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'', and '' Funny Pages''. He attended the

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Biography

At age 14, Zolghadri had his debut in a television series in 2013, performing a guest role in ''

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'' as Mirza. Zolghadri played the role of Max Killas in the 2015 television film ''Evil Men'' directed by Gary Fleder. In 2018, Zolghadri appeared in the coming-of-age comedy film '' Eighth Grade'' directed by

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. On the same year, Zolghadri was part of the cast of the romantic comedy film ''

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'' opposite

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, Antonio Marziale and Madeline Weinstein, where he played the role of Dell, which was premiered at the

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on April 14, 2018, and released on June 8, 2018, on

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. Zolghadri co-starred Keean Johnson,

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and

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in the 2019 drama film ''

'' directed by Kevin McMullin, where he played the role of Smitty. Zolghadri was cast to play in the sci-fi drama series ''

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'' opposite

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, Paul Schneider, Duncan Joiner and

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. He played the role of Jakob. Zolghadri played the lead role of Robert in the coming-of-age black comedy film '' Funny Pages'' directed by

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, which was premiered at the

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on May 24, 2022, and was released on August 26, 2022, where it received positive reviews from critics.

Filmography

Film

Television

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* * Living people 2000 births Male actors from California Actors from Orange County, California American male television actors American male film actors 21st-century American male actors {{US-screen-actor-2000s-stub