Mehrdad Ziaei ( مهرداد ضیایی ) is an Iranian actor and accomplished academic with over six books published that discuss the Pahlavi period of Persian dramatic texts. He studied Natural Resources with Communications and Journalism in Tehran before he became the head researcher, author and editor of the Great Islamic World Encyclopedia of Persian Language and Activities. Ziaei is most often writing scholarly articles in the field of literature, film, and television. He entered the theatre as a pro
...fessional actor in 1990 before he made an imprint on Iran's film and television industry in 1993. It wasn't until much later that his film acting work was recognised, mainly for his appearances in 'A Respectable Family' (2012) and 'Third Floor' (2010) and 'Be Range Arghavan' (2010).Mehrdad Ziaei has been a Actor in some movies:
The Lizard is about that Satirical commentary on clergymen in post-revolutionary Iran. While in prison, petty criminal Reza (Parviz Parastui) comes across a clergyman, sparking a plan for escape. Reza dons his new acquaintance's clerical robes and makes a bid for freedom. He soon learns that being a clergyman brings little respect from the public. Reza travels to the outlying villages, from where he plots to escape the country. However, his plans must be put on hold when the villagers accept him into their community and expect him to perform religious duties. Will Reza's prison break transform him into an unlikely pillar of the community? In this film Mehrdad Ziaei collaborates with Mehran Rajabi, Parviz Parastui, Rana Azadivar, Shahrokh Foroutanian, Farideh Sepah Mansour, Maedeh Tahmasebi, Bahram Ebrahimi, Soheila Razavi, Sepehr Rezanoor, Kamal Tabrizi, Manouchehr Mohammadi, Farhad Vilkiji, Mohammad Reza Aligholi, Hossein Zandbaf, Peyman Ghasemkhani, Hamid Khozooei Abyaneh, Majid Eskandari, Mahmoud Samakbashi, Mohsen Roshan, Hossein Abedini, Naghi Seif Jamali, Sirus Hemati, Majid Khamseh.
When We're All Asleep is about that Chakameh who has lost both her husband and child in a car accident meets someone who recently been released from prison. While she is under pressure from the lawyers to compromise with the arrested driver, the guy told her his story of his arrest. In this film Mehrdad Ziaei collaborates with Shaghayegh Farahani, Sahar Dolatshahi, Hossein Moheb Ahari, Majid Mozaffari, Mozhdeh Shamsai, Bahram Beyzai, Hedayat Hashemi, Iraj Raminfar, Sirus Taslimi, Asghar Rafiejam, Mohammad Reza Darvishi, Saeed Malekan, Sepideh Abdolvahab, Mohammad Rezaei Rad, Hesam Navab Safavi, Hossein Abolsedgh, Alireza Jalalitabar, Mahmoud Samakbashi, Atoosa Ghalamfarsaei, Amir Kaveh Ahaninjan, Reza Deylami, Mirtaher Mazloumi, Mehdi Tarokh, Ali Zare.
The Foster Child is about that New Year Eve... There are some families, some mothers and fathers, some children and some old wounds to be opened up... In this film Mehrdad Ziaei collaborates with Shabnam Gholikhani, Shamsi Fazlollahi, Fariba Kowsari, Hamidreza Pegah, Behrooz Shoeibi, Reza Radmanesh, Farshad Mohammadi, Vahid Nikkhah Azad, Hossein Bashash, Negar Nikkhah Azad, Niloufar Mahmoudi, Solmaz Hesari, Hamid Molavi, Alireza Mozaffari, Arshia Sadeghi, Erfaneh Saray Sorour, Kimia Hosseini, Danial Kouhestani, Navid Nikkhad Azad, Afsaneh Samadzadeh.
Among the Clouds is about that Malek is a young luggage carrier who works at the Iran-Iraq border. One day, due to strange circumstances he meets Nora, a beautiful but mysterious woman from Iraq. As Malek's affection develops for Nora, he discovers that the girl is involved in some illegal activities, which includes smuggling people across the border. In order to gain her trust, Malek starts to help her, putting himself in serious danger, and embarking on a journey that will bring him straight to the doorstep of adulthood. 'Among the Clouds' is a touching film about first love and the naivety that comes with it. In this film Mehrdad Ziaei collaborates with Elnaz Shakerdoost, Younes Ghazali, Saeed Saadi, Rouhollah Hejazi, Mohammad Reza Gohari, Farshad Mohammadi, Sepideh Abdolvahab, Mehrdad Mirkiani, Ali Samadpour, Behzad Kazzazi, Amir Safiri, Hossein Bashash, Navid Mohammadzadeh, Malek Seraj, Mohammad Foghani, Farid Kashkouli, Bahman Ayugh.
The Book of Law is about that Engineer Rahman Tavana, a government employee, falls in love with a Christian girl, Juliet Khamse, while working in an international mission. She converts to Islam, changes her name to Ameneh, and moves to Iran with Rahman. Once in Iran she finds that she cannot accept what she sees as contradictions between the actions of Iranian Muslims, including her husband and his family, and the teachings of the Qu'ran. In this film Mehrdad Ziaei collaborates with Negar Javaherian, Parviz Parastui, Vishka Asayesh, Nayereh Farahani, Farideh Sepah Mansour, Davood Fathali Beigi, Maziar Miri, Mohammad Reza Aligholi, Yadollah Najafi, Shapoor Pooramin, Fariba Jedikar, Ali Tabrizi, Roshanak Ajamian, Shiva Rashidian, Mohsen Ali Akbari, Mohammadreza Mouyini, Darine Hamze, Mohammad Rahmanian, Soodabe Khosravi.
One for All is about that It tells the story of the residents of an apartment who find problems due to the conflict of their views. In this film Mehrdad Ziaei collaborates with Akbar Abdi, Akram Mohammadi, Niousha Zeighami, Mehran Ahmadi, Majid Moshiri, Maryam Kaviani, Abdollah Eskandari, Davood Amiri, Kaveh Imani, Yahya Sepehri Shakib, Hossein Abolsedgh, Reza Ashtiani, Felor Nazari, Shahram Abdoli, Farhad Arjmandi, Hojjat Ashtari, Mohammad Shiri, Mirtaher Mazloumi, Akbar Esfahani, Hila Ekrani, Ashkan Eshtiagh, Mohammad Barsouziyan, Mohammad Ahangarani, Siavash Kheirabi, Farzaneh Tafreshi.
Walking on String is about that The dream of a young underground music band is to have a concert abroad. They prepare everything and intend to leave the country legally but some problems force them to do it illegally. Now things do not go as expected. In this film Mehrdad Ziaei collaborates with Ahmad Mehranfar, Maryam Boubani, Hamed Komeili, Andisheh Fooladvand, Ahmadreza Motamedi, Saeed Saadi, Houman Barghnavard, Amir Karimi, Majid Entezami, Masoud Sekhavatdoost, Alireza Ostadi, Mehdi Saadi, Hossein Roohparvar, Soudabeh Saidnia, Ali Bahramifar, Mohammad Sheibani, Rasool Najafian.
Other films are:
The Third Floor, Unexpected, The Last Plan, A True Report, The Way to Love, Exhale, Dash Akol, Rebuke, Tenth Night, Paris to Paris, Conspiracy, Single Imprisonment, Jesus, the Son of Mary, HIPOWER, A Respected Family, In the Name of Father, Virtual Reality, The Great Yawn, Horam, Nightmare, Eyewitness, Morteza, Dar Falagh Bood
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