Bijan Daneshmand

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Bijan Daneshmand is a writer, director, actor based in England. He has been trained at the London Centre for Theatre Studies.

His film acting credits include:

2002- IBROTHA- short film, Jake Barnes

2002- SANHEDRIN- short film, Simon Brasse

2003- DOUBLE THERAPY- short film, Jake Barnes

2004- 20 Fingers - feature film, Mania Akbari

2005- Munich - feature film, Steven Spielberg

2006- A SNAKE’S TAIL - feature film, Bijan Daneshmand

2007- SADDAM'S TRIBE - feature film, Christopher Menaul

2007- SUMMER 1953 - feature film, Shirin Neshat

2008- BODY OF LIES - feature film, Ridley Scott

2009- GREEN ZONE - feature film, Paul Greengrass

As Producer and as Director:

2004- Produced and acted in 20 Fingers http://www.film20fingers.com This film won the Best Film Digitale at the Venice Film Festival 2004, The Spirit of Freedom Prize at the Bahamas International Film Festival 2004, and Best Film at Barcelona Di, screened at over 30 festivals worldwide.

2005- Appeared in various TV series in England, including ‘Spooks’ (USA title: MI5) BBC 1, ‘Casualty’ BBC 1

2006- Wrote and directed debut feature A Snake’s Tail http://www.asnakestail.com This film has been selected at many festivals worldwide including Festival Do Rio, Frankfurt International Film Festival, Lisbon Village D cinema, and was awarded Best International Feature at the Bare Bones International Film Festival in Oklahoma, USA.

Bijan Daneshmand has the following Radio drama credits, in English language: Westway, various directors, as Manoucher -BBC World Service. The Interview, directed by Jessica Dromgoole, as Kourosh -BBC Radio 4. Baghdad Burning, directed by Claudine Toutoungi, as Mr. S -BBC Radio 4. He has also particpitated as a lead in various Radio dramas in Persian language, including three directed by Mehrdad Seyf for the BBC World Service: April's Fool, Spit, The Fence.