# Majid Vasheghani

Majid Vasheghani Farahani (Persian: مجید واشقانی فراهانی; born May 27, 1980) is an Iranian actor. He is best known for his acting in Detour (2012), Under the Mother's Feet (2017) and From Destiny (2019–2022). Vasheghani gained recognition and popularity for playing in game shows Mafia Nights (2020–2022), Joker (2022), and Godfather (2022–2024).
He won a Honorary Diploma at the 13th Iran International FICTS Festival for his performance in the sport drama The Highway (2019).

## Early life

Majid Vasheghani Farahani was born on May 27, 1980, in Tehran, Iran. He is the first child in the family and his only sister is a sports coach. His father is an Air Force soldier and his mother is a housewife.
He graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Metallurgical engineering. Vashghani started acting from 1998 by attending Amin Tarokh's acting classes.

## Career

Him and director Behrang Tofighi are frequent collaborators. They have collaborated nine times in The Losers Squad (2011), Spare (2012), Dominos (2012), Detour (2012), Burning (2014), Beautiful Revolution (2014), Amen (2015), The Roof Top of Tehran (2016) and Under the Mother's Feet (2017).
On June 20, 2022, he won his first award at the 13th Iran International FICTS Festival for his performance in the sport drama The Highway (2019).

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
| 2001 | The Passion of Love | Passenger | Nader Moghaddas | |
| 2005 | Crimes and Misdemeanors | | Hamid Reza Mohseni | Unreleased film |
| 2006 | A Cup of Tea in Town | | Majid Vasheghani | Directorial debut |
| 2008 | Revenge | | Behrouz Taheri | |
| 2010 | The Ungrateful | | Hassan Hedayat | Premiered at the 28th Fajr Film Festival |
| 2013 | Leili | | Hamed Kheiri Motlagh | |
| 2014 | Burning | | Behrang Tofighi | Direct-to-video |
| 2016 | Rabidity | | Amir Ahmad Ansari | Premiered at the 34th Fajr International Film Festival |
| 2018 | Alma Group | Ehsan | Abbas Moradian | |
| 2019 | The Highway | Taxi Driver | Farnaz Amini | Premiered at the 37th Sport Movies & TV – Milano International FICTS Fest |
| 2020 | Frosted Glasses | | Bahador Asadi | Premiered at the 17th Mashhad Fajr Film Festival |
| 2020 | Tehran London | | Morteza Zolfaghari Nasab | |

### Web

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Platform | Notes |
| 2019 | Recovery | Soheil Bourbour | Bahador Asadi | Namava | Main role |
| 2020–2022 | Mafia Nights | Himself | Saeed Aboutaleb | Filimo | Game show |
| 2021 | Ahangi Night | Himself | Hamed Ahangi | Filmnet | Talk show; 1 episode |
| 2022 | Joker | Himself | Ehsan Alikhani, Seyyed Hamed Mirfattahi | Filimo | Game show |
| 2022 | Battle | Himself | Behnam Tashakkor | Namava | Talk show; 1 episode |
| 2022–2024 | Godfather | Himself | Saeed Aboutaleb | Filmnet | Game show |
| 2023 | Z | Z | Saeed Aboutaleb | Tamashakhaneh | Game show |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Network | Notes |
| 2001 | With the Sun | | Mojtaba Yasini | IRIB TV1 | TV theater |
| 2001 | Ambush | | Masoud Keramati | IRIB TV3 | TV series |
| 2007 | Burn Notice | | Ahmad Moazemi | | TV film |
| 2008 | Revenge | | Behrouz Taheri | | TV film |
| 2008 | Joorchin | | Esmail Jalali | | TV film |
| 2010 | Under 8 | | Siroos Moghaddam | IRIB TV1 | TV series |
| 2011 | Capital | Siamak | Siroos Moghaddam | IRIB TV1 | TV series |
| 2011 | The Losers Squad | | Behrang Tofighi | | TV film |
| 2012 | Rental House | | Shahed Ahmadlo, Ramin Nasernasir | IRIB TV3 | TV series |
| 2012 | Detour | Nima | Behrang Tofighi | IRIB TV3 | TV series |
| 2013 | Spare | | Behrang Tofighi | | TV film |
| 2013 | Dominos | | Behrang Tofighi | | TV film |
| 2013 | Black Intelligence | Iman Akbarnezhad | Masoud Abparvar | IRIB TV3 | TV series, Season 2 |
| 2013 | Matador | Ehsan Samen | Farhad Najafi | IRIB TV1 | TV series |
| 2014 | Ostrich | | Ali Asadollahi | | TV film |
| 2014 | I Laugh with You | Reza | Vahid Hosseini | IRIB TV5 | TV film |
| 2014 | Beautiful Revolution | Captain Bahrami | Behrang Tofighi | IRIB TV1 | TV series |
| 2014 | They Live in Stories | | Davoud Bidel | IRIB TV2 | TV series |
| 2014 | 39 Weeks | Committee Officier | Morteza Ahmadi Harani | IRIB TV5 | TV series |
| 2014 | The Marriage Contest | | Soheil Moafegh | IRIB TV5 | TV film |
| 2014 | Lamp | Fereydoun | Asghar Dehghan | IRIB TV3 | TV film |
| 2015 | Lover | | Abbas Moradian | Azerbaijan TV | TV film |
| 2015 | Michael | | Siroos Moghaddam | IRIB TV1 | TV series |
| 2015 | Zendeh Rood | Himself | Alireza Aminmanesh | Isfahan IRIB | TV program |
| 2015 | Amen | Diego Luis | Behrang Tofighi | IRIB TV1 | TV series |
| 2016 | The Roof Top of Tehran | | Behrang Tofighi | IRIB TV1 | TV series |
| 2016 | Get Together | Himself | Mehran Modiri | IRIB Nasim | TV program |
| 2016 | Brother | Mehran | Javad Afshar | IRIB TV2 | TV series |
| 2016 | Inscription | | Hossein Ghasemi Jami | | TV film |
| 2017, 2021 | Khandevaneh | Himself | Rambod Javan | IRIB Nasim | TV program |
| 2017 | Another | | Marjan Ashrafizadeh | IRIB TV3 | TV series |
| 2017 | Under the Mother's Feet | Sohrab Mahmoudi | Behrang Tofighi | IRIB TV1 | TV series |
| 2017 | Glass Wall | | Rama Ghavidel | IRIB TV1 | TV series |
| 2017 | Better Days: The Last Letter Episodes | Hamed | Danesh Eghbashavi | IRIB TV3 | TV series |
| 2018 | Thieves of the Soul | | Ahmad Moazami | IRIB TV5 | TV series |
| 2018 | My Mother | Bijan | Javad Afshar | IRIB TV3 | TV series |
| 2019, 2021 | Shootball | Himself | Mohammad Peyvandi | IRIB Nasim | TV program |
| 2019 | Days of Restlessness | Mansour | Kazem Masoumi | IRIB TV3 | TV series, Season 2 |
| 2019 | Turbulence | Sina | Vahid Bitarafan | IRIB TV5 | TV series |
| 2019 | Dongle | Soheil | Bahador Asadi | IRIB TV3 | TV film |
| 2019–2022 | From Destiny | Mansour Afshar | Mohammad Reza Kheradmand, Alireza Bazrafshan | IRIB TV2 | TV series |
| 2020 | Narrative | | Seyyed Jamal Seyyed Hatami | IRIB TV1 | TV series |
| 2020 | Steering Wheel | Himself | Masoud Sanam | IRIB Nasim | TV program |
| 2020 | Hot Ground | Police | Saeed Nematollah | IRIB TV3 | TV series |
| 2021–2022 | Open Parenthesis | Himself | Maral Dousti | Radio Namayesh | TV program |
| 2022 | Unmarked | Masoud Kazemi | Rama Ghavidel | IRIB TV2 | TV series |
| 2022 | Operation Thunder | | Asghar Naeemi | IRIB TV1 | TV series |
| 2024 | Seven Heads of the Dragon | Matin Soltankhah | Abolqasem Talebi | IRIB TV3 | TV series |

## Theatre

| Year | Title | Playwright | Director | Stage | Ref(s) |
| 2019 | A Little Bite | Farzaneh Soheili | Faghihe Soltani | Shahrzad Theater Complex | |

## Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination :
| Award | Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref. |
| Iran International FICTS Festival | 2022 | Best National Acting in a Narrative Film | The Highway | Honorary Diploma | |