Mohammad Ali Shadman (Persian: علی شادمان, born 24 November 1996) is an Iranian actor.[1][2] He is best known for his acting in M for Mother that was selected as the Iranian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 80th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. He's also known for Divar Be Divar (2017–2018), Drown (2020), I Want to Live (2021) and Rebel (2022).[3][4] Shadman earned a Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor nomination for his performance in Drowning in Holy Water.[5]
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![]() Shadman at the 37th Fajr Film Festival (2019) | |
Born | Mohammad Ali Shadman (1996-11-24) 24 November 1996 (age 25) Ilam, Iran |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2006–present |
Mohammad Ali Shadman was born on 24 November 1996 in Ilam. He has a sister named Arina and is the first child in the family.[6]
He was first introduced to Iranian cinema by Rasoul Mollagholipour and Mohammad Reza Balali, his best friend in the film M for Mother, because of his ability to play the violin.[7]
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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2006 | M for Mother | Saeed | Rasoul Mollagholipour | Selected as the Iranian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 80th Academy Awards |
2008 | A Time to Love | Babak | Ebrahim Forouzesh | |
Miss Iran | Ali | Saman Moghaddam | Banned without a reason given | |
2009 | Non-profit Police Station | Majid | Yadollah Samadi | |
2012 | Cinema Dream | Kazem | Ali Shah Hatami, Hamid Shah Hatami | |
2014 | Resident of the Middle Floor | Shahab Hosseini | ||
2016 | The Orphanage | Hesam | Abolqasem Talebi | |
Arvand | Ebrahim | Pourya Azarbayjani | ||
2017 | Villa Dwellers | Elias | Monir Gheidi | |
2019 | Alive | Vahid | Hossein Amiri Doumari, Pedram Pouramiri | |
Hotel New Moon | Sahand | Takefumi Tsutsui | ||
We Are All Together | Mohsen | Kamal Tabrizi | the thirty-first highest-grossing film of all time in Iran | |
2020 | Sheen | Sina | Meisam Kazazi | |
Drown | Ashkan | Mohammad Kart | ||
Drowning in Holy Water | Sohrab | Navid Mahmoudi | Nominated – Crystal Simorgh Fajr Film Festival Award for Best Actor | |
TBA | Untitled Bahram Bahramian Project | Bahram Bahramian | Pre-production |
Year | Title | Role | Director | Platform |
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2021 | I Want to Live | Kaveh | Shahram Shah Hosseini | Filimo |
2022 | Rebel | Javid | Mohammad Kart |
Year | Title | Role | Director | Network | Notes |
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2014 | Homeland | Rahi Ordakani | Kamal Tabrizi | IRIB TV3 | TV series, banned due to backlash from many Bakhtiari viewers |
2015–2016 | Kimia | Kayvan Parsa | Javad Afshar | IRIB TV2 | TV series |
2016–2017 | Moon and Leopard | Soheil Naeemi | Ahmad Amini | IRIB TV3 | TV series |
2017 | The Convicts | Soheil | Seyyed Jamal Seyyed Hatami | IRIB TV1 | TV series |
2017–2018 | Divar Be Divar | Arman Khalil Zadeh | Saman Moghaddam | IRIB TV3 | TV series |
Award | Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref. |
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Fajr Film Festival | 2020 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Drowning in Holy Water | Nominated | |
Hafez Awards | 2021 | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | I Want to Live | Nominated | |
International Film Festival for Children and Youth Awards | 2009 | Best Actor | A Time to Love | Won | |
2012 | Cinema Dream | Won | |||
Iran Cinema Celebration | 2008 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | A Time to Love | Nominated | |
Roshd International Film Festival | 2007 | Best Child Actor | M for Mother | Won |