# Majid Salehi

Majid Salehi (Persian: مجید صالحی; born September 17, 1975) is an Iranian actor, screenwriter and producer. He has received various accolades, including a Crystal Simorgh and a Hafez Award, in addition to nominations for four Hafez Awards, an Iran Cinema Celebration Award and an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Award.

## Career

Seyed Majid Salehi was born in Amin Al-Molk St. (Emamzadeh Hassan), Tehran. After graduating in mathematics and physics at the age of eighteen, he attended the acting classes of Hamid Samandarian at Rassam Honar Acting Institute and pursued this career seriously.
In his interview, made by Fereidoun Jayrani on Dec. 16 2017, in the live program of “Thirty-five”, Majid Salehi talked about many parts of his life, including the films and TV series he has played in.
He started his art career by acting in “Dr. Jooshkar” and “Antigone” plays. Then, he continued with TV, and he wrote, acted, and directed various TV series, often with child and humor themes. Soon he became famous with the “Majid Delbandam” character, and this process continued with other programs. When Hamid Jebelli's withdrew from “Yeki Bood, Yeki Nabood”, he became his substitute, and that film became his first attempt to enter the field of cinema. In addition to acting in some of the TV series, he has also undertaken writing and directing. Most of the films in which Salehi has played a role were among the bestseller movies. Movies such as “Dog Day Afternoon”, “the Singles”, “the 40-year-old Single”, etc. indicate that he is a trustworthy and of course, a popular actor. As he himself says, he is a lucky actor. He has also produced a few short films.
He graduated from Tehran Faculty of Arts and Architecture with the bachelor's degree of Theater Acting and Directing in 2001. Obtaining his master's degree in 2015 in the same field. Currently, he teaches at Andisheh Mahan Cultural and Art Institute under the supervision of Amir Dezhakam.

### Artistic Event

| Year | Position | Artistic Event |
| 2022 | Member of Jury Committee | The 11th Shahrvand Lahijan Street Theater Festival |
| 2019 | Member of Jury Committee | Life Umbrella National Street Theater Festival, Yazd [2] |
| 2019 | Member of Jury Committee of Street Theater Category | The 38th Fajr International Theater Festival [3] |
| 2019 | Member of Jury Committee | 15th National Mehr Theater Festival, Kashan [4] |
| 2019 | Judge of Ritual and Traditional Category | 14th International Street Theater Festival, Marivan [5] |
| 2018 | Judge of Street Theater Category | The 6th Isar National Theater Festival, Kermanshah [6] |
| 2017 | Judge | The 2nd Sharhani Regional Street Theater Festival, Dehloran [7] |
| 2017 | Member of Jury Committee | The Judges of the selection committee of the art works for Chelcheragh International Festival |
| 2016 | Member of Selection Committee | Student Festival Theater Selection Council |
| 2015 | Member of Jury Committee | The Sixth Provincial Festival of Short Stage Performances in Markazi Province [8] [9] |
| 2011 | Member of Selection Committee | The Selection Committee of Cinematic Works in Shahr International Film Festival |
| 2000 | Member of Jury Committee and the Host of Closing Ceremony | International Children's Film Festival |

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Name in Farsi | Notes |
| 1999 | Once Upon a Time | Majid | Iraj Tahmasb | Yeki bod Yeki nabod | First movie in cinema |
| 2004 | Girls' Dormitory | Farhad | Mohammad Hossein Latifi | khab gah Dokhtaran | |
| 2004 | Singles | Shahkar | Asghar Hashemi | Mojarad ha | |
| 2005 | Foreign Souvenir | Manuchehr | Kamran Ghadakchian | Soghat Farang | |
| 2005 | A Flower for the Bride | Naser | Ghodratollah Solh Mirzayi | Shakhe Goli baraye aroos | |
| 2006 | Bridge 13th | Gholam | Farhad Gharib | Pole 13 | |
| 2008 | Deldadeh | Karim | Ghodratollah Solh Mirzayi | Deldadeh | |
| 2009 | Whatever You Want | Gholam | Mohammad Motevaselani | Harchi to bekhaei | |
| 2009 | Wedding Rings | Hamid | Shahin Babapour | Halghe haye Ezdevaj | |
| 2010 | Marriage in the Extra Time | keivan | Saeed Soheili | Ezdevaj dar vaght Ezafe | |
| 2010 | A Very Dog Day Afternoon | Farshid | Mostafa Kiayee | Bad az Zohre Sagi | |
| 2011 | No Entry for alives | Zabih | Javad Mozdabadi | Vorod zendeha mamno | |
| 2011 | Mixed Pizza | Manoucher/ Title Singer | Hossein Ghasemi Jami | Pizza Makhloot | |
| 2012 | Everything is calm | Ebi | Mostafa Mansouryar | Hamechi Arome | |
| 2014 | Single 40 years old | Reza | Shahin Babapour | Mojarad 40 saleh | |
| 2014 | Nazanin | Saman | Mehdi Golestaneh | Nazanin | |
| 2015 | Absolute Rest | Saber | Abdolreza Kahani | Esterahat Motlagh | Won – Hafez Award for Best Actor Motion Picture Nominated – Iran Cinema Celebration Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2017 | Endless Lights | Jalal | Mostafa Soltani | Cheragh haye natamam | |
| 2017 | Three Strangers | Adam / Bahram | Mehdi Mazlomi | 3 Biganeh | |
| 2017 | The Record Is Equal To The Document | Kia | Bahman Goodarzi | Sabt ba sanad barabar ast | |
| 2017 | Me and Sharmin | Mani | Bizhan Shirmarz | Man o Sharmin | |
| 2017 | Cousins | Sasan | Roohangiz Shams | Dokhtar amo persar amo | |
| 2018 | We are so cool | Farhad | Bahman Godarzi | Ma Kheyli Bahalim | |
| 2018 | I'm Not Crazy | Kami | Alireza Amini | Man Divane Nistam | |
| 2018 | Columbus | Manouchehr (Michael) | Hatef Alimardani | Columbus | Nominated – Hafez Award for Best Actor Motion Picture |
| 2019 | Silent Sounds | Naser Yazdani | Soha bano Zolghadr | Sedashaye khamosh | |
| 2019 | Kingslayer | Meysam | Vahid Amirkhani | Shah Kosh | |
| 2021 | Staging | Sabzavari | Ali Shah Hatami | Sahne Zani | |
| 2022 | The Last Snow | Khalil | Amir Hossein Asgari | Barfe Akahr | Nominated – Crystal Simorgh Fajr Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2022 | breathe | producer & director | Amir Nouri Majid salehi | Nafas Bekesh | Award for Best Narrative Short Film in CROSSING THE SCREEN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL |
| 2023 | The Number 10 | number 10 | Hamid zargar nejad | shomare 10 | Won Crystal Simorgh Fajr Film Festival Award for Best Actor |
| 2023 | Terrestrial Verses | Siamak | Alireza Khatami, Ali Asgari | Ayeh haye zamini | |

### As director

| Year | Title | Director | Type |
| 2022 | Breathe | Majid Salehi | Short film |
| 2020 | M Show | Majid Salehi | Talk Show |
| 2019 | Under the Supervision | Majid Salehi | Cinema film |
| 2019 | The Years Away from Home | Majid Salehi | Video CD |
| 2012 | Nish | Majid Salehi | TV film |
| 2010 | Wave and rock | Majid Salehi | TV series |
| 2009 | Mish | Majid Salehi | TV film |
| 2007 | Seh Dar Chahar | Majid Salehi | TV series |
| 2003 | Ashti konan | Majid Salehi | TV series |

### Web

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Platform |
| 2014–2015 | Fool | Manouchehr Shokouhi | Kamal Tabrizi | Video CD |
| 2015–2016 | Aspirin | Arman | Farhad Najafi | Video CD |
| 2021 | Siavash | Saber Saghi | Soroush Mohammadzadeh | Namava |
| 2022 | Made in Iran | Morteza | Bahman Goodarzi | Filimo |
| 2025 | Savushun | | Narges Abyar | Namava |

### TV Film

| Year | Title | Role | Director |
| 2014 | Anti beat | Actor | Hadi Shamani |
| 2013 | DeadEnd | Actor | Manouchehr Hadi |
| 2013 | I Am Worker | Actor | Ali Tohidparasst |
| 2010 | The Trap | Actor | Esmaeil Falahpour |
| 2010 | Last Single | Actor | Mohammadreza Fazeli |
| 2007 | Spy Game | Actor | Mohammadreza Fazeli |
| 2008 | A blue sky on the ceiling of my room | Actor | Mojtaba Cheraghali |
| 2004 | A normal day | Actor | Hassan Fathi |

### TV series

| Production Year | Title | Position | Director | Role | Broadcast Year | Network |
| 2016 | We Relaxed | Actor | Rouhollah Sohrabi | Masoud | --- | 2 |
| 2014 | The Madineh | Actor | Cyrus Moghadam | Aziz | Ramadhan 2014 | 1 |
| 2013 | Colonel's Garden | Actor | Felora Sam | Arsalan | 2013 | 5 |
| 2012 | Be Awake | Actor & director Advisor | Ahmad Kavari | Gorzin | 2012 | 1 |
| 2010 | Se Dong Se Dong | Guest Actor | Shahed Ahmadlou | ----- | Ramadhan 2011 | 5 |
| 2010 | Wave and rock | Actor & director | Majid Salehi | Chavosh | April 2011 | 5 |
| 2008 | This Eid | Actor | Saeed Aghakhani | Mansour | April 2009 | 5 |
| 2007 | Se Dar Chahar | Actor & director | Majid Salehi | Amir Mezghounchi | 2008 | 1 |
| 2006 | Sweet & Sour | Actor & director Advisor | Reza Attaran | Majid | April 2007 | 3 |
| 2006 | Life's good scent | Actor | Ali Shah Hatami | Mojtaba Salehi | Ramadhan 2006 | 5 |
| 2005 | Mordeh-e Moteharrek | Actor | Reza Karimi | | Ramadhan 2005 | 1 |
| 2004 | Khosh Gheirat | Actor | Ali Shah Hatami | Ezzati | April 2005 | 1 |
| 2003 | O+ | Actor | Ali Shah Hatami | Majid Zokaee | April 2004 | 1 |
| 2003 | Acacia Alley | Actor | Reza Attaran | Ghoshtasb | 2003 | 5 |
| 2002 | Khosh Rekab | Actor | Ali Shah Hatami | Ezatti | April 2003 | 1 |
| 2001 | Polise Javan | Actor | Cyrus Moghadam | Guest Actor | | 3 |
| 2001 | Under the City's Skin | Actor | Mehran Ghafourian | Foolad | 2002 | 3 |
| 2001 | Khaneh Pedari | Actor | Fereidoun Hassanpour | | 2001 | 5 |
| 2000 | Roozhaye Mahtabi | Actor | Abbas Ghanbari, Sepehr Mohammadi | | 2001 | 5 |
| 1999-2000 | Eternal Train | Actor | Reza Attaran | Robin Hood & Hasan Kachal & Psychotic patient | 2000 | 1 |
| 1998 | Majid Delbandam | Actor & Voice actor & Assistant Director | Reza Attaran | Majid | 1998 | 1 |
| 1997 | Sibe khande | Actor | Reza Attaran | | 1997 | 1 |

## Theatre

| Year | Theater | Director |
| 2015 | Che Mikone in Adel Ferdousipour | Hossein Heidaripour |
| 2013 | Dar Shooreh Zar | Hossein Kiani |
| 2013 | Shayeaat | Rahman Seifi Azad |
| 2009 | Piche Tond | Rahman Seifi Azad |
| 2008 | Kaboos-haye Yek Piremarde Bazneshastehe Khaene Tarsoo | Nader Borhani Marand |
| 2001 | Shabneshini Dar Jahanam | Rahman Seifi Azad |
| 2000 | Antigone | Hamed Mohammad Taheri |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Title |
| 1995 | Honorary Diploma of Actor in the International Ritual and Traditional Theater Festival for Siah va Haft Kachaloon Play |
| 1998 | Special Appreciation Reward in the International Puppet Festival for Looti va Antari Play |
| 2002 | The Best Actor of Year of Television (Comedy) for Khosh Rekab Series |
| 2002 | Nominee in the Category of Best (Comedy) Actor in the Hafez Awards for Khosh Rekab Series |
| 2007 | The Best Actor of Year of Television (Comedy) for Sweet and Sour (aka Torsh va Shirin) Series |
| 2008 | The Best Actor of Year of Television (Comedy) for Se Dar Chahar Series |
| 2015 | Hafez Awards for The Best Actor in the 15th Hafez Awards for Absolute Rest (aka Esterahat Motlagh) Film |
| 2015 | Nominee in the category of Best Supportive Actor in Iran Cinema Celebration for Absolute Rest (aka Esterahat Motlagh) Film |
| 2015 | Nominee in the Category of Best Supportive Actor in the Iranian Film Critics Celebration for Absolute Rest (aka Esterahat Motlagh) Film |
| 2017 | Nominee in the Category of Best Actor in Russian Film Festival for Unfinished Lights (aka Cheragh’hay Natamam) Film |
| 2018 | Nominee in the Category of Best Actor in the Hafez Awards for Columbus |
| 2021 | Nominee in the Category of Best Supportive Actor in the 40th Fajr Film Festival for The Last Snow (aka Barfe Akhar) |
| 2021 | Nominee in the Category of Best Actor of Drama in the 21st Cinema / TV Donyaye Tasvir Celebration for Siavash |
| 2023 | Won the Fajr International Film Festival Best Actor in the 41th Fajr Film Festival for (Number 10) |

## Social Activities

| Starting Date | Title |
| Since 2015 | Supporter of Autistic People and People with Down Syndrome |
| Since 2016 | Ambassador for the Fight against Drugs |
| Since 2020 | Member of the Center for Support of Prisoners’ Families |
| Since 2021 | Ambassador to Support for MPS Patients |