# Sogol Khaligh

Sogol Khaligh (Persian: سوگل خلیق; born November 7, 1988) is an Iranian actress. She is best known for her role as a trans man in The Accomplice (2020), for which she earned a Hafez Award nomination. In 2024, Khaligh received her first Hafez Award for her performance in The Notebook (2023–2024).

## Early life

She's a graduate of the Faculty of Cinema and Theater of Tehran University of Art in Theatrical Directing.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
| 2013 | A Not So Simple Event | | Vahid Raboudan | Short film |
| 2015 | Two | | Soheila Golestani | |
| 2016 | Hangover | | Dariush Ghazbani | |
| 2017 | Mahoor | | Majid Niamorad | |
| 2017 | Golden Time | Sogol | Pouria Kakavand | |
| 2019 | In Silence | Setareh | Zharzh Hashemzadeh | Completed in 2016 |
| 2020 | Drowning in Holy Water | Afghan Immigrant Girl | Navid Mahmoudi | |
| 2020 | False Ceiling | Tina | Mohsen Najafi Mehri | Short film |
| 2022 | Golden Night | Sanaz | Yousef Hatamikia | |
| 2023 | The Last Birthday | | Navid Mahmoudi | |
| 2024 | Pregnant | | Mostafa Tanabandeh, Mohammad Tanabandeh | |

### Web

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Platform |
| 2020 | The Accomplice | Sima Sabouri | Mostafa Kiaee | Filimo, Namava |
| 2021 | Siavash | Jeyran Tadayon | Soroush Mohammadzadeh | Namava |
| 2021 | His Majesty | Mounes | Hamed Mohammadi | Filimo |
| 2023–2024 | The Notebook | Nazanin Majd | Kiarash Asadizadeh | Filmnet |
| TBA | 1001 Nights | | Mostafa Kiaee | Filimo |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Network |
| 2017 | Flight at Zero Altitude | Shirin | Abdolhassan Barzideh | TV series | IRIB TV1 |
| 2018 | The Convists | | Seyyed Jamal Seyyed Hatami | TV series | IRIB TV1 |
| 2018 | Whisper | Leila | Ebrahim Sheibani | TV series | IRIB TV1 |
| 2019 | Deldar | Rona Nazari | Jamshid Mahmoudi, Navid Mahmoudi | TV series | IRIB TV2 |

## Theatre

| Year | Title | Playwright | Director | Stage |
| 2014 | Friday Noon Story | Mohammad Mosavat | Mohammad Mosavat | City Theater of Tehran |
| 2015 | Mr. Karami's House | Amir Akhavin | Amir Akhavin | Baran Theater |
| 2015–2016 | He Was My North, My South, My East and My West | Sajjad Afsharian | Mohammad Valizadegan | Baran Theater |
| 2016–2018 | Rainless Days | Amin Behrouzi | Amin Behrouzi | City Theater of Tehran, Shahrzad Theater Complex |
| 2017 | And God Has Forgotten My | Houman Seyyedi | Hamoun Seyyedi | Iranian Artists Forum |
| 2017–2018 | Last of the Red Hot Lovers | Neil Simon | Bahram Tashakor | Plaiz Theatre |
| 2018 | People of the Air | Diana Fathi | Diana Fathi | City Theater of Tehran |
| 2018 | Game Fowl | Omid Sohrabi | Omid Sohrabi | Iranshahr Theatre |
| 2019 | Burn | Mehrdad Kouroshnia | Alireza Ara, Alireza Oliaee | Iranshahr Theatre |
| 2022–2023 | The Father | Florian Zeller | Arvand Dashtaray | City Theater of Tehran |
| 2023 | Tehran | Diana Fathi | Diana Fathi | |

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
| Hafez Awards | 2021 | Best Actress – Television Series Drama | The Accomplice | Nominated |
| Hafez Awards | 2024 | Best Actress – Television Series Comedy | The Notebook | Won |
| Iran Cinema Celebration | 2016 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Two | Nominated |