Homayoun Ershadi

Born: 1947-03-26

Homayoun Ershadi (sometimes spelled Homayon Ershadi), is an Iranian actor. Ershadi was born in Isfahan, Iran in 1947. He studied architecture in Italy and worked in that field. Acclaimed Iranian New Wave director Abbas Kiarostami chose him to play the leading role in Taste of Cherry. A non-professional actor, who started acting in his middle age, he has had immediate success in both cinema and television, with his expressionless, relaxed face and monotonous voice often giving his characters an intellectual personality. Most recently he can be seen in the movie The Kite Runner, playing the role of Baba. He is one of few Iran-based Iranian actors that are permitted to act in Western movies. He currently resides in Karaj, Iran.


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as Hassan Ghul
Released: 2012-12-19

A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the...

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Taste of Cherry

as Mr. Badii
Released: 1997-09-28

A middle-aged Tehranian man, Mr. Badii is intent on killing himself and seeks someone to bury...

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Agora

as Aspasius
Released: 2009-05-17

A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria and her...

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A Most Wanted Man

as Abdullah
Released: 2014-07-25

A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg and becomes a person of interest for a covert...

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The Kite Runner

as Baba
Released: 2007-12-14

After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old...

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Ali and Nino

as Safar Khan
Released: 2016-01-27

Muslim prince Ali and Georgian aristocrat Nino have grown up in the Russian province of...

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Shirin

as uncredited
Released: 2008-01-20

A hundred and fourteen famous Iranian theater and cinema actresses and a French star: mute...

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Laleh

as Mr. Shahin
Released: 2022-03-18

Laleh is a true story of a young woman in post-revolution Iran, struggling against all odds to...

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Utopia

as Najib
Released: 2015-07-15

Three interwoven stories of loneliness and isolation that centre around Janan, a woman from...

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Facing Mirrors

as Mr. Tolooyi
Released: 2012-10-24

Rana has chosen a path in order to support her family, while Adineh (Eddie) has fled his home...

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The Return Of Soraya M: A Story Of Revenge

as The Priest
Released: 2025-10-06

A Story of Revenge

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A 5 Star

as Mirakabadi
Released: 2014-05-07

A story about a poor girl working in a 5 star hotel in tehran and the workers of the hotel when...

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The Sinners

as Hajir Khatam
Released: 2013-10-02

Two homicide detectives investigates the murder of a woman ...

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Somewhere Else

as uncredited
Released: 2003-10-22

Five characters are stuck on an island, from where they hope to escape to "somewhere else", the...

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The Last Inhabitant

as uncredited
Released: 2016-07-12

In an Armenian village, evicted as a result of the Armenian-Azeri conflict, Abgar stays behind...

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No Choice

as head of the hospital
Released: 2020-11-03

A young homeless girl supports herself as a surrogate mother for money. A human rights attorney...

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Hattrick

as uncredited
Released: 2018-04-20

Four friends run over something after a party in this psychological thriller set in Iran of the...

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The Pear Tree

as Mahmoud
Released: 1998-10-18

A man contemplates life and compares it to a pear tree in his yard which stops producing fruit.

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A Simple Love Story

as Shater Aman
Released: 2012-12-19

Gandom and Ali, who have been in love since childhood, have to overcome many obstacles to be...

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The Fifth Reaction

as uncredited
Released: 2003-01-01

Fereshteh loses her home and her two sons after her husband's accidental death when Hadj Safdar,...

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Life with Closed Eyes

as uncredited
Released: 2010-01-01

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Havana File

as uncredited
Released: 2006-04-01

A scientist has to face many hurdles to be able to continue his work.

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Close to Kiarostami

as as Self
Released: 2000-01-01

A documentary that focuses on Abbas Kiarostami's cinematic philosophy talking to himself and...

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Cypress Under Water

as uncredited
Released: 2018-11-21

The secret of the worldview of dignity is revealed? This mystery of sleep will spit Marsh,...

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Mohey

as uncredited
Released: 2017-12-02

Mohey is separated from her twin sister and abused after she is plucked from an orphanage as a...

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Calm Breaths

as uncredited
Released: 2017-01-01

Mahia and Reza are a young couple shortly planning to marry. Reza is an architectural engineer...

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Portrait of a Lady Far Away

as uncredited
Released: 2005-07-03

An old engineer who has separated from his wife and son and is living alone receive a phone call...

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Italy Italy

as Himself
Released: 2017-10-04

Barfa and Nader meet each other and get marry but little by little their life begin to reach...

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From Afar

as Doctor
Released: 2006-10-10

"From Afar" traces the malaise of a young artist and intellectual in three episodes: Book...

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The Turned World

as Bahrami
Released: 2011-06-30

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Good to Be Back

as Merati
Released: 2013-05-29

Dentist Farzad has returned to Iran after many years abroad to escape his anxieties and daily...

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The Queen

as uncredited
Released: 2012-06-11

During the war between Iran and Iraq, a scout (Milad Keymaram), in the Abadan Oil Refinery,...

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Disturbant

as uncredited
Released: 2002-02-20

An unknown woman disturbs the marriage of a cinema superstar.

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Cheque

as Daryoosh
Released: 2012-05-09

Despite their different characters and beliefs, four persons are obliged to spend two nights and...

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One Of Us

as uncredited
Released: 2011-10-11

Sarah is an architect who tries to figure out the best way to treat her boss.

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Inadvertent

as uncredited
Released: 2014-10-22

Sometimes you try to control your surrounding events, but sometimes inadvertent occasions will...

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Aseman-e Mahboob

as uncredited
Released: 2011-01-04

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The Sixth Day

as uncredited
Released: 2022-06-25

A prisoner named Ahmed, who has only five days to find the answer to a few riddles in order to...

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Orange Suit

as uncredited
Released: 2012-02-03

The story of a professional photographer Hamed Aban and the radical change in his life. The...

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The Little Black Fish

as uncredited
Released: 2015-10-27

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Aal

as uncredited
Released: 2010-01-01

An Iranian horror film.

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Kakadu

as uncredited
Released: 1995-04-01

Directed by Tahmineh Milani.

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Waiting for Kiarostami

as Koroush Sinaki
Released: 2017-12-04

Inspired by real events, Waiting for Kiarostami focuses on the life of Dorsa, a medical student...

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The Wet Dream

as uncredited
Released: 2006-02-04

16 year-old Arash is reaching puberty. After years of living with his mother, he leaves her to...

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Revision Sentence

as uncredited
Released: 2021-12-09

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The Town

as uncredited
Released: 2022-02-02

The story of a young man who is interested in acting, who is accepted in the audition of a big...

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Mahan

as uncredited
Released: 2022-02-01

Mahan finds out that he has cancer

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Lina

as Father
Released: 2017-11-07

Maryam finds out that her parents are not her biological parents.

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Blue Like the Sky

as Narrator
Released: 2019-01-01

A documentary about the history of Esteghlal F.C. From Docharkheh savaran to Taj, to Esteghlal.

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Schemer

as uncredited
First aired: 2023-10-01

Barzo Shams, a successful businessman and tower builder, meets his old friend on the night of...

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