Mahmoud Pak Niat

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| name = Mahmoud Pak Niat

| image = Mahmoud Pak Niat in Shahrzad Series closing ceremony.jpg

| caption = Pak Niat in 2016

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|12|31}}

| birth_place = Kazerun, Fars, Iran

| education =

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1988–present

| spouse = {{marriage|Mahvash Sabrkon|1979}}

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| children = 2

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Mahmoud Pak Niat ({{langx|fa|محمود پاک‌نیت}}; born 31 December 1952) is an Iranian actor.{{cite news |title=In the Steps of a Master |url=http://www.nysun.com/arts/in-the-steps-of-a-master/5761/ |work=The New York Sun |date=3 December 2004 |accessdate=28 September 2010 }}{{cite news |title="Prophet Joseph (AS)" cast and crew meet Supreme Leader |url=http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=209089 |work=Tehran Times |date=1 December 2009 |accessdate=28 September 2010 }}{{cite news |title="Kingdom of Solomon" submitted to Fajr festival |url=http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=213006 |work=Tehran Times |date=25 January 2010 |accessdate=28 September 2010 }} He is best known for his acting in Once Upon a Time (1991), Patriarch (1994) After the Rain (2001), Tenth Night (2002), Prophet Joseph (2008–2009) and Shahrzad (2015–2016) television series. He has received various accolades, including nominations for two Crystal Simorgh and a Hafez Award.

Career

Mahmoud Pakniyyat began stage acting in 1969 and in 1988 he stepped into the world of movies and television.

The series which brought him a nationwide fame was Once Upon a Time (1991–1992).

His popularity grew with his appearance in the series The Patriarch (1993–1995) and After the Rain (2000).

Pakniyyat has appeared in the series such as Sheikh Mofid (1995), Seasoned Rider (1997), Lighter than Darkness (1999–2002), The Tenth Night (2001), Prophet Joseph (2008), Building No.85 (2010), Behind the Tall Mountains (2012), The Line (2014), The Recluse (2014), and Warm Breath (2015).

He has also acted in a number of movies, including Death Formation (1994), Land of the Sun (1996), The World Upside-Down (1997), The Wrong Guy (1998), The Victorious Warrior (1998), The Deserted Station (2000–2001), City of Chaos (2005), Heartbroken (2008), and Extreme Cold (2009).

Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance has awarded Iran's High Distinction in Art to Pakniyyat.

Personal life

Mahmoud Pakniat married an actress. They have 2 sons together.

Filmography

= Film =

class="wikitable sortable"

!Year

!Title

!Role

!Director

!Notes

1997

|Land of the Sun

|Ahmad Reza Darvish

1998

|The Changed Man

|Mohammad Reza Honarmand

1999

|Eve's Red Apple

|Saeed Asadi

2006

|Trip to Hidalou

|Mojtaba Raie

rowspan="2" |2009

|Doubt

|Varuzh Karim Masihi

Heartbroken

|Ali Rouintan

2017

|Loveulance

|Mohsen Mahini

2019

|Watching This Movie Is a Crime

|Reza Zahtabchian

2020

|Sheen

|Meisam Kazazi

= Web =

class="wikitable sortable"

!Year

!Title

!Role

!Director

!Platform

2015–2016

|Shahrzad

|Jamshid Sa'adat

|Hassan Fathi

|Lotus Play

= Television =

class="wikitable" style="width:500px"
width=10\|Year ! Title ! Role !Director ! Network !Notes
1991	Once Upon a Time	Hesam Beyg \|Amrollah Ahmadjoo	IRIB TV1 \|TV series
1994 \|Patriarch \|Jalal Vaezian \|Akbar Khajavi \|IRIB TV2 \|TV series
2001 \|After the Rain \|Lord Ezzat Salari \|Saeed Soltani \|IRIB TV3 \|TV series
2002	Tenth Night	Major Mobarez \|Hassan Fathi	IRIB TV1 \|TV series
2008–2009	Prophet Joseph	Prophet Jacob \|Farajollah Salahshoor	IRIB TV1 \|TV series
rowspan="2" \|2009–2010 \|In the Eye of the Wind \|Jebhe Driver \|Masoud Jafari Jozani \|IRIB TV1 \|TV series
Building No.85	Victim's Investigator \| Mehdi Fakhimzadeh	IRIB TV2 \|TV series
2012 \|Behind the Tall Mountains \|Samsha \|Amrollah Ahmadjoo \|IRIB TV3 \|TV series
rowspan="2" \| 2016	Paria	Hossein Ranjbar \| Hossein Soheilizadeh	IRIB TV3 \|TV series
Special Patrol	The Commander \| Mehdi Rahmani	IRIB TV1 \|TV series
2022 \|Yellow Tape 2 \| \|Soroush Mohammadzadeh \|IRIB TV2 \|TV series
2022–2023 \|Gildokht \|Taghi Khan \|Majid Esmaeili \|IFilm \|TV series
{{TBA}} \|Sarbaroon Celebration \| \|Mojtaba Raie \|IRIB TV1 \|TV series

class="wikitable" style="width:500px"

width=10|Year

! Title

! Role

!Director

! Network

!Notes

1991

Once Upon a Time

Hesam Beyg

|Amrollah Ahmadjoo

IRIB TV1