Hadi Hejazifar

Hadi Hejazifar (Persian: هادی حجازی‌فر; born June 21, 1976) is an Iranian actor, director and screenwriter.^[1][2] 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.^[3][4][5]

Hadi Hejazifar
هادی حجازی‌فر
Hejazifar in October 2023
Born	(1976-06-21) June 21, 1976 (age 49) Khoy, West Azerbaijan, Iran
Nationality	Iranian
Alma mater	University of Tehran (BFA) Tarbiat Modares University (MFA)
Occupations	Actor director screenwriter
Years active	1994–present
Spouse	(m.)
Children	1

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 worked 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.^[6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes	Ref(s)
2004	Fatherly Farm		Rasoul Mollagholipour		[7]
2016	Standing in the Dust	Ahmad Motevaselian	Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian		[8]
	Related By Blood		Pedram Pouramiri, Hossein Amiri Doomari	Short film	[9]
2017	Midday Adventures	Kamal	Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian		[10]
	The Distance	Yashar	Yousef Kargar	Short film	[11]
	Gilda		Keivan Alimohammadi, Omid Bonakdar		[12]
2018	Axing	Maziar	Behrouz Shoeibi		[13]
	Lottery	Moosa	Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian		[14]
	Damascus Time	Younes	Ebrahim Hatamikia		[15]
	Astigmatism	Mohsen	Majid Reza Mostafavi		[16]
	Katyusha	Khalil Katyusha	Ali Atshani		[17]
2019	Pig Gene	Reza Kishmish	Saeed Soheili		[18]
	Midday Adventures: Trace of Blood	Kamal	Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian		[19]
	No Fly Zone	Mostafa	Amir Dasargar		[20]
	Kingslayer	Mansour	Vahid Amirkhani		[21]
2020	Atabai	Kazem	Niki Karimi	Also as writer	[22]
	Amphibious	Hamid	Borzou Niknejad		[23]
	The Painter's Wife	The painter	Soheil Danesh Eshraghi	Short film; unreleased	[24]
2021	Majority	Javaldouz	Mohsen Gharaee		[25]
2022	2888	(voice)	Keyvan Alimohammadi, Ali Akbar Heydari		[26]
	The Situation of Mehdi	Mehdi Bakeri	Hadi Hejazifar	Also as writer	[27]
	Cue Ball		Majid Salehi		[28]
2024	Breakfast with Giraffes	Doctor	Soroush Sehhat		[29]
2025	Guardian of the Field	Ahmad Piran	Mohammad Reza Kheradmandan		[30]
TBA	Sohrab's Blood		Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian	Filming

Web

Year	Title	Role	Director	Platform	Notes	Ref(s)
2018–2019	Forbidden	Khosrow Rad	Amir Pourkian	Filimo	Supporting role	[31]
2021	Mutual Friendship	Himself	Shahab Hosseini	Namava	Guest appearance; 1 episode	[32]
	Predictor	Himself	Reza Baharvan, Amin Entezari	Namava	Guest appearance; 1 episode	[33]
2022–2023	The Lion Skin	Naeem Molaee	Jamshid Mahmoudi	Filmnet	Leading role; 24 episodes	[34]
2023	Vertigo	Kamran Zahedi	Behrang Tofighi	Namava	Recurring role	[35]
2024	Dariush	Dariush	Hadi Hejazifar	Filmnet	Leading role; 13 episodes	[36]
TBA	Untitled Homayoun As'adian project		Homayoun As'adian	Filmnet	Leading role	[37]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Director	Network	Notes	Ref(s)
2015	Window Shade		Hadi Hejazifar	IRIB TV3	TV series; also as writer	[38]
2017	Breath	Hamid	Jalil Saman	IRIB TV3	TV series; supporting role	[39]
	Get Together	Himself	Mehran Modiri	IRIB Nasim	TV program; 1 episode	[40]
2018	Khandevaneh	Himself	Rambod Javan	IRIB Nasim	TV program; 1 episode	[41]
2020	Doping	Hassan Asadi	Reza Maghsoudi	IRIB TV3	TV series; main role	[42]
	Hoard	Farhad	Jalil Saman	IRIB TV1	TV series; supporting role	[43]
2022	Seven	Himself	Mojtaba Amini	IRIB TV3	TV program; 1 episode	[44]
2023	Ashura	Mehdi Bakeri	Hadi Hejazifar	IRIB TV1	TV mini-series; also as writer	[45]

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	Ref(s)
Art of Revolution Awards	2022	Best Special Individual Achievement	The Situation of Mehdi	Won	[46]
Fajr Film Festival	2017	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Midday Adventures	Nominated	[47]
	2022	Best Screenplay	The Situation of Mehdi	Nominated	[48]
		Best Director		Nominated
		Best First Film		Won	[49]
Fajr Theater Festival	2015	Best Director – Morour of Iranian Theatre	The Visit	Won	[50]
Hafez Awards	2017	Best Actor – Motion Picture	Standing in the Dust	Nominated	[51]
	2018	Best Actor – Motion Picture	Lottery	Won	[52]
	2019	Best Actor – Television Series Drama	Forbidden	Nominated	[53]
	2020	Best Actor – Motion Picture	Midday Adventures: Trace of Blood	Nominated	[54]
	2023	Best Actor – Television Series Drama	The Lion Skin	Nominated	[55]
		Best Actor – Motion Picture	Atabai	Nominated	[56]
		Best Screenplay – Motion Picture		Nominated
		Best Director – Motion Picture	The Situation of Mehdi	Nominated
		Individual Achievement	Himself	Won	[57]
	2024	Best Actor – Motion Picture	Breakfast with Giraffes	Nominated	[58]
Iran Cinema Celebration	2016	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Standing in the Dust	Nominated	[59]
	2017	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Midday Adventures	Nominated	[60]
Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association	2016	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Standing in the Dust	Nominated	[61]
	2017	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Midday Adventures	Won	[62]
	2018	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Lottery	Nominated	[63]
	2022	Best Screenplay	Atabai	Won	[64]
		Best Actor in a Leading Role		Nominated	[65]
Malaysia International Film Festival	2019	Best Supporting Actor	Axing	Nominated
Resistance International Film Festival	2023	Best Director	The Situation of Mehdi	Won	[66]
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	[67]
	2022	Best Director	The Situation of Mehdi	Won	[68]
		Best Screenplay		Nominated
		Best Actor		Nominated