Pejman Bazeghi

Biography

Bazeghi was born on August 10, 1974 in Lahijan, Iran. He is the second child of a family of five, with an origin from the Northern part of Iran, Lahijan. During his childhood, due to his father’s job, he moved and lived in different cities which gave him a lot of experience for his future. After the Islamic revolution, when he was only four years old, his family moved to Rasht. During Iran’s war with Iraq because his father became one of the guardians to defend southern sea borders of Iran, his family moved to Boushehr. After the war and his family’s return to Tehran, Pejman got accepted in the University of Lahijan and moved there to continue his education in the field of Mining engineering. It was there he got interested in cinema and acting.

In 1994, he entered the central youth cinema of Gilan and acted in his first film called Eteraf, directed by Majid fahimkhah. After that, he acted in his first television series, Azhanse Doosti, for about two years, where he got the chance of working alongside Hossein Panahi. He became a more prominent actor in 2004 after starring in the film Duel, which won six awards at the 22nd Fajr International Film Festival .