Reza Naji
Acting
Born: 1942-12-26 · Tabriz, Iran
Biography
Reza Naji is an Iranian actor and an iconic figure of Iranian cinema. Naji started his career in theater when he was a teenager. While serving in the Iranian army, he continued to perform in different roles. His first role in a film goes back to 1997 in Children of Heaven, which proved to be a breakthrough. For playing the role of Ali's father, director Majid Majidi was seeking an actor with an Azeri accent, and Naji was carefully selected from a group of 2,500 actors tested for the role. Since
🎬 Movies (30)
Red Shades
2025
Projectionist
2024
jalil's father
Winners
2023
Naser Khan
Crab
2023
Apache
2022
Texas 2
2019
Yavar
We Are All Together
2019
Newcastle
2019
The Maiden Tower
2019
Sly
2018
The Redtails
2018
Sperm Whale: Roya's Selection
2017
Bench Cinema
2016
Prison Guard
Sperm Whale
2015
Panah
Shiva
2014
Angels Come Together
2014
Angels Descend Together
2014
Mohammad Amir Naji
Ziba and I
2013
Autumn
2010
Yusuf (as Reza Naji)
Maman, Behrouz Hits Me!
2010
Mom! Behrouz Hit Me
2010
Wind Blows in the Meadow
2009
Parvaze Morghabiha
2009
The Song of Sparrows
2008
Karim
The Willow Tree
2005
Morteza
Kandaloos Gardens
2004
The Little Bird Boy
2002
Baran
2001
Memar
Birth of a Butterfly
2000
Children of Heaven
1997
Ali's Father
