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Bahram Radan
بهرام رادان
Radan at the 2016 Fajr Film Festival
Born	(1979-04-28) April 28, 1979 (age 45) Tehran, Iran
Education	Islamic Azad University
Occupation	Actor
Spouse	Mina Mokhtari ​(m. 2023)​
Musical career
Years active	1999–present
Website	bahramradan.com
Musical artist

Bahram Radan (Persian: بهرام رادان; born April 28, 1979) is an Iranian actor. He has received various accolades, including two Crystal Simorgh and a Hafez Award.

Career

While studying business management in college, Radan signed up for acting classes where he was discovered as an emerging talent. He got his first break when he was given an opportunity for his first role starring in the movie The Passion of Love. The movie achieved great success at the Iranian box office and was one of the top-grossing movies of 2000. Radan has since starred in many movies and has become a popular household name in the Middle East, often referred to as one of the top five superstars of Iranian cinema. His extreme popularity caused Iranian authorities to ban his images from billboards in 2008. In 2010, he was chosen by United Nations as the first Iranian UN ambassador against hunger.

He ventured into music and released his first album, The Other Side, in 2012. Music videos were created for three of the songs from the album: "Jeegh" (Scream), "To Rafti" (You Left) and "Zamouneh" (Era).

In June 2015, Radan tweeted support (in Persian) for the U.S. Supreme Court's decision legalizing gay marriage, and was compelled to delete the Tweet and forced to apologize after criticism from government-affiliated hardline media. Although The Guardian could not independently verify the claim, Iranian media reported that Radan had been summoned for questioning before the country's Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, which vets films and cultural materials before their release.

In 2008, Radan acted in Tardid which is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet. After that, he was "Zaal" in "Iran C project theatre“.

Filmography

Film

Web

Awards and nominations

• Best Actor, Ladakh International Film Festival, India (LIFF) for "The Killer", 2012
• "Young Artist of the Decade" Award, Best Artist of the Decade, 2007
• Crystalline Roc Award (Best Actor in a Leading Role) for "Santoori (The Music Man)", 25th Fajr Film Festival (The only actor under 30 years of age having won 2 Crystalline Roc Awards), 2007
• Paramount Male Youth of the Year, National Youth Magazine (40 Cheragh), 2006
• Nominated in "Cinema Home" Yearly Awards (Best Actor in a Leading Role) for "Candle in the Wind", 2001
• Crystalline Roc Award (Best Actor in a Leading Role) for "Candle in the Wind", 22nd Fajr Film Festival (The youngest actor receiving a Crystalline Roc Award), 2004
• Hafiz Statuette Award (Best Actor) for "River's End", 7th Picture World Festival, 2004
• Paramount Male Youth of the Year, National Youth Organization, 2004
• First Iranian star attending Cannes Film Festival’s Red Carpet, 2004
• Family Films Festival Award (Best Actor in a Leading Role) for "Swan's Cry", 2001
• Nominated in "Cinema Home" Yearly Awards (Best Actor in a Leading Role) for "Swan's Cry", 2001
• Nominated for Hafiz Statuette Award (Best Actor) for "Swan's Cry”

See also

• Iranian cinema
• List of Iranian actors

References

1. ^ Dehghan, Saeed Kamali (2 July 2015). "Iranian actor apologises after tweeting support for US gay marriage ruling". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 July 2015.

External links

• Official Website
• Bahram Radan at IMDb

• 1979 births
• Living people
• Iranian male film actors
• Iranian male models
• Male actors from Tehran
• Singers from Tehran
• Iranian male singers
• Islamic Azad University alumni
• Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor winners