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Homayoun Ershadi, sometimes spelled Homayon Ershadi (May 26th, 1947 - November 11th, 2025), was an Iranian actor. Ershadi was born in Isfahan, Iran, in 1947. He studied architecture in Italy and worked in that field. Acclaimed Iranian New Wave director Abbas Kiarostami chose him to play the leading role in Taste of Cherry. A non-professional actor, who started acting in his middle age, he has had immediate success in both cinema and television, with his expressionless, relaxed face and monotonous voice often giving his characters an intellectual personality. Most recently, he can be seen in...
Highest rated appearances

Zero Dark Thirty
as Hassan Ghul

Blue Like the Sky
as Narrator

Cypress Under Water

Hattrick

Waiting for Kiarostami
as Koroush Sinaki

Mohey

Lina
as Father

Italy Italy
as Himself

Dead End of Trust
as Sarhang Amiri

Calm Breaths

The Last Inhabitant
as Ibrahim

Ali and Nino
as Safar Khan Shirvanshir
The Little Black Fish

Utopia
as Najib

Inadvertent

A Most Wanted Man
as Abdullah

Apparition

A 5 Star
as Mirakabadi

The Sinners
as Hajir Khatam

Good to Be Back
as Merati

A Simple Love Story
as Shater Aman

Zero Dark Thirty
as Hassan Ghul

Facing Mirrors
as Mr. Tolooyi

Bi Khodahafezi

The Queen

Cheque
as Daryoosh

Orange Suit

Principles

The Turned World
as Bahrami

Beloved Sky

Aal

Life with Closed Eyes