Bahram Afshari

Afshari has received various accolades, including two Hafez Awards, in addition to nominations for two Iran Cinema Celebration Awards and an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Award.

• Name — Bahram Afshari • Born — 27 May 1987 • Birthplace — Hamadan, Iran • Education — Azad University (BFA) • Occupation — * Actor • director • playwright • Years Active — 2003–present Bahram Afshari (born May 27, 1987) is an Iranian actor and director. He is best known for his role as Behtash Fariba in Capital (2013–present). His directorial debut film, Seventy Thirty (2024) became the highest-grossing film of all time in Iran, and he also starred in Fossil (2023), the second highest-grossing film. Afshari has received various accolades, including two Hafez Awards, in addition to nominations for two Iran Cinema Celebration Awards and an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Award.

Bahram Afshari was born on 27 May 1987 in Hamedan, Iran. His parents separated during his childhood, and he has spoken about this experience, stating: My mother left me and my father when I I was two years old. My father later fell ill, and I spent much of my childhood in hospitals, caring for him. From a young age, Afshari was passionate about acting and performed in theater productions in Hamedan. At the age of 22, he moved to Tehran to pursue his career, studying acting professionally under Hamid Samandarian. He subsequently began working in theater. Afshari graduated with a degree in manufacturing and production from a vocational school and later earned a bachelor's degree in acting from Islamic Azad University, Tehran.

Haghighat Doost boycotted the Fajr International Film Festival in light of the 2025–2026 Iranian protests.

• Year — Title — Role — Director — Platform — Notes — Ref(s) references • 2019–2020 — The Heart — Farab Sohrabpour — Manouchehr Hadi — Filimo — Supporting role • 2020 — Mutual Friendship — Himself — Shahab Hosseini — Namava — Talk show; 1 episode • 2021 — Red Square — Payam Makin — Ebrahim Ebrahimian — Filimo — Main role; 9 episodes • 2022 — The Secret of Survival — Rahim Timsar — Saeed Aghakhani — Filmnet — Main role; 17 episodes • Party — Himself — Iraj Tahmasb — Namava — Guest appearance; 1 episode

• Year — Title — Role — Director — Network — Notes — Ref(s) references • 2013–present — Capital — Shirafkan Fariba / Behtash Fariba — Sirous Moghaddam — IRIB TV1 — Main role; 35 episodes • 2017 — AlalBadal — Hormoz — Sirous Moghaddam — IRIB TV1 — Main role; 14 episodes • 2019 — Special Condition — Manouchehr Shane'Besar — Vahid Amirkhani — IRIB TV3 — Main role; 18 episodes

• Year — Title — Playwright — Director — Stage — Notes — Ref(s) references • 2015, 2018 — Hedgehog — Bahram Afshari — Bahram Afshari — Iranian Artists Forum, Baran Theatre, Iranshahr Theater — Also as actor • 2022, 2024, 2025 — Who Killed the Hedgehog? — Bahram Afshari — Bahram Afshari — Shahrzad Theater Complex, Yazd Central Hall — Also as actor • 2024–2025 — 300 — Mohammad Rahmanian — Sohrab Pournazeri — Sa'dabad Complex — As actor