Bijan Daneshmand (born 16 August 1958) is an Iranian born-English actor and artist based in London, England. He was born in Tehran, Iran, and was sent to England for his schooling at the age of 10. He was educated in England at

Eastbourne College Eastbourne College is a co-educational independent school in the British public school tradition, for day and boarding pupils aged 13–18, in the town of Eastbourne on the south coast of England. The College's headmaster is Tom Lawson. Over ...

, Sussex, a graduate of

King's College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King's ...

, and trained for acting at the London Centre For Theatre Studies and

Philippe Gaulier Philippe Gaulier (born in Paris, 4 March 1943) is a French master clown, pedagogue, and professor of theatre. He is the founder of École Philippe Gaulier, a prestigious French theatre school in Étampes, outside Paris. He studied under Jacques Lec ...

school, Paris. He has an MA Fine Art from

Chelsea College of Arts Chelsea College of Arts is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London based in London, United Kingdom, and is a leading British art and design institution with an international reputation. It offers further and higher educati ...

. Daneshmand's artworks have been exhibited in various shows in London, and he has appeared in a number of films and television productions.

Film

His film acting credits include: *2004: ''

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'' - The Husband, The Man *2005: ''

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'' - Kamal Nasser *2006: ''A Snake's Tail'' - Bijan / Kami / Agha *2008: '' Body of Lies'' - Amman Clinic Doctor *2009: '' Women Without Men'' - Abbas *2010: ''

Green Zone The Green Zone ( ar, المنطقة الخضراء, translit=al-minṭaqah al-ḫaḍrā) is the most common name for the International Zone of Baghdad. It was a area in the Karkh district of central Baghdad, Iraq, that was the governmental ...

'' - Zubaidi's Aide *2012: ''From Tehran to London'' - Ashkan *2016: ''

Under the Shadow ''Under the Shadow'' ( fa, زیر سایه‎, Zeer-e sāye) is a 2016 Persian-language psychological horror film written and directed by Iranian-born Babak Anvari as his directorial debut. A mother and daughter are haunted by a mysterious evil in ...

'' - Director *2020: '' Pari'' - Director- Ahmadi *2020: ''

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'' - Dr. Hossein Tehrani *2021: ''Mister Mayfair'' - Ali

Television

*2005: ''

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'' (BBC1) - Dr. Hamid Guyrat *2005: '' Spooks'' (USA title: ''MI5'') (BBC1) - Bashir Shalhoob *2007: ''Saddam's Tribe'' (TV Movie) - Journalist *2008: ''Special Forces Heroes'' (Channel 5) - Salim *2009: ''

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'' (BBC1) *2011: ''

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'' (TV Movie) - Cambridge Don *2015: '' Suspects'' (Channel 5) - Jamal Khan *2016: ''

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'' (BBC1 - Netflix) - Kouyami *2017: '' Modus'' (BBC4) - Mahmoud Muntasir *2018: ''

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'' (Hulu) - Farouq Osman *2018: '' Deep State'' (Fox - Netflix) - Ali Ardavan *2019: ''

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'' (DR Denmark) - Abbas *2019: ''

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'' (Channel 4 - Netflix) - Abu Selim *2020: ''

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'' - (BBC1) - Dr Jamil *2022: ''

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'' - (Apple TV) - Masoud Ghorbani *2022: ''

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'' (Apple TV) - Dr. Kourosh Zamestani *2022: ''

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'' (HBO) - The Priest

As producer and as director

*2004- Produced and acted in ''

''. This film won the Best Film Digitale at the 2004

Venice Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival he ...

and Best Film at Barcelona Di, screened at over 30 festivals worldwide. *2006- Wrote and directed an experimental feature ''A Snake's Tail''. This film has been selected at a number festivals worldwide including Festival Do Rio, Frankfurt International Film Festival, Lisbon Village D cinema, and was awarded Best International Feature at the

Bare Bones International Film Festival The Bare Bones International Film and Music Festival was founded in 1999 by the Darkwood Film Arts Institute (DFAI) in the city of Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States to showcase independent motion picture projects with budgets of less than 1 milli ...

Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...

, USA. *2021- Wrote and directed The Bahramis. An 8 x 30 minutes web based series. In Persian language with English subtitles.

Awards

2004, 20 Fingers - Winner Best Film Venezia Cinema Digitale, Bijan Daneshmand, Producer.

2006, A Snake's Tail - Winner Best International Feature, Bijan Daneshmand, Writer and Director.Setareh Sabet
"Rumi, opium and the beauty of genuine forgiveness"
''iranian.com'', 6 April 2006 IndieFEST Film Awards 2021, The Bahramis - Winner Award of Merit Best Web Series, Bijan Daneshmand, Director. https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0003506/2021/1?ref_=ttawd_ev_1 IndieFEST Film Awards 2021, The Bahramis - Winner Award of Excellence Lead Actor, Bijan Daneshmand. https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0003506/2021/1?ref_=ttawd_ev_1 BUEIFF Web Series Film Festival 2021, The Bahramis - Winner Best Actor, Bijan Daneshmand. https://webseries.bueiff.com/award-winners-3rd-edition/

Radio

Bijan Daneshmand has the following radio drama credits: *Westway - BBC World Service *April's Fool - BBC World Service *The Fence - BBC World Service *Spit - BBC World Service *The Interview - BBC Radio 4 *Baghdad Burning - BBC Radio 4 *Amazing Grace - BBC Radio 4 *The Boy from Aleppo that Painted the War - BBC Radio 4 *The Weapon - BBC Radio 4 *Dan Dare - B7 Media *Fall Of The Shah - BBC World Service drama

References

External links

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Bijan Daneshmand's interview with Lisa PollmanBijan Daneshmand on iranian.com
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