Hamid Farrokhnezhad ( fa, حمید فرخ‌نژاد ; born April 17, 1969) is an Iranian actor, writer and director. He has received various accolades, including four

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(two for acting), two

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, three Iran Cinema Celebration Awards and an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Award.

Career

He started his career in student

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and making some

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s. After acting in

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's ''Dar Kooche-haye Eshgh'' he had the chance to play a role in another movie by Sinai, Aroos-e Atash aka ''Bride of fire'' which brought him many awards in

Fajr Film Festival Iran's annual Fajr International Film Festival ( fa, جشنواره بین‌المللی فیلم فجر), or Fajr Film Festival (little: FIFF; fa, جشنواره فیلم فجر), has been held every February and April in Tehran since 1982. T ...

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and Khane-ye Cinema award. He had roles in three films by Sinai and had worked with notable Iranian directors such as

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and Bahram Beyzayi. He also gained TV popularity after acting in the role of a

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named "''Hasan Golab''" in a TV series directed by

. On 26 March 2022, following the

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, Farrokhnezhad criticized the invasion of Ukraine, calling it “savagery” and “brutal attack”, and announced that he returned the best actor award he had received from the 2005

Moscow International Film Festival The Moscow International Film Festival (russian: Моско́вский междунаро́дный кинофестива́ль, translit. ''Moskóvskiy myezhdunaródniy kinofyestivál''; abbreviated as MIFF) is the film festival first h ...

, in protest of the invasion.

Filmography

Film

Writing, directing and producing

* Kooche-ye Payeez -1998 - Production Manager - Dir.

* Aroos-e Atash - 2000 - Screenwriter - Dir. Khosrow Sinai * Safar-e Sorkh - 2001 - Screenwriter and Director

Theater career

*2004 - Shab-e Hezaroyekom (''1001st night'') - Dir. Bahram Beyzayi

TV career

*2008 - Halghe-ye Sabz - Dir.

Awards and nominations

of Best supporting actor for ''Aroos-e Atash'' in 18th

Fajr International Film Festival Iran's annual Fajr International Film Festival ( fa, جشنواره بین‌المللی فیلم فجر), or Fajr Film Festival (little: FIFF; fa, جشنواره فیلم فجر), has been held every February and April in Tehran since 1982. T ...

of Best screenplay for ''Aroos-e Atash'' in 18th

*35th

award for best actor for ''Aroos-e Atash'' *The award for Iranian actor of the year by

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critics in 2002 and 2003 *Best Actor award for ''Tabl-e Bozorg Zir-e Pay-e Chap'' at the

27th Moscow International Film Festival The 27th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 17 to 26 July 2005. The Golden George was awarded to the Russian film ''Dreaming of Space'' directed by Alexei Uchitel. Jury * Valentin Chernykh (Russia – Head of the Jury) * Nicola Pi ...

in 2005 * Crystal Simorgh for Best leading actor for Esterdad in 31st Fajr International dFilm Festival

References

External links

*
Hamid Farrokhnezhad
on

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Farrokhnezhad, Hamid 1969 births Living people Iranian screenwriters Iranian film directors People from Abadan, Iran Iranian male film actors University of Tehran alumni Iranian male television actors Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor winners Crystal Simorgh for Best Screenplay winners Crystal Simorgh for Best Supporting Actor winners