Mohsen Tanabandeh

• Name — Mohsen Tanabandeh • Born — 15 April 1975 • Birthplace — Damghan, Iran • Years Active — 1996–present • Occupation — * Actor • director • screenwriter • Spouse — Roshanak Golba (2021–present) • Children — 2

Mohsen Tanabandeh was born on 15 April 1975 in Tehran, Iran, though his father hails from Damghan. He has mentioned that his aunt is from Behshahr, Mazandaran Province, and he is fluent in the Mazanderani language. The second of seven siblings, with three brothers and three sisters, Tanabandeh grew up in a family that moved to Tehran and later Eslamshahr due to his father’s job. He completed his primary, middle, and high school education in Eslamshahr. A graduate in acting, Tanabandeh began his professional acting career in theater in 1995, performing in plays such as Bar-e Am and Jaryan-e Asabi, both written and directed by Hassan Varasteh.

Tanabandeh initially worked in theater before transitioning to film. In 2003, he debuted in cinema with a role in Tiny Snowflakes, directed by Alireza Amini. He gained recognition for his performance and screenplay in A Martyrdom for God (2005), winning the Fajr Film Festival’s Crystal Simorgh for Best Supporting Actor and receiving a nomination for Best Screenplay. He later won the Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor for his roles in Seven Minutes Until Autumn (2009) and Ferrari (2017) and earned an Honorary Diploma for Indigences (2010) at the Fajr Film Festival. Tanabandeh’s portrayal of Naghi Mamooli in Capital (2011–2025) became iconic, earning him widespread acclaim and three Hafez Awards for acting and screenwriting. He also played multiple roles with distinct makeup in the series Shahgoosh and portrayed an elderly woman in Fool. In Majid Majidi’s Muhammad: The Messenger of God (2015), he played Samuel, a Jewish character, delivering most of his dialogue in Hebrew. In 2021, Tanabandeh appeared in the critically acclaimed drama A Hero. The following year, he won the Best Actor award in the Horizons section of the 79th Venice International Film Festival for his performance in World War III. As a director, Tanabandeh debuted with the film Ginness (2015) and later directed Oath (2019). Beyond acting, he has worked extensively as a screenwriter and acting coach.

On 30 January 2026, Tanabandeh revealed that his cousin's son, Amirhossein Mohammadzadeh, who played for a youth football team, was killed in the 2025–2026 Iranian protests. Tanabandeh openly criticized the government saying: "I wish you had planned for his future as much as you have laws to punish young Iranians."

• Year — Title — Role — Actor — Screenwriter — Director — Platform • 2013–2014 — King of Ear — Ismael Zekavat / Esfandiyar Majbour / Haji Mohsen Talai — Davood Mirbagheri — Video CD • 2014–2015 — Fool — Houshang's Mother — Kamal Tabrizi • 2021 — Mutual Friendship — Himself — Shahab Hosseini — Namava • 2023 — Set Me Free — Hatam Nayeb Sorkhi — Shahram Shah Hosseini — Filimo • Buried Alive — Shahram Shah Hosseini

• Year — Title — Role — Actor — Screenwriter — Acting Coach — Director — Network • 2006 — Life on the Condition of Laughter — Mehdi Mazloumi — IRIB TV5 • 2007 — For Sogand's Sake — Ebi — Seyyed Rahim Hosseini • 2008 — SMS from Another World — Siroos Moghaddam — IRIB TV1 • The Escort Officer — Afshin — Saeed Soltani — IRIB TV5 • Yalda Night's Watermelon — Ghafar — Saeed Aghakhani • 2009 — Boys Aren't Born Soldiers — Shahed Ahmadlo • 2010 — Enclosure — Siroos Moghaddam — IRIB TV1 • 2011–present — Capital — Naghi Mamouli — Siroos Moghaddam — IRIB TV1 • 2012 — Returned Check — Siroos Moghaddam — IRIB TV1 • 2017 — AlalBadal — Aghasi — Siroos Moghaddam — IRIB TV1 • 2023 — Homeland — Morteza — Kamal Tabrizi — IRIB TV3

Mohsen Tanabandeh is recorded as television actor.