Ali Nassirian

Ali Nassirian
Born	(1935-02-04) 4 February 1935 Tehran, Iran
Occupation(s)	Actor, Film Director
Years active	1947–present
Spouse	Fatemeh Bayat ​ ​ (m. 1969; died 2019)​
Children	3
Awards	Order of Culture and Art (1st Class)

Ali Nassirian (Persian: علی نصیریان, born 4 February 1935) is an Iranian film and theater actor and director, who plays both character and leading roles.

Film

He first appeared in a supporting role in Dariush Mehrjui's The Cow (1969) alongside Ezatollah Entezami, another Iranian actor. Nassirian then played the title role of Mr. Naive (1970), also by Mehrjui. His other films include: The Postman (1971), The Cycle (1974), The Mandrake (1975), Kamalolmolk (1983), Mirza Norouz's Shoes (1985), Stone Lion (1986), Captain Khorshid (1987), The Scent of Joseph's Shirt (1995), and Iron Island (2005). He played the lead role in The Saturday Hunter (2011), and The Sun (2020).

TV

• 1983: Sarbedaran (1983–1984)
• 2007: The Forbidden Fruit (2007–2008)
• 2015: Shahrzad (2015)

Plays

• 2012: The Actor and His Wife, Niavaran Cultural Center, writer and actor, direct by Mohsen Moeini Negin Mirhasani Vahed
• 2012: Dozing-off Niavaran Cultural Center, writer and actor, direct by Mohsen Moeini

References

• (in Persian) Ali Nassirian's profile at IranActor.com

External links

• Ali Nassirian at IMDb