# Saeed Poursamimi

Saeed Poursamimi (Persian: سعید پورصمیمی; born February 29, 1944) is an Iranian actor. He has received various accolades, including three Crystal Simorgh for Best Supporting Actor, making him the only actor to have three wins in that category. Poursamimi is best known as the master of supporting roles in Iran.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
| 1950 | Love | | | |
| 1987 | Captain Khorshid | Malool | Nasser Taghvai | Won – Crystal Simorgh Fajr Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 1988 | The Presents | Tavassol | Ebrahim Vahidzadeh | Won – Crystal Simorgh Fajr Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 1989 | Hey, Joe! | Jafar Panahi | Manouchehr Asgari Nasab | |
| 1989 | Until Sunset | | Jafar Vali | |
| 1991 | The Last Act | Jami | Varuzh Karim Masihi | Won – Crystal Simorgh Fajr Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 1991 | The Old Men's School | | Ali Sajadi Hosseini | |
| 1992 | Love-stricken | Naser Khan Deilaman | Ali Hatami | |
| 1993 | The Abadanis | Darvish | Kianoush Ayari | |
| 1996 | Face | Gholamreza Moravat | Sirus Alvand | |
| 1997 | Land of the Sun | | Ahmad Reza Darvish | Nominated – Crystal Simorgh Fajr Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 1998 | Jahan Pahlavan Takhti | | Ali Hatami, Behrouz Afkhami | Cameo |
| 1999 | Beauty and the Beast | | Ahmad Reza Motamedi | Nominated – Crystal Simorgh Fajr Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 1999 | The Afflicted Generation | Shazdeh | Rasoul Mollagholipour | |
| 1999 | Taher's Love | | Mohammad Ali Najafi | |
| 1999 | Iran Is My Land | Worker | Parviz Kimiavi | |
| 2000 | Bride of Fire | The Lawyer | Khosrow Sinai | |
| 2003 | Here, a Shining Light | | Reza Mirkarimi | Nominated – Iran Cinema Celebration Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2003 | Fever | Yar Mohammad | Reza Karimi | |
| 2004 | Equation | Ali Morad | Ebrahim Vahidzadeh | Nominated – Crystal Simorgh Fajr Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2007 | Lonesome Trees | Roshan | Saeed Ebrahimifar | Nominated – Crystal Simorgh Fajr Film Festival Award for Best Actor |
| 2007 | The Rules of the Game | Esrafil Khan Zargandeh | Ahmad Reza Motamedi | |
| 2011 | A Cube of Sugar | Ezattolah Rasoulian | Reza Mirkarimi | |
| 2012 | Kissing the Moon-Like Face | Mash Ghorban | Homayoun As'adian | |
| 2016 | In Silence | Khosrow | Zharzh Hashemzadeh | |
| 2017 | Maybe It Wasn’t Love | | Saeed Ebrahimifar | |
| 2017 | Leaf of Life | Rahim | Ebrahim Mokhtari | |
| 2018 | Columbus | Heshmat Ali Khan Monfared | Hatef Alimardani | Nominated – Hafez Award for Best Actor Motion Picture |
| 2020 | Amphibious | Ebrahim | Borzou Niknejad | |
| 2020 | Intoxicated Eye | Mosiu Khachik | Jalal al-Din Dori | |
| 2022 | Leila's Brothers | Esmail Jourablou | Saeed Roustaee | Selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival |
| 2024 | Parviz Khan | Parviz Dehdari | Ali Saghafi | Nominated – Hafez Award for Best Actor Motion Picture |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Network |
| 1974 | Soltan-e Sahebgharan | | Ali Hatami | TV series | NIRT |
| 1978 | Five Plays | | Forouhar Khorshahi | TV series | |
| 1995 | Under Your Protection | Reza Mansouri | Hamid Labkhandeh | TV series | IRIB TV2 |
| 1996 | Life | | Mohammad Reza A'alami | TV series | |
| 2003 | Street Kids | | Homayoun As'adian | TV series | IRIB TV5 |
| 2004 | One Night of Nights | | Reza Karimi | TV series | |
| 2008 | The Address | | Rambod Javan | TV series | IRIB TV2 |
| 2009 | Honeymoon | Khan Baba | Shahed Ahmadlo | TV series | IRIB TV2 |
| 2011 | The Family Conspiracy | Mr. Salari | Rambod Javan | TV series | IRIB TV1 |
| 2013 | Garlic and Vinegar | Soltan | Gholamreza Ramazani | TV series | IRIB TV2 |
| 2013 | We're Still Alive | | Kazem Balouchi | TV film | IRIB TV1 |