| Hamid Farokhnezhad | |
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Hamid Farokhnezhad in Haghighat e Gomshodeh |
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| Born | April 17, 1969 Abadan, Iran |
| Other names | Hamid Farokhnezhad, Hamid Farokhnejad |
| Occupation | actor, writer, director |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Spouse | Foroozan Jalilifar[1] |
Hamid Farrokhnezhad[2] (Persian: حمید فرخنژاد) (born 17 April 1969) is an Iranian actor, writer and director.[3] He graduated from the Theatre Director program in Tehran University's Fine Arts Department. His practical thesis was based on the play "He Said Yes / He Said No" (Bertolt Brecht) and his theoretical thesis was titled, "Theater in the East"[4]
He won his first two Crystal Simorgh, a notable award in Iranian cinema given annually at the Fajr Film Festival, for Aroos-e Atash (The Bride of the Fire), in the acting in a supporting role and screenwriting categories.
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He started his career in student theatre and making some short films. After acting in Khosroe Sinai's Dar Kooche-haye Eshgh he had the chance to play a role in another movie by Sinai, Aroos-e Atash aka Bride of fire which brought him many awards in Fajr Film Festival, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and Khane-ye Cinema award. He had roles in three films by Sinai and had worked with notable Iranian directors such as Ebrahim Hatamikia, Asghar Farhadi and Bahram Beyzayi.
He also gained TV popularity after acting in the role of a ghost named "Hasan Golab" in a TV series directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia.[5]
| Year | Film | English Title | Role | Director |
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| 1991 | Dar Kooche-haye Eshgh | "In the alleys of love" | Khosrow Sinai | |
| 2000 | Aroos-e Atash | "Bride of fire" | Farhan | Khosrow Sinai |
| 2002 | Ertefa-e Past | "The low height" | Ghasem | Ebrahim Hatamikia |
| 2004 | Tab | "The fever" | Reza karimi | |
| 2005 | Tabl-e Bozorg Zir-e Pay-e Chap | Bass drum under left foot | Hafez [6] | Kazem Ma'soumi |
| 2006 | Sahne-ye Jorm, Voroud Mamnou' | Crime scene, No admittance | Maj. Parsa[7] | Ebrahim Sheibani |
| 2006 | Chaharshanbeh Soori | "Chaharshanbeh Soori" | Morteza | Asghar Farhadi |
| 2008 | Haghighat-e Gomshodeh | "The lost truth" | Dr. Kia[8] | Mohammad Ahmadi |
| 2008 | Atashkar | "Fire keeper" | Sohrab | Mohsen Amiryoussefi |
| 2008 | Hareem | "The territory" | Maj. Mohebbi | Reza Khatibi |
| 2008 | Shab-e Vaghe'e | "The night of the incident" | Daryagholi | Shahram Asadi |
| 2009 | Poosteh | "The shell" | Saeed[9] | Mostafa Al-e Ahmad |