Navid Pourfaraj (Persian: نوید پورفرج; born April 22, 1988) is an Iranian actor.[1] He is best known for his role as Amir in Sheeple (2018) for which he earned a Crystal Simorgh, a Hafez Award, an Iran Cinema Celebration Award and an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Award nominations. He won the Best Actor Award at the 8th Duhok International Film Festival for his acting in Zalava (2021).
Navid Pourfaraj | |
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نوید پورفرج | |
 Pourfaraj at the 2020 Fajr Film Festival | |
| Born | April 22, 1988 Kermanshah, Iran |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2012–present |
Filmography edit
Film edit
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Sheeple | Amir | Houman Seyyedi | |
| 2020 | Bone Marrow | Amir Bodaghi | Hamid Ghorbani | |
| 2021 | Zalava | Masoud Ahmadi | Arsalan Amiri | |
| 2023 | Rainstorm | Bahman | Touraj Aslani | |
| 2024 | Bodiless | Mohsen Shokouhi | Morteza Alizadeh | |
| TBA | A Time in Eternity | Mehdi Norouzian |
Television edit
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The Wall | Abbasi | Sirous Moghaddam | TV series | IRIB TV1 |
| 2013 | Maternal | Maryam's brother | Javad Afshar | TV series | IRIB TV3 |
Awards and nominations edit
| Award | Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Lost to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duhok International Film Festival | 2021 | Best Actor of a Kurdish Feature Film | Zalava | Won | ||
| Fajr Film Festival | 2018 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Sheeple | Nominated | Jamshid Hashempour (Axing) | [2] |
| 2020 | Bone Marrow | Nominated | Amir Aghaee (Drown) | [3] | ||
| 2021 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Zalava | Nominated | Reza Attaran (Bright House) | [4] | |
| Hafez Awards | 2019 | Best Actor – Motion Picture | Sheeple | Nominated | Navid Mohammadzadeh (Sheeple, Just 6.5), Payman Maadi (Just 6.5) | [5] |
| Iran Cinema Celebration | 2019 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Sheeple | Nominated | Farhad Aslani (Sheeple) | [5] |
| Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association | 2018 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Sheeple | Nominated | Farhad Aslani (Sheeple) | [5] |
References edit
- ^ "نوید پورفرج | بیوگرافی + عکس‌های نوید پورفرج | سلام‌سینما". www.salamcinama.ir. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- ^ "اسامی نامزدهای سی‌وششمین جشنواره فیلم فجر- اخبار فرهنگی تسنیم | Tasnim". خبرگزاری تسنیم | Tasnim (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- ^ "نامزدهای بخش سودای سیمرغ جشنواره فیلم فجر اعلام شد". ایرنا (in Persian). 2020-02-10. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- ^ "اعلام نامزدهای سی و نهمین جشنواره فیلم فجر". ایسنا (in Persian). 2021-02-07. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- ^ a b c "همه جوایز نوید پورفرج". filcin.com | فیلسین (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-11-15.