Homayoun Ershadi
Born: 1947-03-26
• Isfahan, Iran
Homayoun Ershadi (sometimes spelled Homayon Ershadi), was an Iranian actor. Ershadi was born in Isfahan, Iran in 1947. He studied architecture in Italy and worked in that field. Acclaimed Iranian New Wave director Abbas Kiarostami chose him to play the leading role in Taste of Cherry. A non-professional actor, who started acting in his middle age, he has had immediate success in both cinema and television, with his expressionless, relaxed face and monotonous voice often giving his characters an intellectual personality. Most recently he can be seen in the movie The Kite Runner, playing the role of Baba. He is one of few Iran-based Iranian actors that are permitted to act in Western movies. He currently resides in Karaj, Iran.
Filmography
Sky Blue
Nilgoon
Resembling Madness
Fragrant
The Sixth Day
Laleh
The Town
Mahan
Revision Sentence
A Bumpy Story
No Choice
Blue Like the Sky
Cypress Under Water
Hattrick
Waiting for Kiarostami
Mohey
Lina
Italy Italy
Dead End of Trust
Calm Breaths
The Last Inhabitant
Ali and Nino
The Little Black Fish
Utopia
Inadvertent
A Most Wanted Man
Apparition
A 5 Star
The Sinners
Good to Be Back
A Simple Love Story
Zero Dark Thirty
Facing Mirrors
Goodbyeless
The Queen
Cheque
Orange Suit
Principles
The Turned World
Beloved Sky
Aal
Life with Closed Eyes
Agora
Shirin
The Kite Runner
From Afar
Havana File
The Wet Dream
Portrait of a Lady Far Away
Somewhere Else
The Fifth Reaction
Disturbant
Kiarostami in Close up
The Pear Tree
Taste of Cherry
Kakadu