# Amin Tarokh

Amin Tarokh (Persian: امین تارخ; 11 August 1953 – 24 September 2022) was an Iranian actor. He has received various accolades, including a Crystal Simorgh, a Hafez Award. He also used to teach acting and was the teacher of famous actors like Taraneh Alidoosti, Gelareh Abbasi, Shabnam Moghaddami, Navid Pourfaraj, Pouria Rahimisam, Majid Vasheghani, Hedieh Bazvand and more.

## Early life

Tarokh was born in Shiraz. After finishing high school in Shiraz, he started his education at Tehran University. He graduated from University of Tehran with a degree in cultural management. Tarokh had three sons named Nima, Mani and Nami. He also had a casting production company in Tehran.

## Career

Tarokh started acting in 1973. He opened the first acting school in 1994, "The Open Workshop of Acting". His graduates have won many awards. In 2000, he connected his school to other international acting schools, and he was invited to Australia to teach in the Flinders Drama centre. There he taught for two years. He was a member of the judging council in numerous festivals, and also a member of the House of Cinema. He was invited to many festivals in other countries such as Germany. As of 1995, he was considered one of the influential figures in reviving Theatrical art in Iran.

## Death

Tarokh died from a heart attack in Tehran, on 24 September 2022, at the age of 69.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Director |
| 1982 | Death of Yazdgerd | General Espahbod | Bahram Beyzai |
| 1984 | Sarbadars | Hassan Jouri | Mohammad Ali Najafi |
| 1986 | The Baggage | | Jalal Moghaddam |
| 1988 | Little Bird of Happiness | Khalil Sohrabi | Pouran Derakhshandeh |
| 1988 | Payizan | Masoud | Rasoul Sadrameli |
| 1989 | The Lead | Danial | Masoud Kimiai |
| 1990 | Mother | Jala Aldin | Ali Hatami |
| 1992 | Love-stricken | Taher | Ali Hatami |
| 1992 | The Status | | Ebrahim Vahidzadeh |
| 1993 | Sara | Hesam | Dariush Mehrjui |
| 1995 | Shaykh Mufid | | Sirous Moghaddam, Fariborz Saleh |
| 1996 | The Conspiracy | | Ali Ghavitan |
| 1997 | Moon and Sun | | Mohammad Hossein Haghighi |
| 1997 | Saghar | | Sirous Alvand |
| 1998 | Love + 2 | Mahmoud | Reza Karimi |
| 1998 | Seven Stones | | Abdolreza Navab Safavi |
| 2004 | Secrets | | Mohammad Reza A'alami |
| 2006 | Havana File | Dr. Mohsen Pezhman | Alireza Raeesian |
| 2006 | The Boss | Colonel Reza Javid | Masoud Kimiai |
| 2006 | 25 O' Clock | | Masoud Abparvar |
| 2007 | The Rule of the Game | | Ahmad Reza Motamedi |
| 2007 | Barefoot in Heaven | | Bahram Tavakoli |
| 2009 | Zamharir | | Ali Rouintan |
| 2009 | Red Garden | | Amir Samavati |
| 2016 | Dead End of Trust | Reza Vosough | Hamid Kaviani |
| 2018 | Behind the Wall of Silence | Setareh's father | Masoud Jafari Jozani |

### Web

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Platform |
| 2020–2021 | Blue Bood | Mehrdad | Behrang Tofighi | Filimo, Namava |
| 2021 | Mutual Friendship | Himself | Shahab Hosseini | Namava |
| 2021–2022 | Lunar Eclipse | Mehrad | Maziar Miri | Namava |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Network | Notes |
| 1975–1976 | My City, Shiraz | | Shahrokh Zolriastin | NIT | TV series |
| 1977 | Iranian Heritage | | Mahmoud Mohammad Yousef | NIT | TV series |
| 1983 | Sarbadars | Hassan Jouri | Mohammad Ali Najafi | IRIB TV1 | TV series |
| 2015 | Sometimes Look Behind You | Jalal Tabesh | Maziar Miri | IRIB TV2 | TV series |
| 2017–2018 | Awning | Mehran | Jamshid Mahmoudi | IRIB TV2 | TV series |
| 2018 | Don't Leave Me | Rasoul Tavalaee | Mohammad Mehdi Asgarpour | IRIB TV3 | TV series |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Movie | Award | Category | Result |
| 1995 | Moon and Sun | Fajr Film Festival | Best Supporting Actor | Won |
| 2004 | Havana Files | Fajr Film Festival | Best Actor | Nominated |