# Kazem Sayahi

Kazem Sayahi Saharkhiz (Persian: کاظم سیاحی سحرخیز; born January 20, 1979) is an Iranian actor. He is best known for his two critically acclaimed collaborations with Iranian director Iraj Tahmasb in Red Hat (2012–2018), and Party (2022–2024), for which he gained acclaim and became well known. Sayahi gained wider recognition and received critical praise for his role as Rahim Rahmati, an addict father in the comedy television series Bachelors (2016–2019), which earned him a Hafez Award nomination.
Following this breakthrough, he starred in the crime action series Rhino (2019–2020), the comedy fantasy series You Only Go Around Once (2023), and the comedy crime series The Notebook (2023–2024). He has also appeared in films such as Sensitive Floor and City of Mice 2 (both 2014), Lantouri (2016), Dance with Me (2019), and The Town (2022).

## Early life and education

Kazem Sayahi Saharkhiz was born on January 20, 1979 in Mahallat, Markazi, Iran. He received a Bachelor's degree in acting from Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
| 2013 | Root Canal | The Best Friend | Samira Eskandarfar | |
| 2014 | Sensitive Floor | Jalal | Kamal Tabrizi | |
| 2014 | City of Mice 2 | Dom Barik (voice) | Marzieh Boroumand | |
| 2016 | Lantouri | Akbar Ardalan | Reza Dormishian | |
| 2016 | Hangover | | Dariush Ghazbani | |
| 2016 | Arvand | Hossein | Pourya Azarbayjani | |
| 2017 | Online Shopping | Buyer | Ghasideh Golmakani | Short film |
| 2018 | 11:40 | The Man | Fatah Minoobakhsh | Short film |
| 2019 | Dance with Me | Bahman | Soroush Sehhat | |
| 2020 | Headless | | Kaveh Sajjadi Hosseini | |
| 2021 | Half Distance | Kaveh | Elham Rad | Short film |
| 2021 | Play | | Ali Gitinavard | Short film |
| 2022 | 2888 | | Keyvan Alimohammadi, Ali Akbar Heydari | |
| 2022 | The Town | The Assistant Director | Ali Hazrati | |
| TBA | The Rook | | Hamid Nematollah | Post-production |
| TBA | Ghost House | | Kiarash Asadizadeh | Completed in 2020 |
| TBA | 48FM | | Kiarash Asadizadeh | Completed in 2018 |

### Web

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Platform | Notes |
| 2019–2020 | Rhino | Mehran "Mark" Ark | Kiarash Asadizadeh | Filimo, Namava | Main role |
| 2021 | Red Square | Garo | Ebrahim Ebrahimian | Filimo | Recurring role; 6 episodes |
| 2021–2022 | Island | Payam Kianfar | Sirous Moghaddam | Filimo | Supporting role; 14 episodes |
| 2022–2023 | Party | Pasheh (voice) | Iraj Tahmasb | Filimo, Namava | Main role; 60 episodes |
| 2023 | You Only Go Around Once | Shahram Rabbani | Soroush Sehhat | Filimo, Namava | Main role |
| 2023–2024 | The Notebook | Qorab | Kiarash Asadizadeh | Filmnet | Main role; 15 episodes |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Network | Notes |
| 2002 | Without Description | | Mehdi Mazloumi | IRIB TV3 | as Makeup artist assistant |
| 2003–2004 | Acacia Alley | Mansour, Alireza (substitute) | Reza Attaran | IRIB TV5 | Recurring role, also as Makeup artist assistant |
| 2007 | Detectives | Omid | Hamid Labkhandeh | IRIB TV3 | Episode: "Mr. Chief" |
| 2010 | Secretes of a House | Mehran Mohseni | Hamid Labkhandeh | IRIB TV4 | Episode: "Stop the World" |
| 2011 | One Name | Hamed Ezzati | Bijan Mirbagheri | IRIB TV5 | Television film |
| 2011 | The Deed | Ezzat | Mohsen Yousefi | IRIB TV1 | Television film |
| 2011 | Greeting | Teacher Javadi | Saeed Ebrahimifar | IRIB TV2 | Main role; 8 episodes |
| 2012–2015, 2018 | Red Hat | Jigar, Geda (voice) | Iraj Tahmasb | IRIB TV2 | Main role; 97 episodes |
| 2013 | Davaran | Saman | Ahmad Amini | IRIB TV2 | Guest role; 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Notes of a Housewife | Fazel | Masoud Keramati | IRIB TV5 | Main role; 19 episodes |
| 2016–2017 | Sugarland Puppets | Behloul, Nozad, Bia, Sarbaz (voice) | Mohammad Foad Safarianpour | IRIB Nasim | Main role; 57 episodes |
| 2016–2019 | Bachelors | Rahim Rahmati | Soroush Sehhat | IRIB TV3 | TV series |
| 2019 | Special Condition | Arzhang Fayaz | Vahid Amirkhani | IRIB TV3 | Main role; 13 episodes |
| 2024 | Party | Pasheh / Jigar (voice) | Iraj Tahmasb | IRIB Nasim | Main role; 30 episodes |

## Theatre

| Year | Title | Playwright | Director | Stage |
| 1998 | Vagabond | | Hamid Reza Zare | (Arak) |
| – | Ortolan in the Cage | | Faramarz Yeganeh | |
| – | Summer Children | | Faramarz Yeganeh | |
| – | The Morning of the Fortieth Day | | Hamid Zare | |
| – | Magic and Spell | | Hamid Zare | |
| – | Summery | | Faramarz Yeganeh | |
| – | Blind War | | Faramarz Yeganeh | |
| – | From Dream to Moonlight | Chista Yasrebi | | |
| 2004–2005 | The Emigrants | Sławomir Mrożek | Sanaz Bayan | City Theater of Tehran, New Hall |
| 2006 | Dramas of Life | Babak Mohammadi | Babak Mohammadi | Niavaran Cultural Center |
| 2006–2007 | Romantic Jezghalehs | Mehdi Mirmohammadi | Ali Hashemi | Theater Department - Drama House |
| 2007 | I Don't Love You Today | Mehdi Mirmohammadi | Ali Hashemi | Molavi Hall |
| 2007 | A Doll's House | Henrik Ibsen | Sanaz Bayan | City Theater of Tehran |
| 2008–2011 | Blackout Dreams | Sanaz Bayan, Amir Kianpour | Kazem Sayahi, Sanaz Bayan | Molavi Hall |
| 2009 | Twelve | Reginald Rose | Manizheh Mohamedi | City Theater of Tehran |
| 2009–2010 | Simple Fragments | Mehdi Mirmohammadi | Ali Hashemi | Women Theater Festival, Theater Department - Drama House |
| 2012 | The Millions of Naples | Eduardo De Filippo | Babak Mohammadi | Iranshahr Theater |
| 2013 | Tin Tin: The Secret of Moundas Castle | Mohammad Charmshir | Arvand Dashtaray | Iranshahr Theater |
| 2013 | The Cherry Orchard | Anton Chekhov | Hassan Majouni | Iranshahr Theater |
| 2013 | Choiceless Awareness | Amir Konjani | Amir Konjani | Mellat Cineplex |
| 2014 | Ham Tanab | Mahin Sadri | Mahin Sadri | Eco Diplomatic Conference Hall |
| 2014 | Pink Footprints | Ehsan Goudarzi | Arvand Dashtaray | Iranshahr Theater |
| 2014, 2016 | The Woman Was Taking Pictures of Memory | Farnaz Tabrizi | Amir Hossein Asani | Niavaran Cultural Center, Organon Theater |
| 2015 | A Mouse in a Tin Pit | Noushin Tabrizi | Ali Hashemi | City Theater of Tehran |
| 2016 | They Stare At Us | Naghmeh Samini | Mohammad Reza Asli | Masoudieh Theater, Iranshahr Theater |
| 2016 | Israfil's Sur | Siavash Pakrah | Amer Mosafer Astaneh | Iranshahr Theater |
| 2016 | Harvey | Mary Chase | Melody Aramnia | Iranshahr Theater |
| 2017 | On Which Wind Will You Ride? | Jamal Hashemi | Kamal Hashemi | Tehran Independent Theater |
| 2017 | Aquarium | Siamak Ahsaee, Mehrak Ghazvini | Siamak Ahsaee | City Theater of Tehran |
| 2017–2018 | If You Die | Florian Zeller | Samaneh Zandinezhad | Tehran Independent Theater, Iranshahr Theater |
| 2018 | Trauma | Afsaneh Mahian | Afsaneh Mahian | Iranshahr Theater |
| 2019 | The Improvisation | (Improvisation) | Arvand Dashtaray | Iranshahr Theater, Malek Theater |
| 2019 | Mary Poppins | Pamela Lyndon Travers | Ahmad Soleimani | Vahdat Hall |
| 2023 | Tehran | Diana Fathi | Diana Fathi | |
| 2023 | Colonel | Mohammad Naghaee | Amir Bashiri | Vahdat Hall |
| 2024 | Misery | Stephen Belber | Pouya Saeedi | Iranshahr Theater |
| 2024 | Bluebeard | Arvand Dashtaray | Arvand Dashtaray | Book Garden Theater |
| 2024–2025 | Lulu Island | Arash Naeemian, Khosrow Pesyani | Setareh Pesyani | Iranshahr Theater |
| 2025 | Coraline | Neil Gaiman | Omid Reza Sepehri | Vahdat Hall |

## 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 | Lost to | Ref. |
| Hafez Awards | 2018 | Best Actor – Television Series Comedy | Bachelors | Nominated | Bahram Afshari (Capital) | |
| Women Theatre Festival | 2009 | Best Actor | Simple Fragments | 3rd Place | – | |