
Shahab Hosseini
Acting
Biography
Shahab Hosseini (شهاب حسینی) is a director and actor of theater, television, and cinema who was born in 1974 in Tehran, Iran. He started his professional career by playing Amir Ghavidel's "Rokhsareh". He Nominated for Best Supporting Actor in Fajr Festival for two consecutive years in "A Candle in The Wind" by Pouran Derakhshandeh and "Salvation in Twenty minutes after Eight" by Sirous Alvand. He then won the Best Actor Award for the Fajr Festival for "The Superstar" by Tahmineh Milani. Shahab Hosseini won an Honorary Diploma of Best Supporting Actor in 2008 in Asghar Farhadi's "About Elly" movie. He also won the Best Actor Award at the Berlin Film Festival in the movie "A Separation" by Asghar Farhadi, after that he won the Best Actor award from Canne Film Festival for "The Salesman" by Asghar Farhadi. He produced his film "Resident of the Middle Class" in 2014. Among the best movies that he has played Bahram Tavakoli's "Parse Dar Meh", Kianoush Ayari's "Khaneh Pedari", "The Painting Pool" by Maziar Miri and "My Brother, Khosrow" by Soheil Biragi can be named.
Known For

A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.
A Separation

A romantic historical drama set around and after the 1953 Iranian coup d'état.
Shahrzad

The series 'Aban' is a psychological and social drama that follows the story of a genius in artificial intelligence named Aban, who has developed an algorithm for profitable investments in financial markets. However, Aban faces a critical situation with his former investor and now must quickly settle a multi-billion-dollar debt; otherwise, he will go to prison.
Aban

Hamrefigh is a series of Home video performed and directed by Shahab Hosseini, which started broadcasting on December 10, 2020, produced by Hassan Khodadadi. In each episode of the program, the invited guest can introduce a person as a friend to be present in the program.
Hamrefigh

Forced out of their apartment due to dangerous works on a neighboring building, Emad and Rana move into a new flat in the center of Tehran. An incident linked to the previous tenant will dramatically change the young couple’s life.
The Salesman

The mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is followed by a series of misadventures for her fellow travelers.
About Elly

Fire is not a bad thing, it burns the excess, something that remains will remain!
Fereshteh's Sin

Story of Rumi, his friendship with Shams Tabrizi, the love he had for him and the great influence of Shams over him in his life, his poetry and his love for God.
Intoxicated by Love

Maryam (Negar Javaherian) and Reza (Shahab Hosseini) are different from other people, it's not just a simple difference, but a very big difference. They must try to prove to others they have solved the big difference with the miracle of love ...
The Painting Pool

Naeem, who has endured 15 years in prison for his daughter's love, faces a major crisis after his release to see her.
The Lion Skin

An Iranian couple living in the US become trapped inside a hotel when insidious events force them to face the secrets that have come between them, in a night that never ends.
The Night

Bahman, Mahtab, Ramin and Donya Mehdipour are enjoying a perfect summer in a small Finnish town. Their routines are fractured by a negative decision on their application for asylum by the Finnish Immigration Service. But life must go on and the 13-year-old Ramin is about to enter an entirely new school, junior high. The Mehdipours use their last chance to appeal but continue their everyday lives, fuelled by their exceptionally positive outlook and attitude.
Any Day Now

Hours before her scheduled marriage, young bride-to-be Shirin murders a man. The crime is completely unexpected and goes against everything we know of her. We learn that Shirin has had two unsuccessful marriage attempts, and is deeply psychologically troubled. But as the dark secrets in her past are slowly revealed, exposing a childhood of neglect, abuse, and the tragic history of two previous failed marriages, the characters must face their own battles with justice, retribution, and morality.
Hush! Girls Don't Scream

A 2007 Iranian television series produced in cooperation with Hungary, France, and Lebanon. Set in Nazi-occupied Paris, it follows Habib, an Iranian student who falls deeply in love with a French Jewish woman. When her life is threatened, he enlists the help of an Iranian diplomat to forge passports and smuggle her to safety — a story inspired by the real heroism of diplomat Abdol Hossein Sardari.
Zero Degree Turn

Heartbroken is the story of love between two youngsters who have two different perspectives and are from two different families.
Heartbroken

Shahab and Leila invite a friend, whom they have met online, to their wedding party. There, the friend gets killed. Leila’s father, Farhang Salari, is a police officer and he starts investigating this issue. Only after one night, Shahab’s cousin, who was a member of their chatroom, gets killed as well. Seemingly, she wanted to give some information about the murderer to Leila before her death. The series of the homicides continues with short intervals, so that Farhang and other officers have difficulty pursuing it…
Online Murder

Naeem, who has endured 15 years in prison for his daughter's love, faces a major crisis after his release to see her.
The Lion Skin

Based on the short story by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - A Gentle Creature - written in November 1876. Farhad is an isolated antiques dealer who has no communications with the outer world but his few customers. After he gets into a relationship with Nazanin, one of his customers, suddenly everything falls apart.
Parallel Shadows

In March 2012, Iranian movie "A Separation" by Asghar Farhadi, won the Oscar Award for the Best Foreign Language Film. For the Iranian people this was more than a cinematic award. When sanctions and threats of war with Iran covered the world headlines, Farhadi talked about Iran's love for peace and the rich culture of the Iranians on the stage when receiving his award. This time the Iranians voice was heard through someone other than the government officials. This documentary shows the reaction of the Iranians to this Oscar award and has a general view on Iran's society of today.
From Iran, a Separation

The story of a fighter girl who, on the eve of the national taekwondo competition, finds out that she lives with a murderer, and the events after revealing this secret will change her life.