Role Actor Years active 1997–present Height 1.8 m | Website Official website Parents Fakhreddin Hosseini Name Shahab Hosseini | |
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Full Name Seyed Shahabedin Hosseini Spouse Parichehr Ghanbari (m. 1996) Children Amir Ali Hosseini, Mohammad Amin Hosseini Movies and TV shows Similar People Taraneh Alidoosti, Hamid Goudarzi, Niki Karimi, Mehran Modiri, Mohammad Reza Golzar |
Prix d'interprétation masculine : Shahab Hosseini - Cannes 2016 - CANAL+
Shahab Hosseini-best actor award at Cannes-شهاب حسيني جايزه بهترين بازيگر كن
Shahab Hosseini (Persian: شهاب حسینی, born 3 February 1974 in tehran) is an Iranian actor and director. A popular actor in Iran, internationally he is known for collaborations with Iranian writer and director Asghar Farhadi in About Elly (2008), A Separation (2011), and The Salesman (2016). He has won the Silver Bear for Best Actor for A Separation together with the male cast in 61st Berlin International Film Festival, and the Best Actor Award in 2016 Cannes Film Festival for his role in The Salesman. Shahab Hosseini for the first time won Crystal Simorgh for Superstar movie in (2009) year. In 2013, he made his movie directing debut.
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- Prix dinterprtation masculine Shahab Hosseini Cannes 2016 CANAL
- Shahab Hosseini best actor award at Cannes
- Early life
- Personal life
- TV executive
- Music
- References

Early life

Shahab Hosseini was born on 3 February 1974 in Shiraz. He earned his high school diploma in Biology. Once a psychology student at the University of Tehran, he dropped out to emigrate to Canada. Instead, he ended up as a radio host in Iran. This was followed by hosting a TV show for the youth audience and some small acting roles in a few TV series. Hosseini cinematic debut was in Rokhsareh 2002, His serious career took off with his performance in Tahmineh Milani movie The Fifth Reaction. On June 2011, he announced that he would be taking a break but would return to cinema in 2013.
Personal life

Shahab Hosseini married Parichehr Ghanbari in 1996. They have two sons, Mohammad Amin, born on 3 February 2004 and Amir Ali, born on 11 August 2011.
TV executive
Music

