Navid Pourfaraj (Persian: نوید پورفرج, born April 26, 1988) is an Iranian actor.[1] He is best known for his role as Amir in Sheeple (2018) for which he earned a Crystal Simorgh, a Hafez Award, an Iran Cinema Celebration Award and an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Award nominations. He won the Best Actor Award at the 8th Duhok International Film Festival for his acting in Zalava (2021).
Navid Pourfaraj | |
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![]() Pourfaraj at the 38th Fajr Film Festival (2020) | |
Born | (1988-04-26) April 26, 1988 (age 34) Kermanshah, Iran |
Nationality | Iranian |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2012–present |
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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2018 | Sheeple | Amir | Houman Seyyedi | the twenty fifth highest-grossing film of all time in Iran |
2020 | Bone Marrow | Amir | Hamid Ghorbani | |
2021 | Zalava | Masoud Ahmadi | Arsalan Amiri | |
TBA | A Time in Eternity | Mehdi Norouzian |
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Network |
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2012 | The Wall | Abbasi | Sirous Moghaddam | TV series | IRIB TV1 |
2013 | Maternal | Maryam's brother | Javad Afshar | TV series | IRIB TV3 |
Award | Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref. |
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Duhok International Film Festival | 2021 | Best Actor of a Kurdish Feature Film | Zalava | Won | |
Fajr Film Festival | 2018 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Sheeple | Nominated | [2] |
2020 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Bone Marrow | Nominated | [3] | |
2021 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Zalava | Nominated | [4] | |
Hafez Awards | 2019 | Best Actor – Motion Picture | Sheeple | Nominated | [5] |
Iran Cinema Celebration | 2019 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Sheeple | Nominated | [5] |
Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association | 2018 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Sheeple | Nominated | [5] |