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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Children of Heaven (1997) — Ali's Father
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Baran (2001) — Memar
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The Song of Sparrows (2008) — Karim
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Sperm Whale (2015) — Panah
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The Willow Tree (2005) — Morteza
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Sperm Whale: Roya's Selection (2017)
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Autumn (2010) — Yusuf (as Reza Naji)
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Sly (2018)
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We Are All Together (2019)
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Texas 2 (2019) — Yavar
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Winners (2023) — Naser Khan
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Wind Blows in the Meadow (2009)
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The Redtails (2018)
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The Little Bird Boy (2002)
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Ziba and I (2013)
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Projectionist (2024) — jalil's father
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Bench Cinema (2016) — Prison Guard
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Birth of a Butterfly (2000)
- Shiva (2014)
- Tunnel 18 (1997) — Khan
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Red Shades (2025)
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The Sorcerer (2022)
- Apache (2022)
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Angels Come Together (2014)
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Kandaloos Gardens (2004)
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Newcastle (2019)
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Maman, Behrouz Hits Me! (2010)
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Crab (2023)
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Mom! Behrouz Hit Me (2010)
- Parvaze Morghabiha (2009)
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The Maiden Tower (2019)
- Angels Descend Together (2014) — Mohammad Amir Naji
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Hamsar dot com (2015)
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Occasion (2024) — Haj Ghorban
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Divar Be Divar (2017)
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Forgotten (2011) — Karam
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Wave and Rock (2011)