# Hadi Hejazifar

Hadi Hejazifar (Persian: هادی حجازی‌فر; born June 21, 1976) is an Iranian actor, director and screenwriter. He gained attention and received critical acclaim for his performances in films Standing in the Dust (2016), Midday Adventures (2017), Atabai (2020), Majority (2021), and The Lion Skin (2022–2023). He has received various accolades, including a Crystal Simorgh, two Hafez Awards, an Urban International Film Festival Award and two Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Awards.

## Early life

Hadi Hejazifar was born on June 21, 1976, in Khoy, West Azerbaijan, Iran. He is originally an Iranian Azerbaijani.

## Career

Before starting his professional career in cinema, he had outstanding experience in the field of theatre as an actor, director and puppeteer. In 2022 for his respected contribution in the field of puppet theatre he was chosen as the chief of Tehran International Puppet Theatre Festival.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
| 2004 | Fatherly Farm | | Rasoul Mollagholipour | |
| 2016 | Standing in the Dust | Ahmad Motevaselian | Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian | |
| 2016 | Related By Blood | | Pedram Pouramiri, Hossein Amiri Doomari | Short film |
| 2017 | Midday Adventures | Kamal | Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian | |
| 2017 | The Distance | Yashar | Yousef Kargar | Short film |
| 2017 | Gilda | | Keivan Alimohammadi, Omid Bonakdar | |
| 2018 | Axing | Maziar | Behrouz Shoeibi | |
| 2018 | Lottery | Moosa | Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian | |
| 2018 | Damascus Time | Younes | Ebrahim Hatamikia | |
| 2018 | Astigmatism | Mohsen | Majid Reza Mostafavi | |
| 2018 | Katyusha | Khalil Katyusha | Ali Atshani | |
| 2019 | Pig Gene | Reza Kishmish | Saeed Soheili | |
| 2019 | Midday Adventures: Trace of Blood | Kamal | Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian | |
| 2019 | No Fly Zone | Mostafa | Amir Dasargar | |
| 2019 | Kingslayer | Mansour | Vahid Amirkhani | |
| 2020 | Atabai | Kazem | Niki Karimi | Also as writer |
| 2020 | Amphibious | Hamid | Borzou Niknejad | |
| 2020 | The Painter's Wife | The painter | Soheil Danesh Eshraghi | Short film; unreleased |
| 2021 | Majority | Javaldouz | Mohsen Gharaee | |
| 2022 | 2888 | (voice) | Keyvan Alimohammadi, Ali Akbar Heydari | |
| 2022 | The Situation of Mehdi | Mehdi Bakeri | Hadi Hejazifar | Also as writer |
| 2022 | Cue Ball | | Majid Salehi | |
| 2024 | Breakfast with Giraffes | Doctor | Soroush Sehhat | |
| 2025 | Guardian of the Field | Ahmad Piran | Mohammad Reza Kheradmandan | |

### Web

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Platform | Notes |
| 2018–2019 | Forbidden | Khosrow Rad | Amir Pourkian | Filimo | Supporting role |
| 2021 | Mutual Friendship | Himself | Shahab Hosseini | Namava | Guest appearance; 1 episode |
| 2021 | Predictor | Himself | Reza Baharvan, Amin Entezari | Namava | Guest appearance; 1 episode |
| 2022–2023 | The Lion Skin | Naeem Molaee | Jamshid Mahmoudi | Filmnet | Leading role; 24 episodes |
| 2023 | Vertigo | Kamran Zahedi | Behrang Tofighi | Namava | Recurring role |
| 2024 | Dariush | Dariush | Hadi Hejazifar | Filmnet | Leading role; 13 episodes |
| TBA | Untitled Homayoun As'adian project | | Homayoun As'adian | Filmnet | Leading role |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Network | Notes |
| 2015 | Window Shade | | Hadi Hejazifar | IRIB TV3 | TV series; also as writer |
| 2017 | Breath | Hamid | Jalil Saman | IRIB TV3 | TV series; supporting role |
| 2017 | Get Together | Himself | Mehran Modiri | IRIB Nasim | TV program; 1 episode |
| 2018 | Khandevaneh | Himself | Rambod Javan | IRIB Nasim | TV program; 1 episode |
| 2020 | Doping | Hassan Asadi | Reza Maghsoudi | IRIB TV3 | TV series; main role |
| 2020 | Hoard | Farhad | Jalil Saman | IRIB TV1 | TV series; supporting role |
| 2022 | Seven | Himself | Mojtaba Amini | IRIB TV3 | TV program; 1 episode |
| 2023 | Ashura | Mehdi Bakeri | Hadi Hejazifar | IRIB TV1 | TV mini-series; also as writer |

## 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 |
| Art of Revolution Awards | 2022 | Best Special Individual Achievement | The Situation of Mehdi | Won |
| Fajr Film Festival | 2017 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Midday Adventures | Nominated |
| Fajr Film Festival | 2022 | Best Screenplay | The Situation of Mehdi | Nominated |
| Fajr Film Festival | 2022 | Best Director | The Situation of Mehdi | Nominated |
| Fajr Film Festival | 2022 | Best First Film | The Situation of Mehdi | Won |
| Fajr Theater Festival | 2015 | Best Director – Morour of Iranian Theatre | The Visit | Won |
| Hafez Awards | 2017 | Best Actor – Motion Picture | Standing in the Dust | Nominated |
| Hafez Awards | 2018 | Best Actor – Motion Picture | Lottery | Won |
| Hafez Awards | 2019 | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Forbidden | Nominated |
| Hafez Awards | 2020 | Best Actor – Motion Picture | Midday Adventures: Trace of Blood | Nominated |
| Hafez Awards | 2023 | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | The Lion Skin | Nominated |
| Hafez Awards | 2023 | Best Actor – Motion Picture | Atabai | Nominated |
| Hafez Awards | 2023 | Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Atabai | Nominated |
| Hafez Awards | 2023 | Best Director – Motion Picture | The Situation of Mehdi | Nominated |
| Hafez Awards | 2023 | Individual Achievement | Himself | Won |
| Hafez Awards | 2024 | Best Actor – Motion Picture | Breakfast with Giraffes | Nominated |
| Iran Cinema Celebration | 2016 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Standing in the Dust | Nominated |
| Iran Cinema Celebration | 2017 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Midday Adventures | Nominated |
| Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association | 2016 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Standing in the Dust | Nominated |
| Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association | 2017 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Midday Adventures | Won |
| Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association | 2018 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Lottery | Nominated |
| Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association | 2022 | Best Screenplay | Atabai | Won |
| Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association | 2022 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Atabai | Nominated |
| Malaysia International Film Festival | 2019 | Best Supporting Actor | Axing | Nominated |
| Resistance International Film Festival | 2023 | Best Director | The Situation of Mehdi | Won |
| Tehran International Short Film Festival Awards | 2016 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Related By Blood | Nominated |
| Urban International Film Festival | 2017 | Best Actor | Midday Adventures | Nominated |
| Urban International Film Festival | 2022 | Best Director | The Situation of Mehdi | Won |
| Urban International Film Festival | 2022 | Best Screenplay | The Situation of Mehdi | Nominated |
| Urban International Film Festival | 2022 | Best Actor | The Situation of Mehdi | Nominated |