Shahab Hosseini
Seyyed Shahabedin Hosseini Tonekaboni (Persian: سید شهاب الدین حسینی تنکابنی; born 3 February 1974) is an Iranian actor, producer and director. He is known for his collaborations with Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi in About Elly (2009), A Separation (2011), and The Salesman (2016). His accolades include a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, a Silver Bear for Best Actor and a Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor.
Shahab Hosseini | |
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 Hosseini at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival | |
| Born | Seyyed Shahabedin Hosseini Tonekaboni 3 February 1974 Tehran, Iran |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
| Children | 2 |
Early life
Shahab Hosseini was born on February, 3rd, 1974 in Tehran. He earned his high school diploma in Biology. He dropped out of the University of Tehran as a psychology student and emigrated to Canada. Later, he became a radio host in Iran, and hosted a TV show for youth. He also took on some small acting roles in a few TV series. Hosseini's cinematic debut was in Rokhsareh (2002) directed by Amir Ghavidel. His career took off with his performance in the movie The Fifth Reaction directed by Tahmineh Milani.[1] In June 2011, he announced that he would be taking a break but would return to cinema in 2013.[2] He also received a lot of attention in Young Police.
Career
Acting
Hosseini has won the Silver Bear for Best Actor for A Separation at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival, and the Best Actor Award in the 2016 Cannes Film Festival for his role in The Salesman.[3] Hosseini won his first award, Crystal Simorgh for Superstar in 2009.[4] In 2013, he made his directorial debut.[5] In 2020, Hosseini co-founded Pol Media ("pol" translating to "bridge" in Persian) with director Kourosh Ahari and producer Alex Bretow, a distribution and production company aiming to "bridge the gap" between Iranian art, culture and cinema with that of the U.S.[6] He is coming up with the first-ever Turkish-Iranian film, Drunk on Love. He will be in the lead role alongside Hande Erçel, Parsa Pirouzfar, İbrahim Çelikkol, Selma Ergeç, Bensu Soral and Boran Kuzum.
Music
Haft (Seven Band) with his younger brother and a few friends. They have released several albums whereby he did the reciting and singing for.
Personal life
Hosseini married Parichehr Ghanbari in 1996. They have two sons, Mohammad Amin, born on 3 February 2004, and Amir Ali, born on 11 August 2011.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Rokhsareh | Mahan | Amir Ghavidel | |
| Dummies | Morad | Ali Ghavitan | ||
| 2003 | The Fifth Reaction | Majid | Tahmineh Milani | |
| The Woman Keeps Silent | Mani | Ahmad Amini | ||
| Poisonous Honey | Shahin | Ebrahim Sheibani | ||
| 2004 | Candle in the Wind | Babak | Pouran Derakhshandeh | |
| The Ziggurat Goddess | Bahram | Rahman Rezaei | ||
| 2005 | Fifty Million Proposal | Barmak | Mehdi Sabaghzadeh | |
| Salvation at 8:20 | Foad | Sirus Alvand | ||
| Whirlpool | Homayoun | Hassan Hedayat | ||
| 2006 | The Online Murder | Keyvan | Masoud Abparvar | |
| Love Story | Bijan Birang | |||
| Eternal Children | Iman | Pouran Derakhshandeh | ||
| 2007 | Unexpected | Salk | Mohammad Hadi Karimi | |
| Paradise Station | Soroush | Nader Moghadas | ||
| Flags of Kaveh's Castle | Sadegh | Mohammad Nourizad | ||
| 2008 | Niloofar | Aziz | Sabine El Gemayel | |
| Mahya | Javid | Akbar Khajouei | ||
| 2009 | About Elly | Ahmad | Asghar Farhadi | |
| Superstar | Kourosh Zand | Tahmineh Milani | ||
| Heartbroken | Amirali | Ali Rouintan | ||
| Around the Highway | Pasha | Siavash As'adi | ||
| 2010 | A Walk in the Fog | Amin | Bahram Tavakoli | |
| Anahita | Behnam | Azizollah Hamidnezhad | ||
| 2011 | Snow on a Hot Tin Roof | Bahman | Mohammad Hadi Karimi | |
| Final Whistle | Saman | Niki Karimi | ||
| A Separation | Hojjat | Asghar Farhadi | ||
| Goodbye | Esfandiar | Mohammad Rasoulof | ||
| 2012 | The Paternal House | Naser | Kianoush Ayari | |
| Someone Wants to Talk with You | Mostafa | Manouchehr Hadi | ||
| Ziba and I | Jafar | Fereidoun Hassanpour | ||
| 2013 | Africa | Shahab | Houman Seyyedi | Direct-to-video |
| The Painting Pool | Reza | Maziar Miri | ||
| The Interpretation of a Dream | Major | Reza Dadooi | Direct-to-video | |
| Hush! Girls Don't Scream | The Detective | Pouran Derakhshandeh | ||
| 2014 | A Five Star | Reza | Mahshid Afsharzadeh | |
| Resident of the Middle Floor | Shahab Hosseini | as director | ||
| 2015 | Time to Love | Hamid | Alireza Raeesian | |
| Sweet Taste of Imagination | Grous | Kamal Tabrizi | ||
| 2016 | Come with Me | Shahab Hosseini | Short film, also director | |
| Parallel Shadows | Rabiei | Asghar Naimi | ||
| Wednesday | Salim | Soroush Mohammadzadeh | ||
| The Salesman | Emad | Asghar Farhadi | ||
| My Brother Khosrow | Khosrow | Ehsan Bigleri | ||
| Gholam | Gholam | Mitra Tabrizian | ||
| 2017 | Final Exam | Farhad | Adel Yaraghi | |
| Lobby | Mohammad Parvizi | unreleased film | ||
| 2018 | The Midnight Sun | Shabir Shirazi | also as producer, casting director | |
| Residents of Nowhere | Shahab Hosseini | unreleased film | ||
| 2019 | Lovely Trash | Mansour | Mohsen Amiryoussefi | |
| Nabat | Saeed | Pegah Arzi | ||
| Labyrinth | Amirali | Amir Hossein Torabi | ||
| 2020 | Any Day Now | Bahman Mehdipour | Hamy Ramezan | |
| Sheen | Meisam Kazazi | as producer | ||
| The Night | Babak Naderi | Kourosh Ahari | ||
| After the Incident | Pouria Heidary Oureh | as producer | ||
| 2021 | Mahrokh's House | Shahram Ebrahimi | as producer | |
| TBA | Golden Blood | Mr. Keshavarz | Ebrahim Sheibani | |
| TBA | Narges | Payam Eskandari | ||
| TBA | Intoxicated by Love | Shams Tabrizi | Hassan Fathi | |
| TBA | South Terminal | Arash Sajadi Hosseini |
Home video
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–2018 | Shahrzad | Ghobad Divansalar | Hassan Fathi | distributed in Video CD |
| 2021 | Mutual Friendship | Himself | Shahab Hosseini | distributed by Namava |
| TBA | The Lion Skin | Naser Meshkat | Jamshid Mahmoudi | distributed by Filmnet |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | After the Rain | Ali Ahmadi | Saeed Soltani | TV series | IRIB TV3 |
| Fellow Traveler | Reza | Ghasem Jafari | TV series | IRIB TV3 | |
| 2001 | The Lawyer | Sirus Moghaddam | TV series | IRIB TV5 | |
| Young Police | Younes Behgar | Sirus Moghaddam | TV series | IRIB TV3 | |
| 2004 | Cold Fever | Shahab Kianfar | Alireza Afkhami | TV series | IRIB TV3 |
| 2007 | The Dance Fly | Dr. Vahid Molaei | Ahmad Moradpour | TV series | IRIB TV2 |
| Zero Degree Turn | Habib Parsa | Hassan Fathi | TV series | IRIB TV1 | |
| 2012–2013 | Flying Passion | Abbas Babaei | Yadollah Samadi | TV series | IRIB TV1 |
| 2014 | Homeland | Rahi | Kamal Tabrizi | TV series | IRIB TV3 |
| Red Hat 93 | Himself | Iraj Tahmasb | TV series | IRIB TV2 | |
| Seven | Himself | Mojtaba Amini | TV program | IRIB TV3 | |
| 2019 | Sugarland | Narrator | Saeed Zamani, Babak Nazari | TV series | IRIB Nasim |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action On Film International Film Festival | 2016 | Best Director – Motion Picture | Resident of the Middle Floor | Won |
| Best Actor | Hush! Girls Don't Scream | Won | ||
| Beijing International Film Festival | 2021 | Best Supporting Actor | Any Day Now | Won |
| Berlin International Film Festival | 2011 | Best Actor | A Separation | Won |
| Cannes Film Festival | 2016 | Best Actor | The Salesman | Won |
| Chlotrudis Awards | 2012 | Best Supporting Actor | A Separation | Nominated |
| Fajr Film Festival | 2004 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Candle in the Wind | Nominated |
| 2005 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Salvation at 8:20 | Nominated | |
| 2008 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Mahya | Diploma Honorary | |
| 2009 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | About Elly | Nominated | |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Superstar | Won | ||
| 2011 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | A Separation | Diploma Honorary | |
| 2015 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Time to Love | Nominated | |
| Hafez Awards | 2010 | Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Zero Degree Turn | Nominated |
| 2011 | Best Actor – Motion Picture | Superstar and About Elly | Won | |
| 2016 | Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Shahrzad | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Best Actor – Motion Picture | The Salesman | Won | |
| 2018 | Best Actor – Motion Picture | My Brother Khosrow | Nominated | |
| Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Shahrzad | Nominated | ||
| International Cinephile Society | 2012 | Best Supporting Actor | A Separation | Runner-up |
| Iran Cinema Celebration | 2003 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | The Fifth Reaction | Nominated |
| 2004 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Candle in the Wind | Nominated | |
| 2008 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | A Walk in the Fog and About Elly | Won | |
| 2011 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | A Separation | Won | |
| 2014 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | The Painting Pool | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | The Salesman | Won | |
| Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association | 2010 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Superstar and About Elly | Nominated |
| 2011 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | A Walk in the Fog | Won | |
| 2012 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | A Separation | Won | |
| 2014 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | The Painting Pool | Diploma Honorary | |
| 2016 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | My Brother Khosrow | Nominated | |
| Iranian Film Festival – San Francisco | 2020 | Best Actor | Labyrinth | Won |
| Jasmine International Film Festival | 2013 | Best Actor in a Direct-to-video | The Interpretation of a Dream | Nominated |
| 2016 | Best Actor – Television Series | Shahrzad | Nominated | |
| Jussi Awards | 2021 | Best Actor | Any Day Now | Won |
| Molins Horror Film Festival | 2020 | Best Actor | The Night | Won |
| Urban International Film Festival (Tehran) | 2015 | Best Actor in a Direct-to-video | The Interpretation of a Dream | Golden Statue |
References
- Shahab Hosseini in MUBI
- Shahab Hosseini says goodbye to cinema
- Iranian star Shahab Hosseini wins Best Actor Award at Cannes
- Festival Cannes 2016 – Shahab Hosseini
- Iranian star Shahab Hosseini wins Best actor award at Action on Film Festival
- "Shahab Hosseini, Kourosh Ahari and Alex Bretow Team for New Production Company (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
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