Atila Pesyani

Atila Pesyani
Born (1957-03-30) March 30, 1957
Tehran, Iran
Occupation Theatre and film actor
Years active 1984–present
Spouse(s) Fatemeh Naghavi
Children Setareh
Khosro
Parent(s) Jamileh Sheykhi (mother)

Atila Pesyani (Persian: آتیلا پسیانی‎, born 30 April 1957[1] in Tehran) is an Iranian actor.[2] Pesyani is the son of actress Jamileh Sheykhi.[3]

Career

Pesyani studied theater acting and directing at the College of Fine Arts, University of Tehran, and began his acting career on stage in 1968.

He made his cinematic debut in 1983 with the movie ‘White Death’ and has since appeared in numerous films.

Among the movies in which he has performed are ‘The Hidden Half’ (2001), ‘Ceasefire 1 and 2’ (2005 and 2014), ‘Hidden Feeling’ (2006), ‘Throughout the Night’ (2010), ‘The President’s Cell Phone’ (2011) and ‘The Wooden Bridge’ (2011).

Some series which he has played roles in are ‘The First Night of Peace’ (2006), ‘Privacy Policy’ (2009), ‘Goodbye Child’ (2012), ‘A Piece of Land’ (2012), ‘Like a Mother’ (2013), ‘Madineh’ (2014) and ‘A Beautiful Revolution’ (2014).

Pesyani received a nomination for the Best Supporting Actor Golden Statue for the movies ‘Two Women’ (1998), ‘The Burnt Generation’ (1999), ‘The Last Supper’ (2001) and ‘Who Killed Amir?’ (2005) as well as a nomination for the Crystal Simorgh’s Best Leading Actor for ‘In Cold Blood’ (1994) from the Fajr International Film Festival.

Besides acting, he has worked in other cinematic fields such as directing and assistant directing.

Notes

  1. ↑ رضا کیانیان، آتیلا پسیانی را غافلگیر کرد
  2. ↑ "Atila Pesyani". iFilm. Retrieved 4 Sep 2014.
  3. ↑ "Atila Pesyani". Hamshahri Online. Retrieved 4 Sep 2014.



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