Homayoun Ershadi

Actor

Birthplace: Isfahan, Iran

Homayoun Ershadi is an Iranian actor, known for his debut role in Taste of Cherry (1997), and several Iranian and other films since then, including Hollywood movies The Kite Runner and Zero Dark Thirty. Ershadi studied architecture in Italy, graduating in 1970 and worked as an architect for many years. He was discovered as an actor by acclaimed Iranian New Wave film director, Abbas Kiarostami. While Ershadi was sitting in his car in traffic in Tehran he was approached by Kiarostami and eventually chosen to play the leading role in the film, Taste of Cherry. In 2007 he was cast in The Kite Runner, a film about two young boys growing up in Afghanistan.

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Movies

Known For

The Kite Runner

(2007)

A Most Wanted Man

(2014)

Taste of Cherry

(1997)

Agora

(2009)

Homayoun Ershadi Movies

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2023 |
Fragrant
2023 |
Shabihe Sheydayi
2022 |
The Sixth Dayas Mahmoud
2022 |
Laleh Drive
Laleh Drive
2022
2h
Action, Biography, Drama, Family, History, Sport
5.2
Laleh is a true story of a young woman in post-revolution Iran, struggling against all odds to break through in one of the most male dominated sports worldwide. All the while fighting a system bent on stopping her in a society ran by theocracy and decades of male dominance. She w... Read all
asMr. Shahin
2021 |
A Bumpy Storyas Dad
2021 |
Mahan
2021 |
The Verdict
2019 |
Abi be range aseman
2019 |
The Queen
The Queen
2019
1h 8m
Documentary
7.2
The behind the scenes of a national drag queen contest in New York City, including the rehearsals leading up to the contest, the conversations in the dressing room and the jealousies that emerge before and after the competition.
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2018 |
Cypress Under Wateras Bahram
2018 |
Hattrickas Doctor
2018 |
Rabbitas Iraj (Arash's father)
2017 |
Dead End of Trustas Sarhang Amiri
2017 |
Isolationas The Engineer
2017 |
Italy Italyas Homayoun Ershadi
2017 |
Linaas Father
2017 |
Mahoor
2017 |
Waiting for Kiarostamias Koroush Sinaki
2016 |
Ali and Ninoas Ali's Father
2016 |
Moheyas Doctor
2016 |
Nafashaye Aram
2016 |
The Last Inhabitant
2016 |
From Afar
From Afar
2016
1h 33m
Drama, Romance
6.6
Armando, a 50 year man, seeks young men in Caracas and pays them just for company. One day he meets Elder, a 17 years boy that is the leader of a criminal gang, and that meeting changes their lives forever.
asDoctor
2015 |
The Sea and the Flying Fishas Mr. Soltani
2015 |
There Will Be Blood on Wednesdayas Mr. Yoonesi
2015 |
Utopiaas Uncle Najib
2014 |
A 5 Staras Mirakabadi
2014 |
Ghosts
2014 |
Inadvertentas Nabat's aunt's husband
2014 |
Small Black Fish
2014 |
Welcome to Tehran
2014 |
A Most Wanted Manas Abdullah
2013 |
Good to Be Backas Merati
2013 |
Once Upon a Time... Love and Betrayal
2013 |
One, Two, Three, Five
2013 |
We're All Sinneras Dr. Ghodsi
2012 |
A Simple Love Storyas Shater Aman
2012 |
Chequeas Daryoosh
2012 |
Eternalas Father
2012 |
One Line of Realityas Father In Low
2012 |
Orange Suitas Maior
2012 |
The Sinnersas Hajir Khatam
2012 |
Without Farewellas Hormozan
2011 |
Facing Mirrorsas Mr. Tolooyi
2011 |
Principlesas Sara's father
2011 |
Tarsina cevrilan dunyaas Bahrami
2011 |
We are all sinners
2010 |
Aal
2010 |
Zangaar
2009 |
Agoraas Aspasius
2007 |
Homa
2007 |
The Kite Runneras Baba
2006 |
Havana File
2006 |
Journey to Hidalou
2006 |
The Wet Dream
2005 |
Portrait of a Lady Far Away
2004 |
Somewhere Else
2003 |
The Fifth Reaction
2002 |
Smell of the Rose
2002 |
The Disturbant
2001 |
Dance with Dream
1998 |
The Lost Love
1998 |
The Pear Treeas Mahmoud
1997 |
Taste of Cherryas Agha-ye. Badiei
1995 |
Kakadu