Reza Naji
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 26, 1942 (age 83)
- Birthplace
- Tabriz, Iran
Biography
Reza Naji is an Iranian actor and an iconic figure of Iranian cinema. Naji started his career in theater when he was a teenager. While serving in the Iranian army, he continued to perform in different roles. His first role in a film goes back to 1997 in Children of Heaven, which proved to be a breakthrough. For playing the role of Ali's father, director Majid Majidi was seeking an actor with an Azeri accent, and Naji was carefully selected from a group of 2,500 actors tested for the role. Since then, he has played several roles in Iranian films. Among his most notable performances is his appearance in "The Song of Sparrows", directed by renowned film director Majid Majidi, for which Naji won the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, and Best Performance by an Actor at the 2008 Asia Pacific Screen Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Reza Naji, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Photos
Filmography
The Ride
Movie
Sperm Whale 3
Movie · as Panah
Red Shades
Movie
Projectionist
Movie · as jalil's father
Occasion
TV · as Haj Ghorban · 8 eps
Winners
Movie · as Naser Khan
Crab
Movie
Apache
Movie
The Sorcerer
TV · 13 eps
After the Incident
Movie
Texas 2
Movie · as Yavar
We Are All Together
Movie
Newcastle
Movie
The Maiden Tower
Movie
Sly
Movie
The Redtails
Movie · as Nader’s Father
Sperm Whale: Roya's Selection
Movie
Next Door Neighbor
TV · 65 eps
Bench Cinema
Movie · as Prison Guard
Sperm Whale
Movie · as Panah
Hamsar dot com
Movie
Shiva
Movie
Angels Come Together
Movie
Angels Descend Together
Movie · as Mohammad Amir Naji
Chartered to Azadi
Movie
Ziba and I
Movie
Forgotten
TV · as Karam · 22 eps
Wave and Rock
TV · 15 eps
Autumn
Movie · as Yusuf (as Reza Naji)
Maman, Behrouz Hits Me!
Movie
Mom! Behrouz Hit Me
Movie
Wind Blows in the Meadow
Movie
Parvaze Morghabiha
Movie
The Song of Sparrows
Movie · as Karim
The Willow Tree
Movie · as Morteza
Kandaloos Gardens
Movie
The Little Bird Boy
Movie
Baran
Movie · as Memar
Birth of a Butterfly
Movie
Children of Heaven
Movie · as Ali's Father
Tunnel 18
Movie · as Khan