Behzad Khalaj (Persian: بهزاد خلج; born April 20, 1975) is an Iranian actor. He is best known for his roles in Mr. Judge (2022–present), The Lion Skin (2022–2023), and The Lost Prestige (2023). Khalaj won the Crystal Simorgh for Best Supporting Actor at the 42nd Fajr International Film Festival for his performance in Majnoon (2024). He earned two Hafez Award nominations for his roles in Mr. Judge and A Delayed Death (2025).
Early life Behzad Khalaj was born on April 20, 1975, in Tehran, Iran. He is originally an Iranian Khalaj. He has two sons named Arshia and Barbod, who are both actors.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Director Notes 2016NasrinHossein ShahbaziShort film2018Damascus TimeIranian flight groupEbrahim HatamikiaThe Stranger and the WindHamid Reza Ahmadi, Hamed AhmadiShort filmIntensificationNaderShirin SabourShort filmHot MilkManArmin HemmatiShort filmRoyaDriverMajid ShahmohammadiShort film2019Snake VenomJavad RazavianSmall Panda, Big PandaFaridSahar KhoshnamShort filmBox ManManouchehr TeymourzadehShort film2020ZagzwangManAlireza Mohammadi RouzbahaniShort filmLight RoomPouya AghelizadehShort film2021Good GirlRaheleh KaramiShort film2022Middle Eastern Stories: FatherFatherReza DaghaghShort filmThe WolfMilad Rabi'iShort film2023Leather Jacket ManMajorHossein MirzamohammadiDegenerationMohammad Reza SarvestaniShort filmPosterityMona RamezaniShort film2024Alligator BloodFarid GhanbariJavad EzzatiMajnoonReza HassanpourMehdi ShamohammadiResemblanceMehdi MarvdashtiShort filmCampaignShahram AsadzadehCompleted in 20212026Falling HouseMohsen GharaeeMidnight SunShahriar BahraniCompleted in 2021Puzzle of Imagination Soheil AzharianShort film; Completed in 2022
Web Year Title Role Director PlatformNotes 2019–2020MannequinBehzad KhalajHossein SoheilizadehFilimo, NamavaRecurring role2021Red SquareNavidEbrahim EbrahimianFilimoRecurring role; 8 episodes2022–2023The Lion SkinRasoul FouladvandJamshid MahmoudiFilmnetSupporting role; 22 episodes2023The Lost PrestigeEsmail / Safdar KoutiSajad PahlevanzadehFilimoMain role; 7 episodes2025AbanAdhamReza DadooiSheydaGuest appearance; 3 episodesOne Way TicketShakibPouria Heidary OurehNamavaMiniseries; Supporting roleA Delayed DeathAjalAdel TabriziFilmnetMain role; 20 episodes
Television Year Title Role Director Network Notes 2017Border of HappinessPoliceAli KhodsianiIRIB TV2TV series; guest appearanceTraveling at HomeBahman GoudarziIRIB NasimTV series; guest appearanceAgate Behrang TofighiIRIB TV3TV series; guest appearance The Yellow TapePouria AzarbaijaniIRIB TV2TV series; guest appearanceBetter Days: The Last Letter EpisodesDr. KhazenifarDanesh EghbashaviIRIB TV3TV series; main role2017–2020NarrativeAmirSeyyed Jamal Seyyed Hatami, Hossein Ghena'atIRIB TV1TV series; supporting role2019Talk to MeSalehzadehAzadeh MohammadiIRIB TV3TV film; main roleDear Brother Dr. AbbasMohammad Reza AhanjIRIB TV3TV series; guest appearance2021SilhouetteAli MechanicReza Mohebi NouriIRIB TV1TV theater; main roleFrontlineEmadShahriar BahraniIRIB TV1TV miniseries; supporting role2022–2024Mr. JudgeJudge Behzad KhalajSajjad MehreganIRIB TV2TV series; leading role
Theatre Year Title Playwright Director Stage 2017The Resistible Rise of Arturo UiBertolt BrechtAmir DezhakamHafez HallThe Balkan WomenJules TascaHossein ShahbaziMehr HallBetween WorldsÉric-Emmanuel SchmittBehzad KhalajAzad Film Workshop2018–2019KhayyamBehrouz GharibpourBehrouz GharibpourFerdowsi Hall2018He Has Become a ManAsoo BahariAsoo BahariIranshahr Theater2019My SeagullKiumars MoradiKiumars MoradiIranshahr Theater2024ChaplinMehran Ranjbar Mehran RanjbarCity Theater of Tehran2025The OwlSaeed HasanlouSaeed HasanlouIranshahr Theater
Awards and nominations +Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nominationAwardYearCategoryNominated WorkResult Action on Film International Megafest2019Best Supporting Actor – Hollywood Dreams Box ManFajr International Film Festival2024Best Actor in a Supporting RoleMajnoonHafez Awards 2024Best Actor – Television Series DramaMr. Judge 2025Best Actor – Television Series Comedy A Delayed DeathRed Rock Film Festival2022Best Acting in a Fiction ShortMiddle Eastern Stories: Father
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