Shahab Hosseini
Seyyed Shahab Hosseini is an Iranian actor and director. A popular actor in Iran, internationally he is known for collaborations with Iranian writer and director Asghar Farhadi in About Elly, A Separation, and The Salesman. Thanks to Niloufar Banisaied He has won the Silver Bear for Best Actor for A Separation together with the male cast in 61st Berlin International Film Festival, and the Best Actor Award in 2016 Cannes Film Festival for his role in The Salesman. Shahab Hosseini for the first time won Crystal Simorgh for Superstar movie in year. In 2013, he made his movie directing debut. In 2020, Shahab Hosseini co-founded Pol Media with director Kourosh Ahari and producer Alex Bretow, a distribution and production company aiming to "bridge the gap" between Iranian art, culture and cinema with that of the U.S.
Early life
Shahab Hosseini was born on 3 February 1974 in Tehran. He earned his high school diploma in Biology. Once a psychology student at the University of Tehran, he dropped out to emigrate to Canada. Instead, he ended up as a radio host in Iran. This was followed by hosting a TV show for the youth audience and some small acting roles in a few TV series. Hosseini's cinematic debut was in Rokhsareh 2002. His serious career took off with his performance in Tahmineh Milani movie The Fifth Reaction. On June 2011, he announced that he would be taking a break but would return to cinema in 2013.Personal life
Shahab Hosseini married Parichehr Ghanbari in 1996. They have two sons, Mohammad Amin, born on 3 February 2004 and Amir Ali, born on 11 August 2011.Filmography
Film
| Title | Year | Role | Notes and awards |
| Rokhsareh | 2002 | Mahan Farzam | |
| Adamakha | 2002 | Morad | |
| This women doesn't talk | 2002 | Mani | |
| Zahr-e Asal | 2003 | Shahin | |
| A Candle in the Wind | 2003 | Babak | Nominated Crystal Simorgh Fajr Film Festival for Best Supporting Actor Nominated House of Cinema Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| The Fifth Reaction | 2003 | Majid | Nominated House of Cinema Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| Elahe-ye Zigorat | 2003 | Bahram | |
| Gheseye Eshgh | 2003 | Mehrdad | |
| Gardab | 2004 | Homayoun | |
| Salvation at 8:20 | 2005 | Foad | Nominated Crystal Simorgh Fajr Film Festival for Best Supporting Actor |
| Homicide Online | 2005 | Kamran | |
| Pishnahad Panjah Milioni | 2005 | Barmak "Bari" Rahnama | |
| Baghe Aloche | 2005 | Tele Films | |
| Gheyre Montazereh | 2006 | Mr.Salek | |
| Bachehaye Abadi | 2006 | Iman | |
| Tangna | 2006 | Hadi | Tele Films |
| Istgahe Behesht | 2006 | Soroush | |
| Mahya | 2007 | Javid | Winner Honorary Diploma Fajr Film Festival for Best Actor |
| Tanhayi | 2007 | Hamid | Tele Films Winner Golden Jasmine Statue for Best Actor Jasmine International Film Festival |
| Flags of Kaveh's Castle | 2008 | Sadegh | |
| Niloofar | 2008 | Aziz | |
| Gozareshgar | 2008 | Republic of Azerbaijan Produced | |
| Heartbroken | 2009 | Amir Ali Doran | Winner Best Actor Award Chehelcheragh Popular Festival |
| About Elly | 2009 | Ahmad | Nominated Fajr Film Festival for Best Actor Winner House of Cinema Award for Best Actor Winner Statues for Best Actor Iran Society of Film Critic and writer Winner Hafez Prize for Best Actor |
| Superstar | 2009 | Kourosh Zand | Winner Crystal Simorgh Fajr Film Festival for Best Actor Winner Statues for Best Actor Iran Society of Film Critic and writer Winner Hafez Prize for Best Actor |
| Anahita | 2009 | ||
| Parse Dar Meh | 2010 | Amin | Winner House of Cinema Award for Best Actor Winner Statues for Best Actor Iran Society of Film Critic and writer |
| Final Whistle | 2011 | Saman | |
| Barf Rooye Shirvani Dagh | 2011 | Bahman | |
| A Separation | 2011 | Hojjat | Winner Silver Bear for Best Actor at Berlin International Film Festival Winner Honorary Diploma Fajr Film Festival for Best Supporting Actor Nominated Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated ICS Award for Best Supporting Actor International Cinephile Society Winner Statues for Best Supporting Actor Iran Society of Film Critic and writer Winner House of Cinema Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| Africa | 2011 | Shahab | |
| Panjeh | 2011 | Short film | |
| Just an Hour Ago | 2012 | Short film | |
| Someone Wanna Talk To You | 2012 | Mostafa | |
| Ashghal Haye Doost Dashtani | 2012 | ||
| The Paternal House | 2012 | Naser | |
| Goodbye | 2012 | ||
| Ziba and I | 2012 | ||
| Hush! Girls Don't Scream | 2013 | Interrogator | Winner Best Actor in Action On Film International Film Festival |
| The Painting Pool | 2013 | Reza | Winner Statues for Best Actor Iran Society of Film Critic and writer Winner Merit Statue House of Cinema for Best Actor Winner Special Award for Best Actor Lisbon International Film Festival |
| Dream Interpretation | 2013 | Major | Winner Best Actor in International Film and TV Festival DetectiveFEST Nominated Golden Cedar Jame Jam TV Festival Best of Actor Winner Golden Statue for Best Actor in International Urban Film Festival Nominated Golden Jasmine Statue for Best Actor Jasmine International Film Festival |
| Time to Love | 2014 | Hamid | Nominated Crystal Simorgh Fajr Film Festival for Best Actor |
| Living Middle Class | 2014 | ||
| Sweet Taste of Imagination | 2014 | ||
| Five Stars | 2014 | Reza | |
| Parallel shadows | 2014 | ||
| Come with Me | 2015 | ||
| Final Exam | 2015 | ||
| Gholam | 2016 | Gholam | Iran-United Kingdom Joint Product |
| The Salesman | 2016 | Emad | Winner Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor at Cannes Film Festival |
| My brother Khosrow | 2016 | Khosrow | |
| Lobby | 2016 | ||
| Mesti Aşk | 2020 | Shams Tabriz | Turkish-Iranian film |
| The Night | 2020 | Babak Naderi | US-Iran Co-Production |
Television series
Director
TV executive
- Oxygen
- Barpa Barpa
- Rang Sobh
- Sayeh Rooshan
Music
- Haft with his younger brother and a few friends. They have released several albums whereby he did the reciting and singing for.
Awards