Reza Naji

Reza Naji is an Iranian actor and an iconic figure of Iranian cinema.

Reza Naji
Born (1942-12-26) 26 December 1942
Tabriz, Iran

Naji started his career in theater when he was a teenager. While serving in the Iranian army, he continued to perform in different roles. His first role in a film goes back to 1997 in Children of Heaven, which proved to be a breakthrough. For playing the role of Ali's father, director Majid Majidi was seeking an actor with an Azeri accent, and Naji was carefully selected from a group of 2,500 actors tested for the role. Since then, he has played several roles in Iranian films. Among his most notable performances is his appearance in "The Song of Sparrows", directed by renowned film director Majid Majidi, for which Naji won the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, and Best Performance by an Actor at the 2008 Asia Pacific Screen Awards[1].

Filmography
YearTitleRoleNotes
1997Children of HeavenAli's Father
1998Birth of a Butterfly
2001BaranMemar
2002Parandeh baz-e kouchak
2005The Willow TreeMorteza
2007Sargije
2008The Song of SparrowsKarimSilver Bear, Berlin Film Festival[2]
2014HarudAn Indian/Kashmiri movie
2014Darbast Azadi
2014Teacher
2018We Are All Together

Awards

References
  1. https://www.asiapacificscreenawards.com/apsa-nominees-winners?nomination-winner-name=nominee&apsa-year-name=2017
  2. Press TV - Iran's Naji gets Berlinale bear
  3. Iran’s Naji wins more top accolades of world cinema Tehran Times, November 13, 2008.
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