Ramin Yazdani
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 20, 1952 (age 74)
- Birthplace
- Isfahan, Iran
Biography
Ramin Yazdani (born July 20, 1952, in Isfahan, Iran) is an Iranian-German actor and director. Ramin Yazdani grew up in Iran, where he gained his first theatrical experiences as a teenager. After studying economics, theater studies, acting, and film in the United States, he initially returned to Iran before moving to Germany in 1985. In Hamburg, he founded the Persian Theater in 1991 and the Festival of Iranian Theater in 1995; he also worked at venues including the Deutsches Schauspielhaus, the Thalia Theater, the Hamburg State Opera, and Kampnagel. In addition to his work as a director, he realized numerous independent theater projects. Since the early 1990s, Yazdani has appeared regularly in film and television productions. His credits include *Hallo, Onkel Doc!*, *Ich Chef, Du Turnschuh*, *Der Medicus*, *Kreuzweg*, *Familie verpflichtet*, and the Norwegian series *Nobel*. For his lead role in *Si-o-se Pol – Die letzten Tage des Parvis K.*, he received multiple international awards for Best Actor. Furthermore, he has held guest roles in series such as *SOKO Leipzig*, *Notruf Hafenkante*, and *Großstadtrevier*, and has also worked as a voice actor for radio plays. In 2021, Yazdani participated in the #allesdichtmachen campaign, in which actors offered satirical commentary on COVID-19 containment measures. He lives in Hamburg and is the father of the historian Kaveh Yazdani.
Known For
Filmography
Highly Explosive
Movie · as Nika Shabani
Die schönste Bescherung
Movie · as Navid
Hades - Eine (fast) wahre Geschichte
Movie · as Faras
A Journey Home: The Story of Sahaya Vietnam
Movie · as Self
German Genius
TV · as Emir · 1 ep
Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush
Movie · as Farhad Khan
Familie ist ein Fest - Taufalarm
Movie · as Masud Manipur
BA HAM
Movie
Ich und die Anderen
TV · as Taxifahrer · 6 eps
Alle in einem Boot
Movie · as Arif
A Summer in Cyprus
Movie · as Ioannis
Almuth und Rita - Zwei wie Pech und Schwefel
Movie · as Asim
Dead Man Working
Movie · as Scheich Senior
Sara Stein: From Berlin to Tel Aviv
TV · as Tarik Rahman · 1 ep
Nobel
TV · as Heydar Zamani · 7 eps
Krüger aus Almanya
Movie · as Ahmed
Famous Five 4
Movie · as Ibrahim
Family Commitments
Movie · as Aledrissi
Si-o-se Pol
Movie · as Parvis Karimpour
Gibsy - Rukeli Trollmanns Kampf ums Leben
Movie · as Schnipplo Trollmann
Stations of the Cross
Movie · as Arzt
The Physician
Movie · as Rabbi
Mit geradem Rücken
Movie · as Anas Hafez
Iron Sky
Movie · as Pakistani Representative
Die Draufgänger
TV · as Nadir Altai · 1 ep
Heiter bis tödlich - Hauptstadtrevier
TV · as Ömer Dilek · 1 ep
Zimtstern und Halbmond
Movie · as Abu Kamal
Danni Lowinski
TV · as Ali Genc · 1 ep
Leo und Marie – Eine Weihnachtsliebe
Movie · as Kellner im „1001 Nacht“
Hamburg Dockland
TV · as Adnan Aydin · 1 ep
The Stoning
Movie · as Prison Govenor
Das Traumhotel
TV · as Scheich Abdul · 1 ep
Kommissarin Lucas
TV · as Faruk Hashemi · 1 ep
Falcons
Movie · as Scarface
Life Kills Me
Movie
Bloody Nuisance
Movie
Leipzig Homicide
TV · as Tahir al Zayed, Dr. Sabet · 1 ep
Abschnitt 40
TV · as Herr Al-Hariri · 1 ep
Wut im Bauch
Movie · as Elternsprecher
Ein Vater im Alleingang
Movie · as Abu Farrat
SK Kölsch
TV · as Thabit · 1 ep
Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP
TV · 1 ep
Operation Phoenix - Jäger zwischen den Welten
TV · as Samir Achmed Nassib · 1 ep
Küstenwache
TV · as Kapitän Ling · 1 ep
Gates of Fire
Movie · as Khalil
Sperling
TV · as Halid · 1 ep
Die Wache
TV · as Dr. Khalil · 1 ep
Hallo, Onkel Doc!
TV · as Dr. Fazal Bahrami · 1 ep
Bella Block
TV · as Razina · 1 ep
Schwarz Rot Gold
TV · as Narazani · 1 ep
Scene of the Crime
TV · as Walid Junbesh · 1 ep