Homayoun Ershadi
Actor
Biography
Homayoun Ershadi (sometimes spelled Homayon Ershadi), was an Iranian actor. Ershadi was born in Isfahan, Iran in 1947. He studied architecture in Italy and worked in that field. Acclaimed Iranian New Wave director Abbas Kiarostami chose him to play the leading role in Taste of Cherry. A non-professional actor, who started acting in his middle age, he has had immediate success in both cinema and television, with his expressionless, relaxed face and monotonous voice often giving his characters an intellectual personality. Most recently he can be seen in the movie The Kite Runner, playing the role of Baba. He is one of few Iran-based Iranian actors that are permitted to act in Western movies. He currently resides in Karaj, Iran.
Filmography
Agora
as Aspasius 2009
A Most Wanted Man
as Abdullah 2014
The Kite Runner
as Baba 2007
Taste of Cherry
as Mr. Badii 1997
Ali and Nino
as Safar Khan Shirvanshir 2016
Shirin
2009
Facing Mirrors
as Mr. Tolooyi 2012
The Pear Tree
as Mahmoud 1998
The Fifth Reaction
2003
Orange Suit
2012
Hattrick
2018
No Choice
as head of the hospital 2020
Utopia
as Najib 2015
The Last Inhabitant
2016
The Sinners
as Hajir Khatam 2013
A Simple Love Story
as Shater Aman 2012