# Kambiz Dirbaz

Kambiz Dirbaz (Persian: کامبیز دیرباز; born September 3, 1975) is an Iranian actor. He is best known for his roles in Duel (2006), The Outcast (2007), In the Eye of the Wind (2009–2010), and Michael (2015). He has received various accolades, including a Crystal Simorgh.

## Career

He was awarded the Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the Fajr International Film Festival for Duel in 2004. Other noted roles include Majid, the martyr in The Outcast (2007), and an almost silent role in Parviz Shahbazi's Karat 14 (2009). On television, he has appeared in Cold Fever, No Pain, No Gain, In the Eye of the Wind, Michael, in which he played the title character. He also had a cameo role in the controversial series Gando (2019).

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
| 1999 | Girls in Expectancy | Hesami | Rahman Rezaei | |
| 2003 | Melody | | Abolqasem Talebi | |
| 2004 | Duel | Yahya | Ahmad Reza Darvish | |
| 2005 | Whirlpool | | Hassan Hedayat | |
| 2006 | In the Name of the Father | Meysam | Ebrahim Hatamikia | |
| 2007 | The Outcast | Majid Suzuki | Masoud Dehnamaki | |
| 2007 | Imitator of the Devil | | Afshin Sadeghi | |
| 2007 | Vertigo | Rashid | Tony Zarrindast | |
| 2008 | A True Report | Jalal | Dariush Farhang | |
| 2009 | The Cast Back | | Reza Karimi | |
| 2009 | Cottage | | Javad Afshar | |
| 2009 | Karat 14 | Mansour | Parviz Shahbazi | |
| 2009 | The Outcast 2 | Majid Suzuki | Masoud Dehnamaki | |
| 2010 | First Condition | | Masoud Atyabi | |
| 2011 | The Outcast 3 | Majid Suzuki | Masoud Dehnamaki | |
| 2011 | Golden Cage | | Tony Zarrindast | |
| 2013 | Ash and Snow | | Rouhollah Sohrabi | |
| 2014 | Resident of the Middle Floor | | Shahab Hosseini | |
| 2014 | A Good Sleep | | Arash Ghaderi | |
| 2016 | Lunar Eclipse | | Masoud Atyabi | |
| 2018 | Misunderstanding | | Ahmad Reza Motamedi | |
| 2018 | Insanity | | Kamran Ghadakchian | |
| 2019 | Top Gear | Sattar | Mohammad Ahangarani | |
| 2020 | Exodus | Security Agent | Ebrahim Hatamikia | |
| 2021 | The Sniper | Abdorrasul Zarrin | Ali Ghafari | |
| 2022 | 2888 | | Keyvan Alimohammadi, Aliakbar Heydari | |
| 2022 | The Future | | Amir Pourkian | |
| 2023 | Around 8 AM | | Manouchehr Hadi | |
| 2024 | Alligator Blood | | Javad Ezzati | Cameo |

### Web

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Platform |
| 2013 | Iranian Dinner | Himself | Mohammad Shayesteh | Video CD |
| 2018 | 13 Shomali | Himself | Alireza Amini | Video CD |
| 2018–2019 | Iranian Rally | Himself | Arash Moayerian | Video CD |
| 2020–2021 | Blue Blood | Shahnam | Behrang Tofighi | Filimo, Namava |
| 2021 | Mafia Nights | Himself | Saeid Aboutaleb | Filimo |
| 2022–2024 | Godfather | Himself | Saeid Aboutaleb | Filmnet |
| 2023–2024 | Mortal Wound | Masoud Toloui | Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian | Filimo |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Network | Notes |
| 2004 | Cold Fever | Peyman | Alireza Afkhami | IRIB TV3 | TV series |
| 2007 | Paridokht | Nosrat | Siroos Moghaddam | IRIB TV2 | TV series |
| 2009–2010 | In the Eye of the Wind | Nader Irani | Masoud Jafari Jozani | IRIB TV1 | TV series |
| 2010 | No Pain, No Gain | Asad Panbeh | Alireza Bazrafshan | IRIB TV3 | TV series |
| 2013 | The Smell of Rain | Hatef Malekan | Hossein Tabrizi | IRIB TV2 | TV series |
| 2014 | Punishment | Jahan | Hossein Tabrizi | IRIB TV2 | TV series |
| 2015 | Mr. and Mrs. Sangi | Saeed Sangi | Shahed Ahmadlo | IRIB TV3 | TV series |
| 2015 | Michael | Michael Movahed | Siroos Moghaddam | IRIB TV1 | TV series |
| 2016 | The Roof Top of Tehran | Ghiyas Safa | Behrang Tofighi | IRIB TV1 | TV series |
| 2017 | Under the Mother's Feet | Khalil Dashti | Behrang Tofighi | IRIB TV1 | TV series |
| 2019 | Special Condition | Asef Mehrmanesh / Mohammad Hossein Aliani | Vahid Amirkhani | IRIB TV3 | TV series |
| 2019 | Gando | Mohsen | Javad Afshar | IRIB TV3 | TV series |
| 2019–2020 | Steering Wheel | The Executor | Masoud Sanam | IRIB Nasim | TV program |

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
| Fajr Film Festival | 2004 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Duel | Won |
| Fajr Film Festival | 2006 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | In the Name of the Father | Nominated |
| Fajr Film Festival | 2009 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Karat 14 | Nominated |
| Hafez Awards | 2005 | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Cold Fever | Nominated |
| Hafez Awards | 2018 | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Under the Mother's Feet | Nominated |
| Iran Cinema Celebration | 2005 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Duel | Nominated |