Bahram Afshari
{{short description|Iranian actor and director (born 1987)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Bahram Afshari
| image = Bahram Afshari 01.jpg
| caption = Afshari at the 2017 Fajr Film Festival
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|05|27}}
| birth_place = Hamadan, Iran
| alma_mater = Azad University (BFA)
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|director|playwright}}
| years_active = 2003–present
}}
Bahram Afshari ({{langx|fa|بهرام افشاری}}; born May 27, 1987) is an Iranian actor and director. He is best known for his role as Behtash Fariba in Capital (2013–present). His directorial debut film, Seventy Thirty (2024) became the highest-grossing film of all time in Iran, and he also starred in Fossil (2023), the second highest-grossing film. Afshari has received various accolades, including two Hafez Awards, in addition to nominations for two Iran Cinema Celebration Awards and an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Award.{{Cite web |title=رزومه بهرام افشاری {{!}} sevenartpedia.ir {{!}} sevenartpedia |url=https://sevenartpedia.ir/people/pr5f7c888248e9f |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=sevenartpedia.ir}}{{Cite web |title=زندگینامه "بهرام افشاری" + مصاحبه و عکسهای جدید |url=https://namnak.com/%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C.p34596 |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=نمناک |language=fa}}{{Cite web |date=2024-05-23 |title=زن فوق زیبا و قدبلند بهرام افشاری دو متری / کم از شوهرش ندارد ! + عکس های خانوادگی و بیوگرافی |url=https://www.rokna.net/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%B4%D8%A8%DA%A9%D9%87-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9%DB%8C-78/990424-%D8%B2%D9%86-%D9%81%D9%88%D9%82-%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D9%82%D8%AF%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D9%88-%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%B1%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D9%85-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B4%D9%88%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B4-%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%B9%DA%A9%D8%B3-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AF%DA%AF%DB%8C-%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%88%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81%DB%8C |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=رکنا |language=fa}}{{Cite web |title=بیوگرافی بهرام افشاری بازیگر قد بلند و خاص سینما و تلویزیون + عکس |url=https://www.beytoote.com/fun/actor-news/biography1-bahram-afshari.html |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=www.beytoote.com}}{{Cite web |title=بیوگرافی بهرام افشاری از شروع تا درخشش و ازدواج |url=https://photokade.com/%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%88%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=photokade.com}}
Early life
Bahram Afshari was born on 27 May 1987 in Hamedan, Iran. His parents separated during his childhood, and he has spoken about this experience, stating: {{quote|My mother left me and my father when I I was two years old. My father later fell ill, and I spent much of my childhood in hospitals, caring for him.|{{cite web |title=Complete Biography of Bahram Afshari + Photos |trans-title=بیوگرافی کامل بهرام افشاری + تصاویر |url=https://sabakhabar.ir/99320/بیوگرافی-کامل-بهرام-افشاری-تصاویر/ |website=Saba |publisher=Saba |access-date=5 May 2025 |archive-date=19 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119152835/https://sabakhabar.ir/99320/%d8%a8%db%8c%d9%88%da%af%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%81%db%8c-%da%a9%d8%a7%d9%85%d9%84-%d8%a8%d9%87%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%85-%d8%a7%d9%81%d8%b4%d8%a7%d8%b1%db%8c-%d8%aa%d8%b5%d8%a7%d9%88%db%8c%d8%b1/ |url-status=live}}}} From a young age, Afshari was passionate about acting and performed in theater productions in Hamedan. At the age of 22, he moved to Tehran to pursue his career, studying acting professionally under Hamid Samandarian. He subsequently began working in theater. Afshari graduated with a degree in manufacturing and production from a vocational school and later earned a bachelor's degree in acting from Islamic Azad University, Tehran.{{cite web |last=Panahi |title=Biography of Bahram Afshari / The Tallest Actor in Cinema |trans-title=زندگینامه بهرام افشاری/قدبلندترین بازیگر سینما |url=https://shabaveiz.ir/زندگی-نامه-بهرام-افشاری-قدبلند-ترین-با/ |date=28 January 2024 |website=Shabaveiz |publisher=Shabaveiz |access-date=5 May 2025 |archive-date=1 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240301164258/https://shabaveiz.ir/%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%AF%DB%8C-%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87-%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D9%82%D8%AF%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%AA%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A7/ |url-status=live}}
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="font-size:100%"
! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" |Role ! scope="col" |Director ! scope="col" |Notes ! class="unsortable" scope="col" |{{abbr|Ref(s)|references}} |
| scope="row" |2013
|Asphalt | |Reza Asghari |Short film; unreleased |
|---|
| rowspan="2" scope="row" |2014
|Real Estate Agent | |
| Mom's Birthday
| |Morteza Shams |Short film |
| scope="row" |2015
|Panjshanbeh | |
| scope="row" |2016
|Bahram | |
| scope="row" |2017
|Simple Worker Needed |Ghadam |Manouchehr Hadi | |
| scope="row" |2018
|Rahman 1400 |Anoush |Manouchehr Hadi | |
| rowspan="2" scope="row" |2019
|Newcastle |Ebi |Mohsen Ghasabian | |
| Unsophisticated
|Saeed Gholami | |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" |2020
|Mr. Censor |Shahram Far'i |Ali Jabbarzadeh | |
| After the Incident
| |Pouria Heidary Oureh | |
| scope="row" |2021
|Staging |Asad |Alireza Samadi | |
| scope="row" |2022
|Sag Band |Farzad | |
| rowspan="2" scope="row" |2023
|Esi Amouee |Karim Amini | |
| Gray House
| |Bahram Afshari |Short film; also as writer |
| rowspan="2" scope="row" |2024
|Jahangir |Mostafa Taghizadeh | |
| Seventy Thirty
|Barat Amini |Bahram Afshari |Directorial feature film debut |
| {{TBA}}
|Man with Glasses | |Karim Amini |Completed |
= Web =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="font-size:100%"
! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" |Role ! scope="col" |Director ! scope="col" |Platform !Notes ! class="unsortable" scope="col" |{{abbr|Ref(s)|references}} |
| scope="row" |2019–2020
|The Heart |Farab Sohrabpour |Manouchehr Hadi |Supporting role |
|---|
| scope="row" |2020
|Himself |Namava |Talk show; 1 episode |
| scope="row" |2021
|Red Square |Payam Makin |Ebrahim Ebrahimian |Main role; 9 episodes |
| rowspan="2" scope="row" |2022
|The Secret of Survival |Rahim Timsar |Filmnet |Main role; 17 episodes |
| Party
|Himself |Namava |Guest appearance; 1 episode |
= Television =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="font-size:100%"
! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" |Role ! scope="col" |Director ! scope="col" |Network ! class="unsortable" scope="col" |Notes ! class="unsortable" scope="col" |{{abbr|Ref(s)|references}} |
| scope="row" |2013–present
|Shirafkan Fariba / Behtash Fariba |Sirous Moghaddam |Main role; 35 episodes |
|---|
| scope="row" |2017
|AlalBadal |Hormoz |Sirous Moghaddam |Main role; 14 episodes |
| scope="row" |2019
|Special Condition |Manouchehr Shane'Besar |Vahid Amirkhani |Main role; 18 episodes |
Theatre
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style=font-size:100%
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Playwright ! scope="col" | Director ! scope="col" | Stage !Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref(s)|references}} |
| scope="row" |2015, 2018
|Hedgehog |Bahram Afshari |Bahram Afshari |Iranian Artists Forum, Baran Theatre, Iranshahr Theater |Also as actor |
|---|
| scope="row" |2022, 2024, 2025
|Who Killed the Hedgehog? |Bahram Afshari |Bahram Afshari |Shahrzad Theater Complex, Yazd Central Hall |Also as actor |
| scope=row|2024–2025
|300 |Mohammad Rahmanian |As actor |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination |
| scope="col" |Award
! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Category ! scope="col" |Nominated work ! scope="col" |Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref(s)|references}} |
|---|
| scope="row" |Fajr International Theater Festival
|2013 |Best Actor – Regions, New Experiences, New Look |Robinson Crusoe |{{won}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="5" |Hafez Awards
|2017 | rowspan="4" |Best Actor – Television Series Comedy |AlalBadal |{{nom}} |
| 2018
| rowspan="2" |Capital |{{won}} |
| 2020
|{{nom}} |
| rowspan="2" |2023
|The Secret of Survival |{{nom}} |
| Best Actor – Motion Picture
|Fossil |{{won}} |
| rowspan="2" scope="row" |Iran Cinema Celebration
|2017 | rowspan="2" |Best Actor in a Supporting Role |{{nom}} |
| 2018
|Simple Worker Needed |{{nom}} |
| scope="row" |Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association
|2017 |Best Actor in a Supporting Role |Simple Worker Needed |{{nom}} |
| scope="row" |Urban International Film Festival
|2017 |Best Actor |Simple Worker Needed |{{nom}} |
References
External links
- {{IMDb name|6263498}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Afshari, Bahram}}
Category:Iranian male film actors
Category:21st-century Iranian male actors
Category:Iranian male television actors