# Mohsen Tanabandeh

Mohsen Tanabandeh (Persian: محسن تنابنده; born April 15, 1975) is an Iranian actor, director and screenwriter. In 2022, he won the Orizzonti Award for Best Actor at the 79th Venice International Film Festival for his performance in World War III (2022). He has received various accolades, including three Crystal Simorgh and four Hafez Awards.
Tanabandeh is famous for playing the role of Naghi Mamoli in the television series Paytakht (2011-2020). He was the creator and head writer of this series and won three Hafez Awards for his performance and screenplay.

## Early life

Tanabandeh has studied acting at University of Art and Architecture. He began theater acting in 1992 and appeared in his first cinematic movie in 2001.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Actor | Screenwriter | Director |
| 2003 | Tiny Snowflakes | Mine Guard | Yes | No | Alireza Amini |
| 2005 | How Much You Want to Cry? | | No | Yes | Shahed Ahmadlo |
| 2005 | A Few Kilos of Dates For A Funeral | Sadri | Yes | No | Saman Salur |
| 2006 | Offside | Ticket Seller | Yes | No | Jafar Panahi |
| 2007 | Catch Me If You Can | | No | Yes | Shahed Ahmadlo |
| 2008 | A Time to Love | Amiri | Yes | No | Ebrahim Forouzesh |
| 2008 | A Petition for God | Ali Mohammad | Yes | Yes | Alireza Amini |
| 2010 | Seven Minutes Until Autumn | Nima | Yes | Yes | Alireza Amini |
| 2010 | First Stone | Hassan Ali | Yes | No | Ebrahim Forouzesh |
| 2010 | Saint Petersburg | Karim | Yes | No | Behrouz Afkhami |
| 2011 | Indigences | Mahmoud | Yes | No | Mohammad Reza Arab |
| 2014 | Lamp 100 | Farzin | Yes | No | Saeed Aghakhani |
| 2015 | Iran Burger | Fathollah Khan | Yes | No | Masoud Jafari Jozani |
| 2015 | Guinness | Bek | Yes | Yes | Mohsen Tanabandeh |
| 2015 | Muhammad: The Messenger of God | Samuel | Yes | No | Majid Majidi |
| 2017 | Ferrari | Nader | Yes | No | Alireza Davood Nejad |
| 2018 | Rona, Azim's Mother | Azim | Yes | No | Jamshid Mahmoudi |
| 2019 | Oath | | No | Yes | Mohsen Tanabandeh |
| 2020 | 3 Puffs | Mojtaba | Yes | No | Saman Salur |
| 2020 | Killer Spider | Saeed | Yes | No | Ebrahim Irajzad |
| 2021 | Once Upon a Time, Abadan | Mosayeb Charkhideh | Yes | No | Hamid Reza Azarang |
| 2021 | A Hero | Bahram | Yes | No | Asghar Farhadi |
| 2022 | World War III | Shakib | Yes | No | Houman Seyyedi |
| 2024 | Pressure Cooker | Sirous | Yes | No | Rambod Javan |

### Web

| Year | Title | Role | Actor | Screenwriter | Director | Platform |
| 2013–2014 | King of Ear | Ismael Zekavat / Esfandiyar Majbour / Haji Mohsen Talai | Yes | No | Davood Mirbagheri | Video CD |
| 2014–2015 | Fool | Houshang's Mother | Yes | No | Kamal Tabrizi | Video CD |
| 2021 | Mutual Friendship | Himself | No | No | Shahab Hosseini | Namava |
| 2023 | Set Me Free | Hatam Nayeb Sorkhi | Yes | No | Shahram Shah Hosseini | Filimo |
| TBA | Buried Alive | | Yes | No | Shahram Shah Hosseini | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Actor | Screenwriter | Acting Coach | Director | Network |
| 2006 | Life on the Condition of Laughter | | No | Yes | No | Mehdi Mazloumi | IRIB TV5 |
| 2007 | For Sogand's Sake | Ebi | Yes | No | No | Seyyed Rahim Hosseini | |
| 2008 | SMS from Another World | | No | Yes | No | Siroos Moghaddam | IRIB TV1 |
| 2008 | The Escort Officer | Afshin | Yes | No | No | Saeed Soltani | IRIB TV5 |
| 2008 | Yalda Night's Watermelon | Ghafar | Yes | No | No | Saeed Aghakhani | |
| 2009 | Boys Aren't Born Soldiers | | No | Yes | No | Shahed Ahmadlo | |
| 2010 | Enclosure | | No | Yes | No | Siroos Moghaddam | IRIB TV1 |
| 2011–present | Capital | Naghi Mamouli | Yes | Yes | Yes | Siroos Moghaddam | IRIB TV1 |
| 2012 | Returned Check | | No | Yes | No | Siroos Moghaddam | IRIB TV1 |
| 2017 | AlalBadal | Aghasi | Yes | Yes | Yes | Siroos Moghaddam | IRIB TV1 |
| 2023 | Homeland | Morteza | Yes | No | No | Kamal Tabrizi | IRIB TV3 |

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
| Asian Film Awards | 2023 | Best Actor | World War III | Nominated |
| Asia Pacific Screen Awards | 2019 | Best Performance by an Actor | Rona, Azim's Mother | Nominated |
| Australia International Film Festival | 2019 | Best Actor | Rona, Azim's Mother | Won |
| Australia International Film Festival | 2020 | Best Director | Oath | Won |
| Diorama International Film Festival & Market | 2019 | Best Actor | Rona, Azim's Mother | Won |
| Fajr Film Festival | 2008 | Best Screenplay | A Petition for God | Nominated |
| Fajr Film Festival | 2008 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | A Petition for God | Won |
| Fajr Film Festival | 2010 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | First Stone and Seven Minutes Until Autumn | Won |
| Fajr Film Festival | 2011 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Indigences | Honorary Diploma |
| Fajr Film Festival | 2015 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Iran Burger | Nominated |
| Fajr Film Festival | 2017 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Ferrari | Won |
| Fajr Film Festival | 2019 | Best Screenplay | Oath | Nominated |
| Fajr Film Festival | 2021 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Once Upon a Time, Abadan | Nominated |
| Hafez Awards | 2011 | Best Actor – Motion Picture | Saint Petersburg | Nominated |
| Hafez Awards | 2014 | Best Actor – Television Series Comedy | King of Ear and Capital 2 | Won |
| Hafez Awards | 2014 | Best Screenplay – Television Series | Capital 2 | Nominated |
| Hafez Awards | 2015 | Best Actor – Motion Picture | Iran Burger | Nominated |
| Hafez Awards | 2015 | Best Actor – Television Series Comedy | Capital 3 | Nominated |
| Hafez Awards | 2015 | Best Screenplay – Television Series | Capital 3 | Won |
| Hafez Awards | 2018 | Best Screenplay – Television Series | Capital 5 | Won |
| Hafez Awards | 2018 | Best Actor – Television Series Comedy | Capital 5 | Nominated |
| Hafez Awards | 2018 | Best Actor – Motion Picture | Ferrari | Nominated |
| Hafez Awards | 2020 | Best Actor – Television Series Comedy | Capital 6 | Won |
| Hafez Awards | 2020 | Best Screenplay – Television Series | Capital 6 | Nominated |
| Hafez Awards | 2021 | Best Actor – Motion Picture | A Hero | Nominated |
| Hafez Awards | 2023 | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Set Me Free | Nominated |
| Hafez Awards | 2023 | Best Actor – Motion Picture | 3 Puffs | Nominated |
| Iran Cinema Celebration | 2008 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | A Petition for God | Nominated |
| Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association | 2008 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | A Petition for God | Nominated |
| Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association | 2010 | Best Screenplay | Seven Minutes Until Autumn | Nominated |
| Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association | 2011 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Indigences | Nominated |
| Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association | 2017 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Ferrari | Nominated |
| Jam-e-Jam Television Festival | 2012 | Best Actor | Capital 1 | Won |
| Belgrade International Film Festival | 2023 | Best Actor | World War III | Won |
| Venice International Film Festival | 2022 | The Orizzonti Award for Best Actor | World War III | Won |
| Yas International Film Festival | 2014 | Best Actor | King of Ear | Won |
| Zurich Film Festival | 2020 | Best Director | Oath | Won |