Bahram Radan | |
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بهرام رادان | |
 Radan at the 2016 Fajr Film Festival | |
| Born | April 28, 1979 Tehran, Iran |
| Education | Islamic Azad University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse |
Mina Mokhtari (m. 2023) |
| Musical career | |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Website | bahramradan |
Bahram Radan (Persian: بهرام رادان; born April 28, 1979) is an Iranian actor. He has received various accolades, including two Crystal Simorgh and a Hafez Award.
Career
While studying business management in college, Radan signed up for acting classes where he was discovered as an emerging talent. He got his first break when he was given an opportunity for his first role starring in the movie The Passion of Love. The movie achieved great success at the Iranian box office and was one of the top-grossing movies of 2000. Radan has since starred in many movies and has become a popular household name in the Middle East,[1] often referred to as one of the top five superstars of Iranian cinema. His extreme popularity caused Iranian authorities to ban his images from billboards in 2008. In 2010, he was chosen by United Nations as the first Iranian UN ambassador against hunger.
He ventured into music and released his first album, The Other Side, in 2012. Music videos were created for three of the songs from the album: "Jeegh" (Scream), "To Rafti" (You Left) and "Zamouneh" (Era).
In June 2015, Radan tweeted support (in Persian) for the U.S. Supreme Court's decision legalizing gay marriage, and was compelled to delete the Tweet and forced to apologize after criticism from government-affiliated hardline media.[1] Although The Guardian could not independently verify the claim, Iranian media reported that Radan had been summoned for questioning before the country's Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, which vets films and cultural materials before their release.[1]
In 2008, Radan acted in Tardid which is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet. After that, he was "Zaal" in "Iran C project theatre“.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Passion of Love | Kian | Nader Moghaddas | ||
| Blue | Arastoo | Hamid Labkhandeh | |||
| Swan Song | Peyman Fadayi | Saeed Asadi | Nominated – Hafez Award for Best Actor Motion Picture | ||
| Dark Rising | Ebrahim Sheibani | Short film | |||
| 2002 | Bartender | Reza Tehrani | Mohamad Reza A'alami | ||
| Thirst | Ashkan | Mohammad Hossein Farahbakhsh | |||
| 2003 | The Yellow Rose | Davood | Dariush Farhang | ||
| The River's End | Khashayar | Behrouz Afkhami | Nominated – Hafez Award for Best Actor Motion Picture | ||
| 2004 | Friday's Soldiers | Asef | Masoud Kimiai | ||
| A Candle in the Wind | Farzin Zarban | Pouran Derakhshandeh | Won – Crystal Simorgh Fajr Film Festival Award for Best Actor | ||
| Gilaneh | Esmaeel | Mohsen Abdolvahab | |||
| 2005 | The Pink Marriage | Aria Shadab | Manouchehr Mosayyeri | ||
| Salvation at 8:20 | Taha Rahmani | Sirus Alvand | |||
| The Command | Sahand | Masoud Kimiai | |||
| 2006 | Crossroads | Pedram | Abolhassan Davoodi | ||
| Mainline | Arash | Rakhshan Banietemad, Mohsen Abdolvahab | Cameo | ||
| 2007 | The Music Man | Ali Boloorchi | Dariush Mehrjui | Won – Crystal Simorgh Fajr Film Festival Award for Best Actor | |
| Four Finger | Foad / Farzad | Saeed Soheili | |||
| 2008 | Canaan | Ali Rezvan | Mani Haghighi | ||
| 2009 | Penniless | Iraj | Hamid Nematollah | ||
| Doubt | Siavash | Varuzh Karim Masihi | |||
| Motherland | Amir Ali | Abolhassan Davoodi | |||
| 2010 | The Killer | Maziar Mafi | Reza Karimi | Won – Ladakh International Film Festival Award for Best Actor | |
| Death Carnival | Hamid Jahanbakhsh | Reza Azamian, Habibollah Kasesaz | |||
| 2011 | Principles | Babak Saman | Tahmineh Milani | ||
| The Maritime Silk Road | Shazan | Mohammad Bozorgnia | |||
| 2012 | Tehran 2121 | Javad (voice) | Bahram Azimi | ||
| The Wooden Bridge | Amir | Mehdi Karampour | |||
| 2014 | Tragedy | Habib | Azita Moguie | ||
| Negar's Role | Farzad | Ali Atshani | |||
| Cease Fire 2 | Khosrow | Tahmineh Milani | Nominated – Hafez Award for Best Actor Motion Picture | ||
| 2015 | Ice Age | Farid | Mostafa Kiaee | ||
| A Tale of Love | Ali | Ahmad Ramezanzadeh | |||
| 2016 | Barcode | Hamed | Mostafa Kiaee | Nominated – Hafez Award for Best Actor Motion Picture | |
| Polaris | Poorya | Soudabeh Moradian | |||
| 2017 | Yellow | Shahab | Mostafa Taghizadeh | ||
| 2018 | Istanbul Junction | Bahman | Mostafa Kiaee | ||
| 2019 | Tsunami | Morteza Nezhadi | Milad Sadrameli | Won – Iran International FICTS Festival Award for Best National Actor in a Feature Film | |
| Mastermind | Saeed Parsa | Azita Moguie | |||
| The Agitation | Bardia / Barbod | Fereydoun Jeyrani | |||
| 2020 | The Black Cat | Bahram Radan | Karim Mohammad Amini | also as producer | |
| 2021 | Pinto | Jalal | Narges Abyar | ||
| 2022 | Grassland | Kazem Daneshi | as producer
Nominated – Crystal Simorgh Fajr Film Festival Award for Best Film |
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| 2024 | Breakfast with Giraffes | Soroush Sehhat |
Web
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Platform | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Dance on the Glass | Yaghma Namdar | Mehdi Golestaneh | Video CD | |
| 2022–2023 | Jeyran | Naser al-Din Shah Qajar | Hassan Fathi | Filimo | |
| TBA | Azazel | Hassan Fathi | |||
| TBA | One Thousand and One Nights | Mostafa Kiaee | Filimo |
Awards and nominations
- Best Actor, Ladakh International Film Festival, India (LIFF) for "The Killer", 2012
- "Young Artist of the Decade" Award, Best Artist of the Decade, 2007
- Crystalline Roc Award (Best Actor in a Leading Role) for "Santoori (The Music Man)", 25th Fajr Film Festival (The only actor under 30 years of age having won 2 Crystalline Roc Awards), 2007
- Paramount Male Youth of the Year, National Youth Magazine (40 Cheragh), 2006
- Nominated in "Cinema Home" Yearly Awards (Best Actor in a Leading Role) for "Candle in the Wind", 2001
- Crystalline Roc Award (Best Actor in a Leading Role) for "Candle in the Wind", 22nd Fajr Film Festival (The youngest actor receiving a Crystalline Roc Award), 2004
- Hafiz Statuette Award (Best Actor) for "River's End", 7th Picture World Festival, 2004
- Paramount Male Youth of the Year, National Youth Organization, 2004
- First Iranian star attending Cannes Film Festival’s Red Carpet, 2004
- Family Films Festival Award (Best Actor in a Leading Role) for "Swan's Cry", 2001
- Nominated in "Cinema Home" Yearly Awards (Best Actor in a Leading Role) for "Swan's Cry", 2001
- Nominated for Hafiz Statuette Award (Best Actor) for "Swan's Cry”
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Dehghan, Saeed Kamali (2 July 2015). "Iranian actor apologises after tweeting support for US gay marriage ruling". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 July 2015.