Behzad Khalaj (

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: بهزاد خلج; born April 20, 1975) is an Iranian actor. He is best known for his roles in ''Mr. Judge'' (2022–present), ''

The Lion Skin ''The Lion Skin'' () is an Iranian television series created by the brothers Jamshid and Navid Mahmoudi for Filmnet. It stars Hadi Hejazifar as the lead character, with Alireza Kamali, Shahab Hosseini, Pantea Bahram, Zhila Shahi, Mehrdad Sedigh ...

'' (2022–2023), and '' The Lost Prestige'' (2023). Khalaj won the Crystal Simorgh for Best Supporting Actor at the 42nd

Fajr International Film Festival Iran's annual Fajr International Film Festival (), or Fajr Film Festival (little: FIFF; ), has been held every February in Tehran since 1983. The festival is supervised by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance. It takes place on the anni ...

for his performance in ''Majnoon'' (2024). In 2024, he earned a Hafez Award nomination for his role in ''Mr. Judge.''

Early life

Behzad Khalaj was born on April 20, 1975, in

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, Iran. He is originally an Iranian Khalaj. He has two sons named Arshia and Barbod, who are both actors.

Filmography

Film

Web

Television

Theatre

Awards and nominations

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Khalaj, Behzad Iranian male film actors Iranian male television actors Male actors from Tehran Actors from Tehran Living people 1975 births