Almost four decades on stage, from Qashqai Hall to Vahdat Hall. Actor of theatre, cinema and television, director and acting teacher.
Siamak Safari, born 11 April 1964 in Tehran, is an actor and theatre director. He began professionally in 1988, at twenty-four, with the play “They Are Alive” at Qashqai Hall in Tehran’s City Theatre.
He holds a master’s degree in theatre directing and has worked for more than two decades at the front rank of Iranian stage acting. Alongside acting he has directed “A Hundred Years Before Our Solitude”, “The Sunshine Boys”, “Lamborghini” and “The Grave Sleepers”.
Wider recognition came with the role of Sahand in the series “Anam”, though he had already been noticed in “Mokhtarnameh” and “Golden Tooth”. He has twice been nominated for the Crystal Simorgh, and at the 35th Fajr Film Festival he appeared in six films at once.
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Directed by Homayoun Ghanizadeh at Vahdat Hall, with Vishka Asayesh, Babak Hamidian, Sajjad Afsharian and Siamak Safari.
Nights of performance go by like lightning and wind…Personal note, 2015
The long, hard rehearsals.“Memoirs and Nightmares of a Robe-Keeper”, 2015
The story of homeless children who still hope for tomorrow.“Small Expectations”, 2026
First Negah Celebration, for the series “At the End of the Night”
35th Fajr Film Festival, appearing in six films at once
34th Fajr Film Festival, for “When Did You See Sahar Last Time?”
33rd Fajr Film Festival, for “Confessions of My Dangerous Mind”
What he wrote himself, backstage and between performances.
After three years away from the stage, Siamak Safari returns to Vahdat Hall with the musical “Small Expectations”. “The story of homeless children who still hope for tomorrow.”
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Siamak Safari is preparing a new production called “Shahla”, adapted from a play by Neil Simon, to open in September.
Photo: Moussa Hashemzadeh
Written by Sajjad Afsharian · directed by and starring Siamak Safari · 31 May to 20 June, 20:45
Photo: Maryam Ramezanloo