Alireza Sanifar
Iranian actor (born 1972)
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Alireza Sanifar (Persian: علیرضا ثانیفر; born March 21, 1972) is an Iranian actor, screenwriter and director. He is best known for his performances in Blue Whale (2019), Ballad of a White Cow (2020), Cause of Death: Unknown (2023), and The Savage (2025).
BornMarch 21, 1972
Tehran, Iran
AlmamaterUniversity of Art
Occupations
- Actor
- screenwriter
- director
Yearsactive1985–present
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Sanifar at the 2020 Fajr Film Festival | |
| Born | March 21, 1972 Tehran, Iran |
| Alma mater | University of Art |
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| Years active | 1985–present |
Early life
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Ref(s) |
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| 1985 | Death of the Wolves | Jahangir Jahangiri | [3] | ||
| 2016 | Bridge of Sleep | Taxi agent | Oktay Baraheni | [4] | |
| When Did You See Sahar Last Time? | Yahya | Farzad Motamen | [5] | ||
| 2016 | Patient | Saber | Siavash Shahabi | Short film | [6] |
| 2017 | Conditional Release | Complaining worker | Hossein Shahabi | [7] | |
| 2018 | Dressage | Saeed | Pooya Badkoobeh | [8] | |
| Horn | Police | Ghasideh Golmakani | Short film | [9] | |
| 2019 | Blood of God | Morteza Ali Abbas Mirzaee | [10] | ||
| Tattoo | Doctor | Farhad Delaram | Short film | ||
| The Ashes | Aryan Golsoorat | Short film | |||
| Driving Lessons | Marzieh Riahi | Short film | |||
| They Will Come | Yaser | Alireza Esfandiarnezhad | Short film | ||
| Dissect | Siavash Shahabi | Short film | |||
| Labyrinth | Amir Hossein Torabi | [11] | |||
| Violet | Husband | Ghasideh Golmakani | Short film | ||
| 2020 | Fathers | Salem Salavati | [12] | ||
| The Rain Falls Where It Will | Majid Barzegar | [13] | |||
| Ballad of a White Cow | Reza | Maryam Moghaddam, Behtash Sanaeeha | [14] | ||
| Latyan | Mani | Ali Teymouri | [15] | ||
| 2021 | Barter | Saeed | Ziba Karamali | Short film | [16] |
| Last Lullaby in Tehran | Behzad | Mohammad Vahdani | Short film | [17] | |
| 2022 | Passerby | Hamid | Mohammad Ali Entezarian | Short film | [18] |
| Teal | Arman Khansarian | Short film | [19] | ||
| 2023 | Polaroide | Sara Sa'adatmand | Short film | [20] | |
| Cause of Death: Unknown | Naser | Ali Zarnegar | [21] | ||
| There Is No Friend's House | Sedaghat | Abbas Taheri | Short film | [22] | |
| 2024 | When You Were Not Here | Kaveh Sajjadi Hosseini | [23] | ||
| Alone Together | Omid Mirzaee | Short film | [24] | ||
| 2025 | Rainbow's Tale | Saleh Alavizadeh | Short film | [25] | |
| The Third Dream | The Doctor | Mohammad Hossein Nikzad | Short film | [26] |
Web
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Platform | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Blue Whale | Dr. Zamani | Fereydoun Jeyrani | Filimo | Supporting role | |
| 2021 | Them | Saeed | Mehdi Aghajani | Filmnet | Main role; miniseries, 1 episode | |
| 2021–2022 | The Professional | Kamran | Mostafa Taghizadeh | Namava | Main role | [27] |
| 2022 | Lily's Turn | Rouhollah Hejazi | Namava | Supporting role | [28] | |
| 2023–2024 | Accomplice | Hamid | Maziar Miri | Namava | Main role; miniseries | [29] |
| 2025 | The Savage | Movahedi | Houman Seyyedi | Filmnet | Main role | [30] |
| 2026 | Polka Dot | Faramarz | Ebrahim Irajzad | Sheyda | Main role |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hafez Awards | 2025 | Best Actor – Motion Picture | Cause of Death: Unknown | Nominated | [31] |
| Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association | 2025 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Cause of Death: Unknown | Honorary Diploma | [32] |