- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 26, 1947
- Place of Birth
- Isfahan, Iran
- Died
- November 11, 2025
Homayoun Ershadi
Homayoun Ershadi, sometimes spelled Homayon Ershadi (May 26th, 1947 - November 11th, 2025), 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 the few Iran-based Iranian actors who are permitted to act in Western movies. He currently resides in Karaj, Iran.
Filmography
Sky Blue
movieSky Blue
2024
movieNilgoon
2024
tvSchemer
2023
movieResembling Madness
2023
movieFragrant
2023
movieThe Sixth Day
2022
movieLaleh
2022 · Mr. Shahin
movieThe Town
2022
movieMahan
2022
movieRevision Sentence
2021
movieA Bumpy Story
2021 · Dad / Judge
movieNo Choice
2020 · head of the hospital
movieBlue Like the Sky
2019 · Narrator
movieCypress Under Water
2018
movieHattrick
2018
movieWaiting for Kiarostami
2017 · Koroush Sinaki
movieMohey
2017
movieLina
2017 · Father
movieItaly Italy
2017 · Himself
movieDead End of Trust
2017 · Sarhang Amiri
movieCalm Breaths
2017
movieThe Last Inhabitant
2016
movieAli and Nino
2016 · Safar Khan Shirvanshir
The Little Black Fish
movieThe Little Black Fish
2015
movieUtopia
2015 · Najib
movieInadvertent
2014
movieA Most Wanted Man
2014 · Abdullah
movieApparition
2014
movieA 5 Star
2014 · Mirakabadi
movieThe Sinners
2013 · Hajir Khatam
movieGood to Be Back
2013 · Merati
movieA Simple Love Story
2012 · Shater Aman
movieZero Dark Thirty
2012 · Hassan Ghul
movieFacing Mirrors
2012 · Mr. Tolooyi
movieGoodbyeless
2012
movieThe Queen
2012
movieCheque
2012 · Daryoosh
movieOrange Suit
2012
moviePrinciples
2011
movieThe Turned World
2011 · Bahrami
movieBeloved Sky
2011
movieAal
2010
movieLife with Closed Eyes
2010
movieAgora
2009 · Aspasius
movieShirin
2009
movieThe Kite Runner
2007 · Baba
movieFrom Afar
2006 · Doctor
movieHavana File
2006
movieThe Wet Dream
2006
moviePortrait of a Lady Far Away
2005
movieSomewhere Else
2003
movieThe Fifth Reaction
2003
movieDisturbant
2002
movieKiarostami in Close up
2000 · as Self
movieThe Pear Tree
1998 · Mahmoud
movieTaste of Cherry
1997 · Mr. Badii
movieKakadu
1995
tvShamsolemareh
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