Siamak Safari

He began professionally in 1988, at twenty-four, with “They Are Alive”, directed by Hamidreza Ghotbi 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. As a director his productions include “A Hundred Years Before Our Solitude” (2011), “Monologue on the Rooftop of Tehran” (2012), “The Sunshine Boys” (2013), “Lamborghini” and “Lamborghini 2” (2017), “At the Dinner Table” (2018) and “The Grave Sleepers” (2019).

Television came in 2000 with the series “Wet”, directed by Ali Rafiei. His first film was “The Fish Fall in Love” (2005), again with Rafiei.

In 2010 he appeared in Davoud Mirbagheri’s “Mokhtarnameh”, and the role of Karim in “Golden Tooth” brought him further attention. Wide public recognition, however, came with Sahand in the series “Anam”.

At the 33rd Fajr Film Festival he was nominated for the Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor for Houman Seyyedi’s “Confessions of My Dangerous Mind”, and a year later for Best Supporting Actor for Farzad Motamen’s “When Did You See Sahar Last Time?”. At the 35th edition he appeared in six films at once.

In October 2026, after three years away, he returned to Vahdat Hall with the musical “Small Expectations”, directed by Hossein Parsaei.

Alongside his own work he continues to teach stage acting.