Amir Jadidi (; born June 21, 1984) is an Iranian actor and tennis player. He is well known in Iran for his starring roles in ''

Crazy Rook ''Crazy Rook'' or ''Crazy Castle'' () is a 2015 Iranian film directed by Abolhassan Davoudi and starring Tannaz Tabatabaei, Saed Soheili, Amir Jadidi, Bizhan Emkanian, Saber Abar, Nazanin Bayati and Gohar Kheirandish. The film won the Bes ...

'' (2015), '' A Dragon Arrives!'' (2016), '' The Lost Strait'' (2018), ''

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'' (2018) and ''

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'' (2020), whereas he is best known internationally for his role as Rahim in ''

A Hero ''A Hero'' () is a 2021 drama film written, co-produced and directed by Asghar Farhadi, starring Amir Jadidi, Mohsen Tanabandeh and Sahar Goldoost. The film was selected to the Palm d'Or competition at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, winning the ...

'' (2021), which won the

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at the 74th Cannes Film Festival. Jadidi received a

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award for his performance in ''A Hero''.

Early life

Jadidi got his bachelor in

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and was graduated from

Azad University The Islamic Azad University (IAU; , ''Dāneshgāh-e Āzād-e Eslāmi'') is a private university system headquartered in Tehran, Iran. It is one of the largest comprehensive systems of universities in the world. History Headquartered in Tehran, I ...

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Career

2010–2014: Career beginnings

Jadidi debuted as an Actor in 2011 with Houman Seyedi's ''Africa'', as a young criminal with his friends who are ordered to keep a girl inside a house until her brother pays his debts. The film was praised for its new different style and performances. In 2014, he starred in ''Thirteen'' and ''End of the Service'' films, for which he earned a Honorary Diploma for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 32nd

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and received praise from critics for his performances.

2015: ''Crazy Rook''

Jadidi became known when he played Pirouz, the main character in the 2015 thriller drama ''

''. The film was highly praised by critics and the audience at the 33rd

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and won both Best Film and Audience Choice of Best Film, making it one of only five films in The history of cinema of Iran to win the latter (the other four are '' The Glass Agency'', '' Low Heights'', '' In Amethyst Color'' and '' Midday Adventures'').

2016–2017: Rising popularity and breakthrough

In 2016, he starred in four films, In ''Atousa's Laughter'' he acted alongside Baran Kosari, Pejman Bazeghi and

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. Jadidi's performance in

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's ''I'' (2016) grabbed the industry's attention and received critical acclaim. He earned his first

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, Hafez Award and Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association nominations for his acting. His third 2016 film '' A Dragon Arrives!'' was selected to compete for the

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at the

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and received generally favorable reviews. In ''Phenomenon'', his last 2016 film he starred alongside Hedieh Tehrani. The film was directed by the controversial director Ali Ahmadzadeh and it's still unreleased. In 2017 he acted in

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's ''Domestic Killer'' alongside Parviz Parastui, Parviz Poorhosseini, Hamid Reza Azarang and

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. He earned his second Hafez Award nomination for his performance.

2018–2020: Wide recognition

In 2018 he starred in Bahram Tavakoli's '' The Lost Strait'',

's ''Cold Sweat'' and Ramtin Lavafipour's ''Hat-trick''. He won the Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor for his performances in ''Cold Sweat'' and ''The Lost Strait''. Jadidi earned Hafez Award, Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association and Iran Cinema Celebration nominations for his performance as Yaser Shah Hosseini in ''Cold Sweat''. He also received an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association nomination for his role in ''The Lost Strait''. In 2019 he played his first comedy film in

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's ''Murphy's Law'' alongside Amir Jafari. The film received mixed reviews from critics but was a commercial success. He starred in Saeid Malekan's directional debut ''

'' (2020) and earned his third

nomination. Jadidi played a security officer who is involved in the arresting of the infamous terrorist

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. He received his first theater acting award in 2020 at the 38th Fajr Theater Festival for his performance in ''Herring'' (2019), which he also produced.

2021: Acclaim and worldwide recognition through ''A Hero''

In 2021, he starred in

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's universally acclaimed film ''

'' which was selected to compete for the

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At the

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. The film won the

and also was selected as the Iranian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the

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but was not nominated. The film garnered Jadidi international recognition and earned him his first Hafez Award and Palm Springs International Film Festival award in addition to nomination for Best Performance by an Actor at the

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. Jadidi's performance as a single father was highly praised by critics and brought him wide recognition.

2022–present: Play directing

In 2022 he directed and also played in the ''300'' play on the

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stage alongside Ali Nassirian,

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and

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. In June 2022, he was invited to be a member of

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Filmography

Film

Television

Music video

Theatre

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Amir Jadidi Website
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jadidi, Amir 1984 births Living people Iranian male actors Male actors from Tehran Iranian male film actors Iranian male stage actors Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor winners 21st-century Iranian sportsmen