Mohsen Tanabandeh

{{Infobox person

| name = Mohsen Tanabandeh

| image = Mohsen Tanabandeh 2019.jpg

| caption = Tanabandeh at the 2019 Fajr Film Festival

| native_name = محسن تنابنده

| native_name_lang = Fa

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|04|15}}

| birth_place = Tehran, Iran

| nationality = Iranian

| yearsactive = 1992–present

| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|director|screenwriter}}

| spouse = {{marriage|Roshanak Golpa|2015}}

| children = 2

| notable_works =

| alma_mater = University of Tehran

}}

Mohsen Tanabandeh ({{langx|fa|محسن تنابنده}}; born April 15, 1975) is an Iranian actor, director and screenwriter. In 2022, he won the Orizzonti Award for Best Actor at the 79th Venice International Film Festival for his performance in World War III (2022). He has received various accolades, including three Crystal Simorgh and four Hafez Awards.

Tanabandeh is famous for playing the role of Naghi Mamoli in the television series Paytakht (2011-present). He was the creator and head writer of this series and won three Hafez Awards for his performance and screenplay.

Early life

Tanabandeh has studied acting at University of Art and Architecture. He began theater acting in 1992 and appeared in his first cinematic movie in 2001.[http://en.ifilmtv.com/artist/Content/95 Mohsen Tanabandeh]{{Cite web|title=GHAHREMAN|url=https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/festival/films/ghahreman|access-date=2021-07-12|website=Festival de Cannes|language=en}}

Filmography

= Film =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style=font-size:100% ! scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" \| Actor ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Screenwriter ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Director
scope=row\|2003 \|Tiny Snowflakes \|Mine Guard \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|Alireza Amini
scope=row rowspan="2" \|2005 \|How Much You Want to Cry? \| \|{{no}} \|{{yes}} \|Shahed Ahmadlo
A Few Kilos of Dates For A Funeral \|Sadri \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|Saman Salur
scope=row\|2006 \|Offside \|Ticket Seller \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|Jafar Panahi
scope=row\|2007 \|Catch Me If You Can \| \|{{no}} \|{{yes}} \|Shahed Ahmadlo
scope=row rowspan="2" \|2008 \|A Time to Love \|Amiri \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|Ebrahim Forouzesh
A Petition for God \|Ali Mohammad \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}} \|Alireza Amini
scope=row rowspan="3" \|2010 \|Seven Minutes Until Autumn \|Nima \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}} \|Alireza Amini
First Stone \|Hassan Ali \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|Ebrahim Forouzesh
Saint Petersburg \|Karim \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|Behrouz Afkhami
scope=row\|2011 \|Indigences \|Mahmoud \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|Mohammad Reza Arab
scope=row\|2014 \|Lamp 100 \|Farzin \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|Saeed Aghakhani
scope=row rowspan="3" \|2015 \|Iran Burger \|Fathollah Khan \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|Masoud Jafari Jozani
Guinness \|Bek \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}} \|Mohsen Tanabandeh
Muhammad: The Messenger of God \|Samuel \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|Majid Majidi
scope=row\|2017 \|Ferrari \|Nader \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|Alireza Davood Nejad
scope=row\|2018 \|Rona, Azim's Mother \|Azim \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|Jamshid Mahmoudi
scope=row\|2019 \|Oath \| \|{{no}} \|{{yes}} \|Mohsen Tanabandeh
scope=row rowspan="2" \|2020 \|3 Puffs \|Mojtaba \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|Saman Salur
Killer Spider \|Saeed \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|Ebrahim Irajzad
scope=row rowspan="2" \|2021 \|Once Upon a Time, Abadan \|Mosayeb Charkhideh \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|Hamid Reza Azarang
A Hero \|Bahram \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|Asghar Farhadi
scope=row\|2022 \|World War III \|Shakib \|{{Yes}} \|{{No}} \|Houman Seyyedi
scope=row\|2024 \|Pressure Cooker \|Sirous \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|Rambod Javan

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! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" | Actor

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Screenwriter

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Director

scope=row|2003

|Tiny Snowflakes

|Mine Guard

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|Alireza Amini

scope=row rowspan="2" |2005

|How Much You Want to Cry?

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

|Shahed Ahmadlo

A Few Kilos of Dates For A Funeral

|Sadri

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|Saman Salur

scope=row|2006

|Offside

|Ticket Seller

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|Jafar Panahi

scope=row|2007

|Catch Me If You Can

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

|Shahed Ahmadlo

scope=row rowspan="2" |2008

|A Time to Love

|Amiri

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|Ebrahim Forouzesh

A Petition for God

|Ali Mohammad

|{{yes}}

|Alireza Amini

scope=row rowspan="3" |2010

|Seven Minutes Until Autumn

|Nima

|{{yes}}

|Alireza Amini

First Stone

|Hassan Ali

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|Ebrahim Forouzesh

Saint Petersburg

|Karim

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|Behrouz Afkhami

scope=row|2011

|Indigences

|Mahmoud

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|Mohammad Reza Arab

scope=row|2014

|Lamp 100

|Farzin

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|Saeed Aghakhani

scope=row rowspan="3" |2015

|Iran Burger

|Fathollah Khan

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|Masoud Jafari Jozani

Guinness

|Bek

|{{yes}}

|Mohsen Tanabandeh

Muhammad: The Messenger of God

|Samuel

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|Majid Majidi

scope=row|2017

|Ferrari

|Nader

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|Alireza Davood Nejad

scope=row|2018

|Rona, Azim's Mother

|Azim

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|Jamshid Mahmoudi

scope=row|2019

|Oath

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

|Mohsen Tanabandeh

scope=row rowspan="2" |2020

|3 Puffs

|Mojtaba

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|Saman Salur

Killer Spider

|Saeed

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|Ebrahim Irajzad

scope=row rowspan="2" |2021

|Once Upon a Time, Abadan

|Mosayeb Charkhideh

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|Hamid Reza Azarang

A Hero

|Bahram

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|Asghar Farhadi

scope=row|2022

|World War III

|Shakib

|{{Yes}}

|{{No}}

|Houman Seyyedi

scope=row|2024

|Pressure Cooker

|Sirous

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|Rambod Javan

= Web =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style=font-size:100% ! scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" \| Actor ! scope="col" \| Screenwriter ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Director ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Platform
scope=row\|2013–2014 \|King of Ear \|Ismael Zekavat / Esfandiyar Majbour / Haji Mohsen Talai \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|Davood Mirbagheri \| rowspan="2" \|Video CD
scope=row\|2014–2015 \|Fool \|Houshang's Mother \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|Kamal Tabrizi
scope=row\|2021 \|Mutual Friendship \|Himself \|{{no}} \|{{no}} \|Shahab Hosseini \|Namava
scope=row\|2023 \|Set Me Free \|Hatam Nayeb Sorkhi \|{{Yes}} \|{{No}} \|Shahram Shah Hosseini \|Filimo
{{TBA}} \|Buried Alive \| \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|Shahram Shah Hosseini \|

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! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" | Actor

! scope="col" | Screenwriter

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Director

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Platform

scope=row|2013–2014

|King of Ear

|Ismael Zekavat /

Esfandiyar Majbour /

Haji Mohsen Talai

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|Davood Mirbagheri

| rowspan="2" |Video CD

scope=row|2014–2015

|Fool

|Houshang's Mother

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|Kamal Tabrizi

scope=row|2021

|Mutual Friendship

|Himself

|{{no}}

|Shahab Hosseini

|Namava

scope=row|2023

|Set Me Free

|Hatam Nayeb Sorkhi

|{{Yes}}

|{{No}}

|Shahram Shah Hosseini

|Filimo

|Buried Alive

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|Shahram Shah Hosseini

= Television =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style=font-size:100% ! scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" \| Actor ! scope="col" \| Screenwriter ! scope="col" \| Acting Coach ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Director ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Network
scope=row\|2006 \|Life on the Condition of Laughter \| \|{{no}} \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|Mehdi Mazloumi \|IRIB TV5
scope=row\|2007 \|For Sogand's Sake \|Ebi \|{{Yes}} \|{{No}} \|{{No}} \|Seyyed Rahim Hosseini \|
scope=row rowspan="3" \|2008 \|SMS from Another World \| \|{{no}} \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|Siroos Moghaddam \|IRIB TV1
The Escort Officer \|Afshin \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|{{no}} \|Saeed Soltani \|IRIB TV5
Yalda Night's Watermelon \|Ghafar \|{{Yes}} \|{{No}} \|{{No}} \|Saeed Aghakhani \|
scope=row\|2009 \|Boys Aren't Born Soldiers \| \|{{No}} \|{{Yes}} \|{{No}} \|Shahed Ahmadlo \|
scope=row\|2010 \|Enclosure \| \|{{no}} \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|Siroos Moghaddam \|IRIB TV1
scope=row\|2011–present \|Capital \|Naghi Mamouli \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}} \|Siroos Moghaddam \|IRIB TV1
scope=row\|2012 \|Returned Check \| \|{{no}} \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|Siroos Moghaddam \|IRIB TV1
scope=row\|2017 \|AlalBadal \|Aghasi \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}} \|Siroos Moghaddam \|IRIB TV1
scope="row" \|2023 \|Homeland \|Morteza \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|{{no}} \|Kamal Tabrizi \|IRIB TV3

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! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" | Actor

! scope="col" | Screenwriter

! scope="col" | Acting Coach

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Director

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Network

scope=row|2006

|Life on the Condition of Laughter

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|Mehdi Mazloumi

|IRIB TV5

scope=row|2007

|For Sogand's Sake

|Ebi

|{{Yes}}

|{{No}}

|Seyyed Rahim Hosseini

scope=row rowspan="3" |2008

|SMS from Another World

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|Siroos Moghaddam

|IRIB TV1

The Escort Officer

|Afshin

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|Saeed Soltani

|IRIB TV5

Yalda Night's Watermelon

|Ghafar

|{{Yes}}

|{{No}}

|Saeed Aghakhani

scope=row|2009

|Boys Aren't Born Soldiers

|{{No}}

|{{Yes}}

|{{No}}

|Shahed Ahmadlo

scope=row|2010

|Enclosure

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|Siroos Moghaddam

|IRIB TV1

scope=row|2011–present

|Capital

|Naghi Mamouli

|{{yes}}

|Siroos Moghaddam

|IRIB TV1

scope=row|2012

|Returned Check

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|Siroos Moghaddam

|IRIB TV1

scope=row|2017

|AlalBadal

|Aghasi

|{{yes}}

|Siroos Moghaddam

|IRIB TV1

scope="row" |2023

|Homeland

|Morteza

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|Kamal Tabrizi

|IRIB TV3

Awards and nominations

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class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" \| Award ! scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Category ! scope="col" \| Nominated Work ! scope="col" \| Result
scope="row"\|Asian Film Awards \|2023 \|Best Actor \|World War III \|{{nom}}
scope="row"\|Asia Pacific Screen Awards \|2019 \|Best Performance by an Actor \|Rona, Azim's Mother \|{{nom}}
scope="row" rowspan="2" \|Australia International Film Festival \|2019 \|Best Actor \|Rona, Azim's Mother \| {{won}}
2020 \|Best Director \|Oath \| {{won}}
scope="row"\| Diorama International Film Festival & Market \| 2019 \| Best Actor \| Rona, Azim's Mother \| {{won}}
scope="row" rowspan="8" \|Fajr Film Festival \| rowspan="2" \| 2008 \| Best Screenplay \| A Petition for God \| {{nom}}
Best Actor in a Supporting Role \| A Petition for God \| {{won}}
2010 \| Best Actor in a Leading Role \| First Stone and Seven Minutes Until Autumn \| {{won}}
2011 \| Best Actor in a Supporting Role \| Indigences \|{{draw\|Honorary Diploma}}
2015 \| rowspan="2" \| Best Actor in a Leading Role \| Iran Burger \| {{nom}}
2017 \| Ferrari \| {{won}}
2019 \| Best Screenplay \| Oath \| {{nom}}
2021 \|Best Actor in a Leading Role \|Once Upon a Time, Abadan \| {{nom}}
rowspan="14" scope="row" \|Hafez Awards \|2011 \|Best Actor – Motion Picture \|Saint Petersburg \|{{nom}}
rowspan="2" \| 2014 \| Best Actor – Television Series Comedy \| King of Ear and Capital 2 \| {{won}}
Best Screenplay – Television Series \|Capital 2 \| {{nom}}
rowspan="3" \|2015 \|Best Actor – Motion Picture \|Iran Burger \| {{nom}}
Best Actor – Television Series Comedy \|Capital 3 \|{{nom}}
Best Screenplay – Television Series \|Capital 3 \| {{won}}
rowspan="3" \| 2018 \| Best Screenplay – Television Series \| Capital 5 \| {{won}}
Best Actor – Television Series Comedy \|Capital 5 \| {{nom}}
Best Actor – Motion Picture \|Ferrari \| {{nom}}
rowspan="2" \| 2020 \| Best Actor – Television Series Comedy \| Capital 6 \| {{won}}
Best Screenplay – Television Series \|Capital 6 \|{{nom}}
2021 \|Best Actor – Motion Picture \|A Hero \|{{nom}}
rowspan="2" \| 2023 \|Best Actor – Television Series Drama \|Set Me Free \|{{Nom}}
Best Actor – Motion Picture \|3 Puffs \|{{nom}}
scope="row"\|Iran Cinema Celebration \|2008 \|Best Actor in a Supporting Role \|A Petition for God \|{{nom}}
scope="row" rowspan="4" \|Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association \|2008 \|Best Actor in a Supporting Role \|A Petition for God \|{{nom}}
2010 \|Best Screenplay \|Seven Minutes Until Autumn \|{{nom}}
2011 \| rowspan="2" \|Best Actor in a Leading Role \|Indigences \|{{nom}}
2017 \|Ferrari \|{{nom}}
scope="row"\| Jam-e-Jam Television Festival \|2012 \| Best Actor \| Capital 1 \|{{won}}
scope="row"\|Belgrade International Film Festival \|2023 \|Best Actor \|World War III \|{{won}}
scope="row"\|Venice International Film Festival \|2022 \|The Orizzonti Award for Best Actor \|World War III \|{{won}}
scope="row"\|Yas International Film Festival \|2014 \|Best Actor \|King of Ear \| {{won}}
scope="row"\|Zurich Film Festival \|2020 \|Best Director \|Oath \| {{won}}

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scope="col" | Award

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Category

! scope="col" | Nominated Work

! scope="col" | Result

scope="row"|Asian Film Awards

|2023

|Best Actor

|World War III

|{{nom}}

scope="row"|Asia Pacific Screen Awards

|2019

|Best Performance by an Actor

|Rona, Azim's Mother

|{{nom}}

scope="row" rowspan="2" |Australia International Film Festival

|2019

|Best Actor

|Rona, Azim's Mother

| {{won}}

2020

|Best Director

|Oath

| {{won}}

scope="row"| Diorama International Film Festival & Market

| 2019

| Best Actor

| Rona, Azim's Mother

| {{won}}

scope="row" rowspan="8" |Fajr Film Festival

| rowspan="2" | 2008

| Best Screenplay

| A Petition for God

| {{nom}}

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

| A Petition for God

| {{won}}

2010

| Best Actor in a Leading Role

| First Stone and Seven Minutes Until Autumn

| {{won}}

2011

| Best Actor in a Supporting Role

| Indigences

|{{draw|Honorary Diploma}}

2015

| rowspan="2" | Best Actor in a Leading Role

| Iran Burger

| {{nom}}

2017

| Ferrari

| {{won}}

2019

| Best Screenplay

| Oath

| {{nom}}

2021

|Best Actor in a Leading Role

|Once Upon a Time, Abadan

| {{nom}}

rowspan="14" scope="row" |Hafez Awards

|2011

|Best Actor – Motion Picture

|Saint Petersburg

|{{nom}}

rowspan="2" | 2014

| Best Actor – Television Series Comedy

| King of Ear and Capital 2

| {{won}}

Best Screenplay – Television Series

|Capital 2

| {{nom}}

rowspan="3" |2015

|Best Actor – Motion Picture

|Iran Burger

| {{nom}}

Best Actor – Television Series Comedy

|Capital 3

|{{nom}}

Best Screenplay – Television Series

|Capital 3

| {{won}}

rowspan="3" | 2018

| Best Screenplay – Television Series

| Capital 5

| {{won}}

Best Actor – Television Series Comedy

|Capital 5

| {{nom}}

Best Actor – Motion Picture

|Ferrari

| {{nom}}

rowspan="2" | 2020

| Best Actor – Television Series Comedy

| Capital 6

| {{won}}

Best Screenplay – Television Series

|Capital 6

|{{nom}}

2021

|Best Actor – Motion Picture

|A Hero

|{{nom}}

rowspan="2" | 2023

|Best Actor – Television Series Drama

|Set Me Free

|{{Nom}}

Best Actor – Motion Picture

|3 Puffs

|{{nom}}

scope="row"|Iran Cinema Celebration

|2008

|Best Actor in a Supporting Role

|A Petition for God

|{{nom}}

scope="row" rowspan="4" |Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association

|2008

|Best Actor in a Supporting Role

|A Petition for God

|{{nom}}

2010

|Best Screenplay

|Seven Minutes Until Autumn

|{{nom}}

2011

| rowspan="2" |Best Actor in a Leading Role

|Indigences

|{{nom}}

2017

|Ferrari

|{{nom}}

scope="row"| Jam-e-Jam Television Festival

|2012

| Best Actor

| Capital 1

|{{won}}

scope="row"|Belgrade International Film Festival

|2023

|Best Actor

|World War III

|{{won}}

scope="row"|Venice International Film Festival

|2022

|The Orizzonti Award for Best Actor

|World War III

|{{won}}

scope="row"|Yas International Film Festival

|2014

|Best Actor

|King of Ear

| {{won}}

scope="row"|Zurich Film Festival

|2020

|Best Director

|Oath

| {{won}}

References

External links

{{instagram|mohsen.tanabandeh|Mohsen Tanabandeh}}
{{IMDb name|1426188|Mohsen Tanabandeh}}

Category:1975 births

Category:Iranian male film actors

Category:Iranian male stage actors

Category:Iranian male television actors

Category:Living people

Category:Male actors from Tehran

Category:Shahid Beheshti University alumni

Category:Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor winners

Category:Crystal Simorgh for Best Supporting Actor winners