Ashkan Khatibi
Iranian actor and singer-songwriter (born 1979)
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Ashkan Khatibi (Persian: اشکان خطیبی; born October 11, 1979) is an Iranian actor, singer-songwriter and director. He is best known for his portrayal of Shirzad Malek in Once Upon a Time in Iran (2021–2022). Khatibi earned an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association nomination for his performance in Bench Cinema (2016).
BornOctober 11, 1979
Tehran, Iran
AlmamaterAzad University (BA)
Occupations
- Actor
- singer-songwriter
- director
- presenter
- translator
- playwright
- producer
- costume designer
Yearsactive1998–present
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| Born | October 11, 1979 Tehran, Iran |
| Alma mater | Azad University (BA) |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
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| Origin | Tehran, Iran |
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| Website | Official website |
Early life
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Ref(s) |
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| 2005 | So Close, So Far | Saman Alem | Reza Mirkarimi | [8] | |
| 2008 | Shoot the Target | Mohammad Katiraee | [9] | ||
| 2011 | Final Whistle | Mazdak | Niki Karimi | [10] | |
| Horses Are Noble Animals | The young man | Abdolreza Kahani | [11] | ||
| 2013 | Bending the Rules | Amir | Behnam Behzadi | [12] | |
| 2014 | Lady | Khosrow | Tina Pakravan | [13] | |
| 2015 | A Good Dinner | Mehdi Mazloumi | Direct-to-video | [14] | |
| Dohol Song | Mehrdad Motavali | Direct-to-video | [15] | ||
| 2016 | Bench Cinema | Saba | Mohammad Rahmanian | [16] | |
| Soft Voice | Taxi driver | Afshin Hashemi | [17] | ||
| 2017 | Negar | The gun-seller | Rambod Javan | [18] | |
| 2018 | The Last Fiction | Fereydun (voice) | Ashkan Rahgozar | Animation | [19] |
| 2021 | Dear Enemy | Soheil Danesh Eshraghi | Short film; unreleased, also as producer | [20] |
Web
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Platform | Notes | Ref(s) |
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| 2013 | Iranian Dinner | Himself | Bijan Birang | Filimo | Reality show | [21] |
| 2021–2022 | Once Upon a Time in Iran | Shirzad Malek | Tina Pakravan | Namava | Main role | [22] |
| 2022 | Party | Himself | Iraj Tahmasb | Filimo, Namava | Talk show; guest appearance, 1 episode | [23] |
| 2023 | Touch-Move | Himself | Omid Sohrabi | Namava | Reality show; host, 12 episodes | [24] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Network | Notes | Ref(s) |
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| 2002 | Rebellious Era | Kamal Tabrizi | IRIB TV5 | TV series; supporting role | [25] | |
| A Time for Ashes | Hamid Bahmani | IRIB TV1 | TV series; main role | [26] | ||
| 2003 | This Isn't the Way | Reza Mihandoost | IRIB TV3 | TV series; main role | [27] | |
| 2004 | If My Father Was Alive | Farokh Sikaroudi | Homayoun As'adian | IRIB TV1 | TV series; main role | [28] |
| City Lights | Masoud Keramati | IRIB TV2 | TV series; main role | [29] | ||
| 2006 | The Last Sin | Hossein Soheilizadeh | IRIB TV2 | TV series; main role | [30] | |
| 2007 | Out of Death | Arash | Ghasem Jafari | IRIB TV1 | TV series; main role | [31] |
| 2008 | Tropical Flowers | Mohammad Mehdi Asgarpour | IRIB TV1 | TV series; main role | [32] | |
| A Fistful of Eagle Feathers | Asghar Hashemi | IRIB TV2 | TV series; main role | [33] | ||
| 2010 | In the Strand of Zayandeh Rud | Mehran Sarang | Hassan Fathi | IRIB TV1 | TV series; main role | [34] |
| 2012 | A Share for a Friend | Masoud Atyabi | IRIB TV2 | TV series; main role | [35] | |
| Leaning On the Wind | Mehdi Torabnezhad | Mahmoud Moazami | IRIB TV5 | TV series; main role | [36] | |
| 2013 | Tehran, Block 1 | Mehdi Mazloumi | IRIB TV5 | TV series; main role | [37] | |
| Relatively Bad Guys | Homayoun | Sirous Moghaddam | IRIB TV1 | TV series; main role | [38] |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref(s) |
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| Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association | 2016 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Bench Cinema | Nominated | [39] |