Reza Naji is an Iranian actor and an iconic figure of Iranian cinema.
Reza Naji is an Iranian actor and an iconic figure of Iranian cinema.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Red Shades
Character:
Release Date:26/02/2025
Projectionist
Character:jalil's father
Release Date:12/03/2024
Winners
Character:Naser Khan
Release Date:17/03/2023
Crab
Character:
Release Date:21/01/2023
Apache
Character:
Release Date:15/03/2022
Newcastle
Character:
Release Date:17/07/2019
We Are All Together
Character:
Release Date:05/06/2019
Texas 2
Character:Yavar
Release Date:10/04/2019
The Redtails
Character:
Release Date:01/08/2018
Sly
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Release Date:20/04/2018
Sperm Whale: Roya's Selection
Character:
Release Date:06/10/2017
Bench Cinema
Character:Prison Guard
Release Date:22/10/2016
Sperm Whale
Character:Panah
Release Date:20/05/2015
Shiva
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Release Date:13/11/2014
Angels Come Together
Character:
Release Date:01/02/2014
Ziba and I
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2013
Maman, Behrouz Hits Me!
Character:
Release Date:17/12/2010
Autumn
Character:Yusuf (as Reza Naji)
Release Date:01/11/2010
Mom! Behrouz Hit Me
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2010
Wind Blows in the Meadow
Character:
Release Date:07/06/2009
Parvaze Morghabiha
Character:
Release Date:18/02/2009
The Song of Sparrows
Character:Karim
Release Date:01/10/2008
The Willow Tree
Character:Morteza
Release Date:11/08/2005
Kandaloos Gardens
Character:
Release Date:01/04/2004
The Little Bird Boy
Character:
Release Date:23/08/2002
Baran
Character:Memar
Release Date:31/01/2001
Birth of a Butterfly
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2000
Children of Heaven
Character:Ali's Father
Release Date:01/08/1997
Tunnel 18
Character:Khan
Release Date:13/02/1997
Television Appearances
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