- Homayoun Ershadi
Infobox actor
imagesize = 150px
birthdate =1947
birthplace =Isfahan ,Iran Homayoun Ershadi (sometimes spelled Homayon Ershadi), PerB| همایون ارشادی , is an
Iran ianactor .Ershadi was born in
Isfahan ,Iran in1947 . He studiedarchitecture inItaly and worked in that field. AcclaimedIranian New Wave directorAbbas Kiarostami chose him to play the leading role in "Taste of Cherry ". A non-professional actor, who started acting in his middle age, he has had immediate succees in both cinema and television, with his expressionless, relaxed face and monotonous voice often giving his characters an intellectual personality.Most recently he can be seen in the movie The Kite Runner, playing the role of Baba.
Filmography
* "Ta'm-e gilas (
Taste of Cherry )", 1997
* "Derakht-e golabi (The Pear Tree)", 1998
* "Mozahem (Disturbant)", 2002
* "Sima-ye zani dar doordast (Portrait of a Lady Far Away)", 2005
* "Rang-e doost (Color of Friend)", 2006
* "The Kite Runner", 2007, featuring him as Baba [ cite web |url= http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/31/movies/31fren.html?pagewanted=2&ei=5088&en=ad87d27aa2736916&ex=1325221200&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss |title= Where to Shoot an Epic About Afghanistan? China, Where Else? |accessdate=2007-02-15 |author= French, Howard W. |authorlink= Howard French |date= 31 December, 2006 |year= 2006 |month= December |publisher=New York Times |pages= (p. 2)|language= English]
* "Agora , 2009 [cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1186830/|publisher=IMDB|title=Agora|accessdate=2008-08-21]References
External links
*imdb name|0259831|Homayon Ershadi
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