Reza Naji

Biography

Reza Naji is an Iranian actor and an iconic figure of Iranian cinema. Naji started his career in theater when he was a teenager. While serving in the Iranian army, he continued to perform in different roles. His first role in a film goes back to 1997 in Children of Heaven, which proved to be a breakthrough. For playing the role of Ali's father, director Majid Majidi was seeking an actor with an Azeri accent, and Naji was carefully selected from a group of 2,500 actors tested for the role. Since then, he has played several roles in Iranian films. Among his most notable performances is his appearance in "The Song of Sparrows", directed by renowned film director Majid Majidi, for which Naji won the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, and Best Performance by an Actor at the 2008 Asia Pacific Screen Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Reza Naji, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Known For

Ali's Father

بچه‌های آسمان

Yavar

تگزاس ٢

Morteza

بید مجنون

Memar

باران

Karim

آواز گنجشک‌ها

Yusuf (as Reza Naji)

Harud

آپاچی

Naser Khan

Barandeha

Panah

نهنگ عنبر

jalil's father

آپاراتچی

Prison Guard

سینما نیمکت

Tavalod-e yek parvaneh

مارموز

باد در علفزار می پیچد

دم سرخ ها

پرنده‌باز کوچک

Khan

تونل ۱۸

باغ‌های کندلوس

من و زیبا

Shiva

نهنگ عنبر: سلکشن رویا

ما همه با هم هستیم

نیوکاسل

فرشته‌ها با هم می‌آیند

مامان، بهروز منو زد

خرچنگ

عینک قرمز

Mom! Behrouz Hit Me

Parvaze Morghabiha

Qız qalası