Mohammad-Reza Sharifinia

Mohammad-Reza Sharifinia (Persian: محمدرضا شریفی نیا‎‎, born 15 June 1955 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian actor.^[1]

Early life

Sharifinia was born on 15 June 1955 in Tehran, Iran. After graduating from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts, he married to Iranian actress Azita Hajian, the outcome of this marriage are two daughters, Mehraveh and Melika. Both Mehraveh and Melika are actresses and have taken roles in many important Persian series. On December 2010, and nearly after ten years of separate life, Sharifinia and Hajian filed for divorce.^[2]

Career

He began his film acting career with Avinar (1991, S. Asadi), and has worked in many films as assistant director, cinematographer, casting director, and has acted in minor or major roles. He became famous after his acting in Imam Ali (1995, Mir Bagheri).

Political views

Sharifinia is one of the supporters of the Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and attended his inaugural ceremony on 3 August 2009. His Facebook profile was removed after many people protested his actions by leaving negative comments on his wall and removing him as a friend.

Filmography

• The Actor, 1992
• Pari (aka. Angle), 1994
• Minou Watch-Tower, 1995
• Takhti, the World Champion
• The Snowman
• The Pear
• Tree, 1997
• Apartment, 1997 (TV series)
• 13 Cats On the Gable Roof, 2002
• The Lucky Bride, 2003
• Donya, 2004
• The Garden Salad, 2005
• Maxx, 2005
• Guest, 2007
• Nesf Male Man, Nesf Male To, 2007
• Ekhrajiha 1, 2007
• Neghab, 2007
• Dayere Zangi, 2008
• Zanha Fereshte And, 2008
• ye eshtebahe koochooloo , 2008
• Ekhrajiha 2, 2009
• Pesar Tehrooni, 2009
• Malakoot , 2010
• Ekhrijiha 3, 2011

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mohammad-Reza Sharifinia.

• Mohammad-Reza Sharifinia at the Internet Movie Database