# Ali Shadman

Mohammad Ali Shadman (Persian: علی شادمان, born 24 November 1996) is an Iranian actor. He is best known for his acting in M for Mother (2006) that was selected as the Iranian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 80th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. He is also known for Divar Be Divar (2017–2018), Drown (2020), I Want to Live (2021) and Rebel (2022). Shadman earned a Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor nomination for his performance in Drowning in Holy Water.

## Early life

Mohammad Ali Shadman was born on 24 November 1996 in Ilam, Iran. He has a sister named Arina and is the first child in the family. He is of Kurdish origin.

## Career

He was first introduced to Iranian cinema by Rasoul Mollagholipour and Mohammad Reza Balali, his best friend in the film M for Mother, because of his ability to play the violin.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
| 2006 | M for Mother | Saeed | Rasoul Mollagholipour | |
| 2008 | A Time to Love | Babak | Ebrahim Forouzesh | |
| 2008 | Miss Iran | Ali | Saman Moghaddam | Unreleased film |
| 2009 | Non-profit Police Station | Majid | Yadollah Samadi | |
| 2012 | Cinema Dream | Kazem | Ali Shah Hatami, Hamid Shah Hatami | |
| 2014 | Resident of the Middle Floor | | Shahab Hosseini | |
| 2016 | The Orphanage | Hesam | Abolqasem Talebi | |
| 2016 | Arvand | Ebrahim | Pourya Azarbayjani | |
| 2017 | Villa Dwellers | Elias | Monir Gheidi | |
| 2019 | Alive | Vahid | Hossein Amiri Doumari, Pedram Pouramiri | |
| 2019 | Hotel New Moon | Sahand | Takefumi Tsutsui | |
| 2019 | We Are All Together | Mohsen | Kamal Tabrizi | |
| 2020 | Sheen | Sina | Meisam Kazazi | |
| 2020 | Drown | Ashkan | Mohammad Kart | |
| 2020 | Drowning in Holy Water | Sohrab | Navid Mahmoudi | |
| 2024 | Summer Time | | Mahmoud Kalari | |
| TBA | Tehran Another View | | Ali Behrad | Completed |

### Web

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Platform |
| 2021 | I Want to Live | Kaveh Haghi | Shahram Shah Hosseini | Filimo |
| 2022 | Rebel | Javid Ganji | Mohammad Kart | Filimo |
| 2025 | One Way Ticket | | Pouria Heidary Oureh | Namava |
| TBA | White Magic | | Ida Panahandeh | Filimo |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Network | Notes |
| 2015–2016 | Kimia | Kayvan Parsa | Javad Afshar | IRIB TV2 | TV series |
| 2016–2017 | Moon and Leopard | Soheil Naeemi | Ahmad Amini | IRIB TV3 | TV series |
| 2017 | The Convicts | Soheil | Seyyed Jamal Seyyed Hatami | IRIB TV1 | TV series |
| 2017–2018 | Divar Be Divar | Arman Khalil Zadeh | Saman Moghaddam | IRIB TV3 | TV series |
| 2023 | Homeland | Rahi Bahadori | Kamal Tabrizi | IRIB TV3 | TV series |

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
| Fajr Film Festival | 2020 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Drowning in Holy Water | Nominated |
| Fajr Film Festival | 2024 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Summer Time | Nominated |
| Hafez Awards | 2021 | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | I Want to Live | Nominated |
| Hafez Awards | 2023 | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Rebel | Nominated |
| Hafez Awards | 2024 | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Homeland | Nominated |
| International Film Festival for Children and Youth Awards | 2009 | Best Actor | A Time to Love | Won |
| International Film Festival for Children and Youth Awards | 2012 | Best Actor | Cinema Dream | Won |
| Iran Cinema Celebration | 2008 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | A Time to Love | Nominated |
| Roshd International Film Festival | 2007 | Best Child Actor | M for Mother | Won |