Kazem Sayahi Saharkhiz ( fa, کاظم سیاحی سحرخیز; born January 20, 1979) is an Iranian actor. He is best known for his two critically acclaimed collaborations with Iranian director

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in ''Red Hat'' (2012–2018), and ''Party'' (2022–present), for which he gained acclaim and became well known. Sayahi gained wider recognition and received critical praise for his role as Rahim Rahmati, an addict father in the comedy television series ''

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'' (2016–2019), which earned him a Hafez Award nomination. Following this breakthrough, he starred in the crime action series ''

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'' (2019–2020), the comedy fantasy series ''

You Only Go Around Once ''You Only Go Around Once'' () is a 2023 Iranian television series written by Soroush Sehhat and Iman Safaee, directed by Sehhat, starring Majid Yousefi, Gilda Vishki, Kazem Sayahi, Ghodratollah Izadi, and Ali Mosaffa. The series premiered on Fil ...

'' (2023), and the comedy crime series ''

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'' (2023–2024). He has also appeared in films such as '' Sensitive Floor'' and ''City of Mice 2'' (both 2014), ''

Lantouri ''Lantouri'' ( fa, لانتوری) is a 2016 Iranian drama film written, directed and produced by Reza Dormishian. It was shown in the Panorama section at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival and in the Discoveries section of the 32nd W ...

'' (2016), '' Dance with Me'' (2019), and '' The Town'' (2022).

Early life and education

Kazem Sayahi Saharkhiz was born on January 20, 1979 in

Mahallat Mahallat ( fa, محلات, also Romanized as Maḩallāt; also known as Mahallāt Bāla and Maḩallāt-e Bālā) is the capital of Mahallat County, Markazi Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, the city had population of 35,31910,285 families. ...

, Markazi, Iran. He received a

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in acting from

Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch ( fa, دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد تهران مرکزی, ''Daneshgah-e Âzad-e Eslâmi-ye Vahed-e Tehran Mirkâzi'') is a private research university located in Tehran, Iran. Founded ...

Filmography

Film

Web

Television

Theatre

Awards and nominations

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sayahi, Kazem Iranian film directors Iranian theatre directors Iranian puppeteers Iranian male voice actors Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch alumni Iranian male film actors Iranian male stage actors People from Tehran Living people 1979 births