# Reza Attaran

Reza Attaran (Persian: رضا عطاران; born May 10, 1968) is an Iranian actor, director, screenwriter and singer. He has received various accolades, including three Crystal Simorgh, six Hafez Awards, an Iran Cinema Celebration Award and an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Awards.

## Early life

Attaran was born in Mashhad on May 10, 1968. He has two older sisters and a younger brother and is the third child in the family. Attaran is originally from Kakhk. He lost his mother in an earthquake in Kakhk. He received a degree in economics in the Mashhad before moving to Tehran to study industrial design at the University of Tehran, faculty of Fine Arts. In 1982, he left his education unfinished to pursue a career in theater.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Actor | Screenwriter | Director | Notes |
| 1997 | The Key to Marriage | Abdol | Yes | No | Davoud Mavasaghi | |
| 2001 | Cinderella | Sculptor | Yes | No | Bijan Birang, Masoud Rassam | |
| 2002 | Kolah Ghermezi and Sarvenaz | Changiz | Yes | No | Iraj Tahmasb | |
| 2006 | Havoo | Ata | Yes | No | Alireza Davood Nejad | |
| 2007 | A Hat for Baran | Ebi | Yes | No | Masoud Navabi | |
| 2007 | Mandatory Success | Ata | Yes | No | Mohammad Hossein Latifi | |
| 2007 | Fighter Rooster | Mahmoud Delroba | Yes | No | Masoud Atyabi | |
| 2008 | Tigh-zan | Ata | Yes | No | Alireza Davood Nejad | |
| 2008 | Quarantine | Gholamreza | Yes | No | Manouchehr Hadi | |
| 2008 | Empty Chair | Esmail | Yes | No | Saman Estereki | |
| 2008 | Address | Reza | Yes | No | Fereidoun Hassanpour | |
| 2008 | Mr. Seven Colors | Houshang Saman | Yes | No | Sharam Shah Hosseini | |
| 2009 | 7:05 | Annet's driver | Yes | No | Mohammad Mehdi Asgarpour | |
| 2009 | Bee Sting | Reza | Yes | No | Hamid Reza Salahmand | |
| 2010 | Pay Back | Ali | Yes | No | Tahmineh Milani | |
| 2010 | Accusation | Ehsan | Yes | No | Mehrdad Farid | |
| 2010 | A Very Dog Day Afternoon | Salar | Yes | No | Mostafa Kiayee | |
| 2010 | Whatever God Wants | Daei | Yes | No | Navid Mihandoust | |
| 2011 | No Men Allowed | Vahid Jebelli | Yes | No | Rambod Javan | |
| 2011 | Mind Your Manners | Angel of Death | Yes | No | Masoud Atyabi | |
| 2011 | Absolutely Tame Is a Horse | Behrouz Shakiba / Kamal Khosrowjordi | Yes | No | Abdolreza Kahani | |
| 2011 | 3 Degrees of Fever | Abdolkarim | Yes | No | Hamid Reza Salahmand | |
| 2012 | Needlessly and Causelessly | Mohsen | Yes | No | Abdolreza Kahani | |
| 2012 | I Feel Sleepy | Reza | Yes | Yes | Reza Attaran | also as editor |
| 2013 | The Corridor | Behzad | Yes | No | Behrouz Shoeibi | |
| 2013 | Good to Be Back | Kambiz | Yes | No | Dariush Mehrjui | |
| 2014 | Sensitive Floor | Mr. Kamali | Yes | No | Kamal Tabrizi | |
| 2014 | Kalashnikov | Reza | Yes | No | Saeed Sohili | |
| 2014 | Red Carpet | Reza Attaran | Yes | Yes | Reza Attaran | |
| 2015 | Sperm Whale | Arjang Senobar | Yes | No | Saman Moghaddam | |
| 2015 | Absolute Rest | Davoud | Yes | No | Abdolreza Kahani | |
| 2015 | Guinness | Bahman | Yes | No | Mohsen Tanabandeh | |
| 2016 | Lollipop | Farhad | Yes | No | Hossein Farah Bakhsh | |
| 2016 | I Am Not Salvador | Naser Izadi / Salvador | Yes | No | Manouchehr Hadi | |
| 2016 | Dracula | Javad | Yes | Yes | Reza Attaran | |
| 2017 | Sperm Whale: Roya's Selection | Arjang Senobar | Yes | No | Saman Moghaddam | |
| 2018 | Confiscation | Esmail Yarjanlo | Yes | No | Mehran Ahmadi | |
| 2018 | Centipede | Reza Hezarpa | Yes | No | Abolhassan Davoudi | |
| 2018 | Miss Yaya | Naser | Yes | No | Abdolreza Kahani | |
| 2019 | Under the Supervision | Mosen | Yes | No | Majid Salehi | |
| 2021 | Bright House | Roshan | Yes | No | Rouhollah Hejazi | |
| 2021 | Shishlik | Hashem | Yes | No | Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian | |
| 2022 | Solitary | Javad | Yes | No | Masoud Atyabi | |
| 2023 | Beach Villa | Farrokh | Yes | No | Kianoush Ayari | |
| 2024 | Funnel | | Yes | Yes | Mohsen Amiryoussefi | |
| 2025 | Saddam | | Yes | No | Pedram Pouramiri | |
| TBA | Limousine | | Yes | No | Ebrahim Amerian | |
| TBA | Free Like Air | Rasoul | Yes | Yes | Abdolreza Kahani | Completed |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Actor | Screenwriter | Director | Network | Notes |
| 1990 | Awake | | Yes | No | Asghar Abdollahi | IRIB TV2 | TV series |
| 1994 | Flight No.57 | | Yes | No | Mehran Modiri | IRIB TV1 | TV mini-series |
| 1994–1995 | Happy Hour | | Yes | Yes | Mehran Modiri | IRIB TV2 | TV series |
| 1995 | Happy Year | | Yes | Yes | Mehran Modiri | IRIB TV2 | TV series |
| 1997 | Sweet World | | Yes | No | Behrouz Baghai | IRIB TV1 | TV series |
| 1997 | Green Land | | Yes | No | Bijan Birang | IRIB TV2 | TV series |
| 1997 | Laughing Apple | | No | Yes | Reza Attaran, Shirin Jahed | IRIB TV1 | TV series |
| 1998 | My Dear Majid | Teymour | Yes | Yes | Reza Attaran | IRIB TV1 | TV series |
| 1999 | Word in Word | | No | Yes | Mehran Ghafourian | IRIB TV5 | TV series |
| 1999–2000 | Eternal Train | Psychotic patient | Yes | Yes | Reza Attaran, Behrouz Baghai | IRIB TV3 | TV series |
| 1999–2000 | These few People | | No | Yes | Mehran Ghafourian | IRIB TV3 | TV series |
| 2001–2002 | Under the City's Sky | TV presenter | Yes | Yes | Mehran Ghafourian | IRIB TV3 | TV series |
| 2002 | Sea People | Behnam | Yes | No | Sirous Moghaddam | IRIB TV5 | TV series |
| 2003–2004 | Acacia Alley | Faramarz Tehrani | Yes | Yes | Reza Attaran | IRIB TV5 | TV series |
| 2004 | Homeless | Ahmad | Yes | Yes | Reza Attaran | IRIB TV3 | TV series |
| 2005 | The Accused Escaped | Ramin | Yes | No | Reza Attaran | IRIB TV3 | TV series |
| 2006 | Hodhod Bookstore | (Cameo) | Yes | No | Marzieh Boroomand | IRIB TV3 | TV series |
| 2006 | Sweet and Sour | Naser Morovat | Yes | No | Reza Attaran | IRIB TV3 | TV series |
| 2008 | Three by Four | (Cameo) | Yes | No | Majid Salehi, co-director Reza Attaran | IRIB TV1 | TV series |
| 2008 | Right on Time | Nader Parvar | Yes | No | Reza Attaran | IRIB TV3 | TV series |
| 2010 | Stepmother | | No | No | Saeed Aghakhani, co-director Reza Attaran | IRIB TV3 | TV series |
| 2011 | Waves and Rocks | | No | No | Majid Salehi, co-director Reza Attaran | IRIB TV5 | TV series |
| 2012 | Right on Point | | No | No | Saeed Aghakhani, co-director Reza Attaran | IRIB TV3 | TV series |
| 2012 | Gap | Himself | No | No | Rambod Javan | iFilm | TV program |

### Web

| Year | Title | Role | Actor | Screenwriter | Director | Platform |
| 2012–2014 | Frozen Heart | Esfandiyar | Yes | No | Saman Moghaddam | Video CD |
| 2023–2024 | The Notebook | Iraj Majd | Yes | No | Kiarash Asadizadeh | Filmnet |
| TBA | Untitled Adel Tabrizi project | | Yes | No | Adel Tabrizi | Filmnet |
| TBA | Secret of Tahmineh | | Yes | No | Kianoush Ayari | |

## 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 |
| Fajr Film Festival | 2012 | Best First Director | I Feel Sleepy | Won |
| Fajr Film Festival | 2012 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | I Feel Sleepy | Nominated |
| Fajr Film Festival | 2013 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | The Corridor | Nominated |
| Fajr Film Festival | 2014 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Sensitive Floor | Won |
| Fajr Film Festival | 2018 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Confiscation | Nominated |
| Fajr Film Festival | 2021 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Bright House | Won |
| Fajr Film Festival | 2025 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Saddam | Nominated |
| Hafez Awards | 2006 | Best Director – Television Series | The Accused Escaped | Won |
| Hafez Awards | 2006 | Best Original Song – Television Series | The Accused Escaped | Nominated |
| Hafez Awards | 2010 | Best Director – Television Series | Sweet and Sour | Nominated |
| Hafez Awards | 2010 | Best Actor – Television Series Comedy | Sweet and Sour | Nominated |
| Hafez Awards | 2014 | Best Actor – Motion Picture | The Corridor and Sensitive Floor | Won |
| Hafez Awards | 2015 | Jury Prize | Red Carpet | Won |
| Hafez Awards | 2015 | Best Actor – Motion Picture | Red Carpet | Nominated |
| Hafez Awards | 2015 | Best Director – Motion Picture | Red Carpet | Nominated |
| Hafez Awards | 2016 | Best Actor – Motion Picture | Sperm Whale | Nominated |
| Hafez Awards | 2017 | Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Dracula | Won |
| Hafez Awards | 2018 | Best Actor – Motion Picture | Sperm Whale: Roya's Selection | Nominated |
| Hafez Awards | 2019 | Best Actor – Motion Picture | Centipede | Nominated |
| Hafez Awards | 2019 | Best Special Individual Achievement | Himself | Won |
| Hafez Awards | 2024 | Best Actor – Television Series Comedy | The Notebook | Nominated |
| Hafez Awards | 2024 | Best Actor – Motion Picture | Bright House | Won |
| Iran Cinema Celebration | 2011 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Absolutely Tame Is a Horse and No Men Allowed | Won |
| Iran Cinema Celebration | 2014 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Sensitive Floor | Nominated |
| Iran Cinema Celebration | 2014 | Best New Director | I Feel Sleepy | Nominated |
| Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association | 2011 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Absolutely Tame Is a Horse | Honorary Diploma |
| Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association | 2012 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Needlessly and Causelessly | Honorary Diploma |
| Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association | 2013 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | The Corridor | Won |
| Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association | 2014 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Red Carpet | Nominated |
| Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association | 2014 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Sensitive Floor | Nominated |
| Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association | 2015 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Sperm Whale | Nominated |
| Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association | 2018 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Confiscation | Nominated |