he is best known internationally for his role as Rahim in A Hero (2021), which won the Grand Prix at the 74th Cannes Film Festival. Jadidi received a Palm Springs International Film Festival award for his performance in A Hero.
Early life Jadidi got his bachelor in Industrial Engineering and was graduated from Azad University in MBA.
Career 2010–2014: Career beginnings Jadidi debuted as an Actor in 2011 with Houman Seyedi's Africa, as a young criminal with his friends who are ordered to keep a girl inside a house until her brother pays his debts. The film was praised for its new different style and performances.
In 2014, he starred in Thirteen and End of the Service films, for which he earned an Honorary Diploma for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 32nd Fajr International Film Festival and received praise from critics for his performances.
2015: Crazy Rook Jadidi became known when he played Pirouz, the main character in the 2015 thriller drama Crazy Rook. The film was highly praised by critics and the audience at the 33rd Fajr Film Festival and won both Best Film and Audience Choice of Best Film, making it one of only five films in The history of cinema of Iran to win the latter (the other four are The Glass Agency, Low Heights, In Amethyst Color and Midday Adventures).
2016–2017: Rising popularity and breakthrough In 2016, he starred in four films, In Atousa's Laughter he acted alongside Baran Kosari, Pejman Bazeghi and Mohammad Reza Foroutan.
Jadidi's performance in Soheil Beiraghi's I (2016) grabbed the industry's attention and received critical acclaim. He earned his first Crystal Simorgh, Hafez Award and Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association nominations for his acting.
His third 2016 film A Dragon Arrives! was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival and received generally favorable reviews.
In Phenomenon, his last 2016 film he starred alongside Hedieh Tehrani. The film was directed by the controversial director Ali Ahmadzadeh and it's still unreleased.
In 2017 he acted in Masoud Kimiai's Domestic Killer alongside Parviz Parastui, Parviz Poorhosseini, Hamid Reza Azarang and Pegah Ahangarani. He earned his second Hafez Award nomination for his performance.
2018–2020: Wide recognition In 2018 he starred in Bahram Tavakoli's The Lost Strait, Soheil Beiraghi's Cold Sweat and Ramtin Lavafipour's Hat-trick.
He won the Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor for his performances in Cold Sweat and The Lost Strait. Jadidi earned Hafez Award, Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association and Iran Cinema Celebration nominations for his performance as Yaser Shah Hosseini in Cold Sweat. He also received an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association nomination for his role in The Lost Strait.
In 2019 he played his first comedy film in Rambod Javan's Murphy's Law alongside Amir Jafari. The film received mixed reviews from critics but was a commercial success.
He starred in Saeid Malekan's directional debut Day Zero (2020) and earned his third Crystal Simorgh nomination. Jadidi played a security officer who is involved in the arresting of the infamous terrorist Abdolmalek Rigi.
He received his first theater acting award in 2020 at the 38th Fajr Theater Festival for his performance in Herring (2019), which he also produced.
2021: Acclaim and worldwide recognition through A Hero In 2021, he starred in Asghar Farhadi's universally acclaimed film A Hero which was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or At the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. The film won the Grand Prix and also was selected as the Iranian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards but was not nominated. The film garnered Jadidi international recognition and earned him his first Hafez Award and Palm Springs International Film Festival award in addition to nomination for Best Performance by an Actor at the 14th Asia Pacific Screen Awards. Jadidi's performance as a single father was highly praised by critics and brought him wide recognition.
2022–present: Play directing In 2022 he directed and also played in the 300 play on the Sa'dabad Complex stage alongside Ali Nassirian, Javad Ezzati and Tannaz Tabatabaei.
In June 2022, he was invited to be a member of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Personal life On 2 February 2026, Jadidi was not present for the screening of Escort at the Fajr Film Festival, a movie in which he acted in, leading to speculations that he had boycotted the festival in protest of the government's handling of the 2025–2026 Iranian protests.https://www.bartarinha.ir/بخش-اخبار-روز-20/1579202-اقدام-هماهنگ-بازیگران-یک-فیلم-در-جشنواره-فجر
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Director Notes 2011AfricaKasraHouman Seyyedi2013RingJamal Seyyed HatamiTelevision filmBefore SunriseSamanTahmineh Bahram AlianShort film2014ThirteenArashHouman SeyyediEnd of the ServicePouria GhezelbashHamid Zargarnezhad2015Crazy RookPirouz KianpourAbolhassan DavoudiKoshkTravellerAbdollah AlKaabiShort film2016Atousa's LaughterBehzadAlireza FaridIAriaSoheil BeiraghiA Dragon Arrives!Babak HafiziMani HaghighiPhenomenonAli AhmadzadehUnreleased film2017Domestic KillerSiavashMasoud Kimiai2018The Lost StraitHassanBahram TavakoliCold SweatYaser Shah HosseiniSoheil BeiraghiHattrickFarzadRamtin Lavafipour2019Murphy's LawFarrokhRambod Javan2020Day ZeroReza / SiavashSaeed MalekanLatyanTahaAli Teymoori2021A HeroRahim SoltaniAsghar Farhadi2025OutcryBebinSoheil Beiraghi2026EscortYousef HatamikiaMansourMansour BahramiRomuald BoulangerThe HowlOmid Shams Web Year Title Role Director Platform Notes Dash AkolDash AkolHamid NematollahLeading role Music video Year Title Artist2014Why Did You Leave Me?Homayoun Shajarian
Theatre Year TitlePlaywrightDirector Stage Notes2012An Unfinished Narration of an Adjourned SeasonHouman SeyyediHouman SeyyediHafez Hall2015CaligulaAlbert CamusHomayoun GhanizadehVahdat Hall2016The SopranoSahra Fathi, Mehdi KoushkiSahra Fathi, Mehdi KoushkiIndependent Theater of Tehran2019HerringAhmad Solgi, Reza BaharvandReza BaharvandShahrzad TheaterAlso as producer2022300Sohrab PournazeriAmir JadidiSa'dabad Complex
Awards and nominations Award Year Category Nominated Work ResultAsia Pacific Screen Awards2021Best Performance by an ActorA HeroFajr Film Festival2016Best Actor in a Supporting RoleI2018Best Actor in a Leading RoleCold Sweat and The Lost Strait2020Day ZeroFajr International Film Festival2014Best Actor in a Leading RoleThirteen and End of the ServiceFajr Theater Festival2020Best ActorHerringHafez Awards2017Best Actor – Motion PictureI2018Domestic Killer2019Cold Sweat2021A HeroIran Cinema Celebration2019Best Actor in a Leading RoleCold SweatIran's Film Critics and Writers Association2016Best Actor in a Supporting RoleI2018The Lost StraitBest Actor in a Leading RoleCold SweatMalaysia International Film Festival2019Best ActorHat-trickPalm Springs International Film Festival2022FIPRESCI Prize for Best Actor in an International Feature FilmA Hero
References
External links Amir Jadidi Website