Esmaeil Khalaj

Biography

Esmaeil Khalaj is an Iranian playwright and film and television writer, director, and actor. He was born in Astara, but went to Tehran and studied acting under the Iranian acting teacher and director, Abdolhossein Noushin. He started to write plays in the 1970s.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Modest Reception (2013)
2. A Piece of Bread (2005)
3. Iran's Son is Unaware of His Mother (1976)
4. The Spring (1973)
5. There's Always a Woman in Between (2008)
6. Shahriar (2007)
7. 35 Meters Below Sea Level (2006)
8. There is No Rain in Hell (2023) — The Elderly Man
9. Paradise of Criminals (2024)
10. Yalda (2013)