Homayoun Ershadi
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Acting Credits
Biography
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 monotonou...
Known For
Filmography
Mahoor
2025
Sky Blue
2024
Nilgoon
2024
Fragrant
2023
Resembling Madness
2023
Schemer
2023
Mahan
2022
The Town
2022
Laleh
2022
as Mr. Shahin
The Sixth Day
2022
Revision Sentence
2021
A Bumpy Story
2021
as Dad / Judge
No Choice
2020
as head of the hospital
Blue Like the Sky
2019
as Narrator
Cypress Under Water
2018
Hattrick
2018
Lina
2017
as Father
Dead End of Trust
2017
as Sarhang Amiri
Mohey
2017
Italy Italy
2017
as Himself
Calm Breaths
2017
Waiting for Kiarostami
2017
as Koroush Sinaki
Ali and Nino
2016
as Safar Khan Shirvanshir
The Last Inhabitant
2016
as Ibrahim
Utopia
2015
as Najib
The Little Black Fish
2015
A Most Wanted Man
2014
as Abdullah
Inadvertent
2014
A 5 Star
2014
as Mirakabadi
Apparition
2014
The Sinners
2013
as Hajir Khatam
Good to Be Back
2013
as Merati
Orange Suit
2012
A Simple Love Story
2012
as Shater Aman
Facing Mirrors
2012
as Mr. Tolooyi
The Queen
2012
Zero Dark Thirty
2012
as Hassan Ghul
Cheque
2012
as Daryoosh
Bi Khodahafezi
2012
Principles
2011
The Turned World
2011
as Bahrami
Beloved Sky
2011
Ta Soraya
2011
Aal
2010
Life with Closed Eyes
2010
Agora
2009
as Aspasius
Shirin
2009
The Kite Runner
2007
as Baba
The Wet Dream
2006
Havana File
2006
From Afar
2006
as Doctor
Portrait of a Lady Far Away
2005
Somewhere Else
2003
The Fifth Reaction
2003
Disturbant
2002
Kiarostami in Close up
2000
as as Self
The Pear Tree
1998
as Mahmoud
Taste of Cherry
1997
as Mr. Badii
Kakadu
1995