Homayoun Ershadi
Acting
Homayoun Ershadi, sometimes spelled Homayon Ershadi (May 26th, 1947 - November 11th, 2025), was 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 the few Iran-based Iranian actors who are permitted to act in Western movies. He currently resides in Karaj, Iran.
Known for
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movieLaleh
2022
Mr. Shahin
movieA Bumpy Story
2021
Dad / Judge
movieNo Choice
2020
head of the hospital
movieBlue Like the Sky
2019
Narrator
movieWaiting for Kiarostami
2017
Koroush Sinaki
movieLina
2017
Father
movieItaly Italy
2017
Himself
movieDead End of Trust
2017
Sarhang Amiri
movieAli and Nino
2016
Safar Khan Shirvanshir
movieUtopia
2015
Najib
movieA Most Wanted Man
2014
Abdullah
movieA 5 Star
2014
Mirakabadi
movieThe Sinners
2013
Hajir Khatam
movieGood to Be Back
2013
Merati
movieA Simple Love Story
2012
Shater Aman
movieZero Dark Thirty
2012
Hassan Ghul
movieFacing Mirrors
2012
Mr. Tolooyi
movieCheque
2012
Daryoosh
movieThe Turned World
2011
Bahrami
movieAgora
2009
Aspasius
movieFrom Afar
2006
Doctor
movieThe Pear Tree
1998
Mahmoud
movieTaste of Cherry
1997
Mr. Badii
