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).
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
Film Year Title Role Director Notes2016Bridge of SleepTaxi DriverOktay BaraheniThe SalesmanMajidAsghar Farhadi2017Fish LakeRahmanMaryam DoustiA Special DayBehrouzHomayoun As'adianGolden TimeFaraz SarabiPouria Kakavand2018Rona, Azim's MotherFarooghJamshid Mahmoudi2019Gholamreza TakhtiTakhti's friendBahram TavakoliThe Pink LineBayan ZarabiShort film2020ToomanAzizMorteza FarshbafNo ChoiceMojtabaReza Dormishian2021Exit TaxSaeed HasanlouShort film2022Towards the NightSaeed KeshavarzShort filmThe CrawsShiva SarmastShort film2023Metropole CinemaMohammad Ali Bashe Ahangar
Web Year Title Role Director PlatformNotes2012Frozen HeartWorkerSaman MoghadamNamavaGuest role2021ThemMaziarMehdi AghajaniFilmnetEpisode: "Everything Is Over"2023The TranslatorDavoodBahram TavakoliNamavaMain role, 13 episodesThe Lion SkinMansour BajelanJamshid Mahmoudi FilmnetMain role, 4 episodesAmsterdamShojaMasoud GharagozluTamashakhanehMain roleTurkish CoffeeParham PashaeeAlireza AminiFilmnetMain role2023–2024The MarshKouhyarBorzou NiknejadFilmnetMain role2024–2025Die HardAshkanMostafa TaghizadehFilmnetMain role
Television Year Title Role Director Network Notes2017–2018AwningSohrab EghbaliJamshid Mahmoudi, Navid MahmoudiIRIB TV2Leading role; 50 episodes
Theatre Year Title2013Garden of Wishes2014Death of a SalesmanPinter's MonologueWhat You Hear is a Crooked Instrument of Silence2015B5-6Good Night, Mr. KennethA Journey to the Farthest Away2016According to GunpowderSocrates2017Oedipus AfghanBreakfast in the Evening2019Algerian Butterfly2024Misery
Awards and nominations Award Year Category Nominated Work Result Fajr Film Festival2020Best Actor in a Supporting RoleToomanHafez Awards2019Best Actor – Television Series DramaAwning2023The Lion Skin Jam-e-Jam Television Festival2019Best ActorAwning
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