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Parsa Pirouzfar

Parsa Pirouzfar (Persian: پارسا پیروزفر, born 13 September 1972) is an Iranian actor, theatre director, painter, playwright and translator. He is best known for his acting in In the Eyes of the Wind (2009–2010) and Mum's Guest (2004). He has received various accolades, including an Iran Cinema Celebration Award, in addition to nominations for a Crystal Simorgh and three Hafez Awards.

Parsa Pirouzfar
Pirouzfar at the 2019 Fajr International Film Festival
Born (1972-09-13) 13 September 1972 (age 51)
Tehran, Iran
Alma materUniversity of Tehran
Occupations
  • Actor
  • playwright
  • theatre director
  • painter
  • translator
Years active1994–present

Early life edit

Parsa Pirouzfar was born on 13 September 1972 in Tehran, Iran. He is an actor; theatre director, acting instructor, playwright, painter, and translator. From 1984 to 1990, when he was in high school, he created his first comic strips.[1][2][3][4][5] According to the information holds on his official website, these comic stories never has been published. Having graduated from high school with Math and Physics major in 1990, he started his academic studies in painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Tehran in 1991. Where, in the same year, he also started acting on stage in different university plays. Parsa Pirouzfar also worked as a voice-over actor from 1993 to 1997. His first film role came at the age of 22 in 1994, playing a brief part in Dariush Mehrjui's Pari. In the same year, he studied “Stanislavsky's acting method” under acting instructor Mahin Oskouei, the Iranian theater director and instructor and Iran's pioneering female theatre arts figure. In 1995, he continued his studies in acting at Samandarian Institute of Dramatic Arts[6] under renowned Iranian film and theatre director, translator, and acting instructor Hamid Samandarian. His stage debut was in the same year. He performed in Les Misérables directed by Behrouz Gharibpour, Iranian theatre director and pioneer of traditional Persian puppet theatre, and played as Marius Pontmercy; however, he became involved in theatre while he was studying painting at the University of Tehran and even before playing Marius. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree from Tehran University's Faculty of Fine Arts in painting in 1997, he performed in The Lady Aoi by Yukio Mishima, directed by Bahram Beyzaie, and played the role of Hikaru. This was his second official appearance on the stage of the theatre. Parsa Pirouzfar officially started working on his own personal projects for the stage in 2001, and he made his directional debut in theatre with 'Art', a play by Yasmina Reza. He gave acting courses as a theatre instructor at Karnameh Institute of Arts and Culture[7] as well as in extracurricular acting classes at Allameh Tabatabaie University in 2004 and 2005 and also at Hilaj Film School[8] in 2007, 2010, and 2011. Since graduation from high school, Parsa Pirouzfar has also been involved periodically in sculpture, graphic design, and making teasers. Parsa Pirouzfar is a founder member of Iranian Theatre Actors Association,[9] member of Khaneh Cinema (Iranian Alliance of Motion Picture Guilds), ⁣[10] member of Iranian Film Actors Association (I.F.A.A.) and The Theatre Forum.

Career edit

Matryoshka (play) edit

In 2015 Parsa Pirouzfar directed the play Matryoshka, a Persian-language satire based on selected short stories of Anton Chekhov, translated, written, and directed by Parsa Pirouzfar. Matryoshka first premiered on 13 September 2015 at Theatre West, as a solo performance, in Los Angeles. The play has over 30 characters[11] all performed by the playwright and theatre director Parsa Pirouzfar in its theatrical production. Matryoshka subsequently ran for two years in the US cities of Los Angeles, San Diego, and Berkeley as well as Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal in Canada in 2015 and 2016; and finally, after multiple performances due to its immense popularity, finished its staging in Tehran in Iran in 2017.[12][13][14][15][16]

Matryoshka was particularly important to Parsa Pirouzfar's career. His unique performance playing over 30 characters of the play all by himself was stunningly iconic. Matryoshka earned him the Golden Statue Award for Best Actor in the 35th Celebration of the annual Fajr International Theatre Festival in Tehran, Iran in 2017.[17]

Member of jury edit

  • 9th Iranian Film Festival, Australia (IFFA), 2020
  • Theatre Forum, ⁣[18] 2010-2011
  • 14th Celebration of 'Khaneh Cinema (The Iranian Alliance of Motion Picture Guilds)', 2010
  • 10th Celebration of 'Khaneh Cinema (The Iranian Alliance of Motion Picture Guilds)', 2001
  • 9th Celebration of 'Khaneh Cinema (The Iranian Alliance of Motion Picture Guilds)', 2000

Association memberships edit

  • Iranian Theatre Actors Association, founder member
  • Khaneh Cinema (The Iranian Alliance of Motion Picture Guilds)
  • Iranian Film Actors Association (I.F.A.A.)
  • Iranian Theatre Actors Association
  • Theatre Forum

Teaching and instructing edit

Filmography edit

Film edit

Year Title Role Director Notes Ref(s)
1992 The Status College Student Ebrahim Vahidzadeh
1995 Pari Eremitic Man Dariush Mehrjui
1996 The Feast Abed Masoud Kimiai
1998 Mercedes Yahya Masoud Kimiai
1999 Girls in Expectancy Saeed Masrour Rahman Rezaei
Sheida Farhad Harandi Kamal Tabrizi
2000 Protest Ghasem Masoud Kimiai [24]
2000 A Girl Named Tondar Ra'ad Hamid Reza Ashtianipour
2002 The Lucky Bride Injaneb Kazem Rastgoftar
2003 The Time of Harvesting the Walnuts Latif Kashani Iraj Emami
2004 Mum's Guest Yousef Dariush Mehrjui
The Tear of the Cold Kaveh Kiani Azizollah Hamidnezhad
Late at Night Asghar Naimi Short film, unreleased
2005 Mask Nima Kazem Rastgoftar
The Unwanted Woman Rahim Tahmineh Milani
2009 The Day Goes and the Night Comes Farrokh Omid Bonakdar, Keyvan Alimohammadi
2011 Here Without Me Reza Bahram Tavakoli
Absolutely Tame Is a Horse Borzou Abdolreza Kahani
2014 Life Is Elsewhere Ali Manouchehr Hadi
2015 Gap Farhad Kiarash Asadizadeh
Closer Ehsan Mostafa Ahmadi [25]
2019 Numbness Shahrokh Hossein Mahkam [26]
2020 TiTi Ebrahim Ida Panahandeh [27]
No Choice Dr. Sa'adat Reza Dormishian [28]
2024 Intoxicated by Love Rumi Hassan Fathi [29]

Web edit

Year Title Role Director Platform Ref(s)
2022 Rebel Bahman Kazemi Mohammad Kart Filimo [30]
2024 At the End of the Night Ida Panahandeh Filmnet [31]

Television edit

Year Title Role Director Notes Network Ref(s)
1995 Under Your Protection Parsa Farzinpour Hamid Labkhandeh TV series IRIB TV2 [32]
1998 In My Heart Reza Toloui Hamid Labkhandeh TV series IRIB TV3 [33]
2002 The Green Journey Daniel Wessberg Mohammad Hossein Latifi TV series IRIB TV3
2009–2010 In the Eye of the Wind Bijan Irani Masoud Jafari Jozani TV series IRIB TV1

Theatre edit

Year Title Role Director Playwright Translator Notes
2019 The Visit[34][35] Schoolmaster Parsa Pirouzfar Friedrich Dürrenmatt Parsa Pirouzfar
2018 Les Misérables[36][37] Jean Valjean Hossein Parsaei Victor Hugo (Musical)
2018 A Summer's Day[38][39] Mof Parsa Pirouzfar Slawomir Mrozek Parsa Pirouzfar

Sepideh Khosrowjah

2015-2017 Matryoshka[12][13][14][15][16][11][40] All of the Characters Parsa Pirouzfar Parsa Pirouzfar

(based on selected short stories of Anton Chekhov)

Parsa Pirouzfar
2014 Out at Sea[43][44] Fat Castaway Parsa Pirouzfar Slawomir Mrozek Parsa Pirouzfar
2013 Stones In His Pockets[45][46] In 10 role:
Charlie Conlon,
Jake Quinn,
Aisling, third A.D., Mickey,
Caroline Giovanni (American star),
John (accent coach),
Sean Harkin,
Dave (a crew member),
Sean Harkin (twelve years),
Sean Harkin (eight years),
Sean’s cousin,
Kevin Doherty (Interviewer). 		Parsa Pirouzfar Marie Jones Parsa Pirouzfar
2012 God of Carnage Alan Raleigh Parsa Pirouzfar Yasmina Reza Stage reading
2011 Glengarry Glen Ross[47] Richard Roma Parsa Pirouzfar David Mamet Parsa Pirouzfar
2001 'Art'[48] Marc Parsa Pirouzfar Yasmina Reza ‌Bahman Kijarostami
1998 The Lady Aoi Hikaru Bahram Beyzaie Yukio Mishima Bahram Beyzaie By Bahram Beyzai production
1995-1997 Les Misérables Marius Pontmercy Behrouz Gharibpour Victor Hugo Behrouz Gharibpour

Awards and nominations edit

Award Year Category Nominated Work Result Ref.
China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival 2006 Best Actor in a Foreign Film The Tear of the Cold Won
Fajr Film Festival 2004 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Mum's Guest Nominated
Fajr International Theater Festival 2017 Best Actor Matryoshka Won
Hafez Awards 2005 Best Actor – Motion Picture Mum's Guest Nominated
2011 Best Actor – Television Series Drama In the Eyes of the Wind Nominated
2023 Best Actor – Motion Picture Titi Nominated [49]
Iran Cinema Celebration 1999 Best Actor in a Leading Role Sheida Nominated
2000 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Protest Nominated
2004 Best Actor in a Leading Role The Tear of the Cold Nominated
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Mum's Guest Won
Jam-e-Jam Television Festival 2010 Favorite Actor in a Television Series In the Eyes of the Wind Won
Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema 2005 Best Actor – Asian and Arab Competition The Tear of the Cold Won

References edit

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