Bahram Radan (; born April 28, 1979) is an Iranian actor. He has received various accolades, including two Crystal Simorgh and a Hafez Award.
Career While studying business management in college, Radan signed up for acting classes where he was discovered as an emerging talent. He got his first break when he was given an opportunity for his first role starring in the movie The Passion of Love. The movie achieved great success at the Iranian box office and was one of the top-grossing movies of 2000. Radan has since starred in many movies and has become a popular household name in the Middle East, often referred to as one of the top five superstars of Iranian cinema. His extreme popularity caused Iranian authorities to ban his images from billboards in 2008. In 2010, he was chosen by United Nations as the first Iranian UN ambassador against hunger.
He ventured into music and released his first album, The Other Side, in 2012. Music videos were created for three of the songs from the album: "Jeegh" (Scream), "To Rafti" (You Left) and "Zamouneh" (Era).
In June 2015, Radan tweeted support (in Persian) for the U.S. Supreme Court's decision legalizing gay marriage, and was compelled to delete the Tweet and forced to apologize after criticism from government-affiliated hardline media. Although The Guardian could not independently verify the claim, Iranian media reported that Radan had been summoned for questioning before the country's Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, which vets films and cultural materials before their release.
In 2008, Radan acted in Tardid which is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet. After that, he was "Zaal" in "Iran C project theatre“.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Director Notes 2001The Passion of Love Kian Nader MoghaddasBlue Arastoo Hamid LabkhandehSwan Song Peyman Fadayi Saeed AsadiNominated – Hafez Award for Best Actor Motion PictureDark RisingEbrahim SheibaniShort film 2002Bartender Reza TehraniMohamad Reza A'alamiThirst Ashkan Mohammad Hossein Farahbakhsh 2003The Yellow Rose Davood Dariush FarhangThe River's End Khashayar Behrouz AfkhamiNominated – Hafez Award for Best Actor Motion Picture2004Friday's Soldiers Asef Masoud KimiaiA Candle in the Wind Farzin Zarban Pouran DerakhshandehWon – Crystal Simorgh Fajr Film Festival Award for Best ActorGilanehEsmaeel Mohsen Abdolvahab 2005The Pink Marriage Aria Shadab Manouchehr MosayyeriSalvation at 8:20 Taha Rahmani Sirus AlvandThe Command Sahand Masoud Kimiai 2006Crossroads Pedram Abolhassan DavoodiMainline ArashRakhshan Banietemad, Mohsen AbdolvahabCameo 2007The Music Man Ali Boloorchi Dariush MehrjuiWon – Crystal Simorgh Fajr Film Festival Award for Best ActorFour Finger Foad / Farzad Saeed Soheili 2008Canaan Ali Rezvan Mani Haghighi2009Penniless Iraj Hamid NematollahDoubt Siavash Varuzh Karim MasihiMotherlandAmir AliAbolhassan Davoodi2010The KillerMaziar MafiReza KarimiWon – Ladakh International Film Festival Award for Best ActorDeath CarnivalHamid JahanbakhshReza Azamian, Habibollah Kasesaz2011PrinciplesBabak SamanTahmineh MilaniThe Maritime Silk RoadShazanMohammad Bozorgnia2012Tehran 2121Javad (voice)Bahram AzimiThe Wooden Bridge Amir Mehdi Karampour 2014TragedyHabibAzita MoguieNegar's Role FarzadAli AtshaniCease Fire 2 Khosrow Tahmineh MilaniNominated – Hafez Award for Best Actor Motion Picture 2015Ice Age FaridMostafa KiaeeA Tale of Love Ali Ahmad Ramezanzadeh2016Barcode Hamed Mostafa KiaeeNominated – Hafez Award for Best Actor Motion PicturePolarisPooryaSoudabeh Moradian2017YellowShahabMostafa Taghizadeh2018Istanbul JunctionBahmanMostafa Kiaee2019Tsunami Morteza Nezhadi Milad SadrameliWon – Iran International FICTS Festival Award for Best National Actor in a Feature FilmMastermindSaeed ParsaAzita MoguieThe AgitationBardia / BarbodFereydoun Jeyrani2020The Black CatBahram RadanKarim Mohammad Aminialso as producer2021PintoJalalNarges Abyar2022Grassland Kazem Daneshias producer Nominated – Crystal Simorgh Fajr Film Festival Award for Best Film2024Breakfast with GiraffesMojtabaSoroush SehhatNominated – Hafez Award for Best Actor Motion Picture
Web Year Title Role Director Platform 2019Dance on the GlassYaghma NamdarMehdi GolestanehVideo CD2022–2023Jeyran Naser al-Din Shah Qajar Hassan FathiFilimo2025AzaazilHassan FathiNamava1001 NightsMostafa KiaeeFilimo
Awards and nominations
Best Actor, Ladakh International Film Festival, India (LIFF) for "The Killer", 2012 "Young Artist of the Decade" Award, Best Artist of the Decade, 2007 Crystalline Roc Award (Best Actor in a Leading Role) for "Santoori (The Music Man)", 25th Fajr Film Festival (The only actor under 30 years of age having won 2 Crystalline Roc Awards), 2007 Paramount Male Youth of the Year, National Youth Magazine (40 Cheragh), 2006 Nominated in "Cinema Home" Yearly Awards (Best Actor in a Leading Role) for "Candle in the Wind", 2001 Crystalline Roc Award (Best Actor in a Leading Role) for "Candle in the Wind", 22nd Fajr Film Festival (The youngest actor receiving a Crystalline Roc Award), 2004 Hafiz Statuette Award (Best Actor) for "River's End", 7th Picture World Festival, 2004 Paramount Male Youth of the Year, National Youth Organization, 2004 First Iranian star attending Cannes Film Festival’s Red Carpet, 2004 Family Films Festival Award (Best Actor in a Leading Role) for "Swan's Cry", 2001 Nominated in "Cinema Home" Yearly Awards (Best Actor in a Leading Role) for "Swan's Cry", 2001 Nominated for Hafiz Statuette Award (Best Actor) for "Swan's Cry”
See also Iranian cinema List of Iranian actors
References
External links
Official Website