Mirsaeed Molavian

Mirsaeed Molavian Khelejaninezhad (Persian: میرسعید مولویان خلجانی نژاد; born June 27, 1989) is an Iranian actor. He gained recognition after portraying Reza Fakhar in the romance historical drama Once Upon a Time in Iran (2021–2022). Molavian earned a Crystal Simorgh nomination, a Hafez Award nomination and an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Award nomination for his performance as a gambler in the 2020 drama film Tooman.

Mirsaeed Molavian
Molavian at the 2025 Fajr Film Festival
Born	Mirsaeed Molavian Khelejaninezhad (1989-06-27) June 27, 1989 (age 36) Tabriz, East Azerbaijan, Iran
Nationality	Iranian
Alma mater	University College of Nabi Akram (MFA)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2000–present
Spouse	Shiva (m.)

Early life

Mirsaeed Molavian Khelejaninezhad was born on June 27, 1989, in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan, Iran.^[1][2][3][4]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes	Ref(s)
2017	Cafe Ka		Hadi Amini	Short film	[5]
2020	Tooman	Davood	Morteza Farshbaf		[6]
2021	Faranak	Driver	Mehrnoush Alia	Short film	[7]
2023	The Orange Forest	Ali Baharian	Arman Khansarian		[8]
	Achilles	Farid	Farhad Delaram		[9]
	Ropewalker Memories	The Son	Hamed Rajabi		[10]
2025	Guardian of the Field	Ayhan	Mohammad Reza Kheradmandan		[11]

Web

Year	Title	Role	Director	Platform	Notes	Ref(s)
2021–2022	Once Upon a Time in Iran	Reza Fakhar	Tina Pakravan	Namava	Main role; 17 episodes	[12]
2025	Aban	Amir Parto	Reza Dadooi	Sheyda	Main role	[13]
TBA	Blow by Blow		Parviz Shahbazi	Sheyda	Main role	[14]

Theatre

Year	Title	Playwright	Director	Stage	Ref(s)
2014, 2017–2018	A Life in the Theatre	David Mamet	Mohammad Berahmani	Iranian Artists Forum, Shahrzad Theater Complex, Tehran Independent Theater	[15]
2017	Suggestion	Mohammad Madhvar, Rashad Moeini	Rashad Moeini	City Theater of Tabriz	[16]
2019	Curse of the Starving Class	Sam Shepard	Ashkan Khatibi	Iranshahr Theatre	[17]

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)
Fajr Film Festival	2020	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Tooman	Nominated	[18]
	2023		The Orange Forest	Nominated	[19]
	2025	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Guardian of the Field	Nominated	[20]
Hafez Awards	2021	Best Actor – Motion Picture	Tooman	Nominated	[21]
	2024		The Orange Forest	Nominated	[22]
Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association	2022	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Tooman	Nominated	[23]
University Theater Festival	2014	Best Play – Stage Competition	I Am Narrating Hamlet	Nominated	[24]
		Best Director– Stage Competition		Nominated