Soroush Sehhat

• Name — Soroush Sehat • Native Name — سروش صحت • Born — 29 November 1965 • Birthplace — Isfahan, Iran • Occupation — * Director • screenwriter • actor • Years Active — 1997–present • Spouse — Sara Salar • Children — 1

Soroush Sehat was born on 29 November 1965 in Nain. He lived in Isfahan until 1984 and moved to Tehran after being accepted into the University of Tehran. He holds an associate degree in radiology, a bachelor’s degree in applied chemistry from Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, and a master’s degree in marine pollution and environmental protection. He is the half-brother, through his mother, of Khashayar Movahedian, a film editor. Sehat entered the arts in 1998 through Mehran Modiri’s comedic television program Corpus of 77, where he gained recognition. During this program, he began writing alongside acting. He made his cinematic acting debut in 1999 with the film Sharareh, directed by Siamak Shayeghi. His wife, Sara Salar, is the author of the novel Probably Lost, which won the Houshang Golshiri Award.

One of the distinctive features that sets Soroush Sehat apart as a director in Iran is his creation of an interconnected fictional universe. This universe began with the television series Doctors' Building and took its first step toward cohesion with the series Pejman. Subsequently, the series The Graduates incorporated characters from Shamdooni, further expanding this fictional world. The universe was later enriched with cameo appearances of characters in the series How Many Springs Do We Have in a Lifetime?, and it continues to evolve.

Soroush Sehat has documented his experiences with various taxi drivers and passengers in the book Taxi Ride, comprising 121 short stories. These stories, grounded in real-life encounters, feature a diverse range of characters and cover topics such as earthquakes, marital disputes, suicide, love, and more. The narratives vary between humorous and deeply poignant tones.

Sehhat boycotted the Fajr International Film Festival in response to the government's crackdown of the 2025–2026 Iranian protests.

• Year — Title — Role — Director — Platform — Notes — Ref(s) references • 2011–2021 — Iranian Dinner — Himself — Bijan Beirang, Soroush Sehhat — Filimo, Namava • 2021 — Mutual Friendship — Himself — Shahab Hosseini — Namava — Talk show; 1 episode • His Majesty — Arash Lozani — Hamed Mohammadi — Filimo • Once Upon a Time in Iran — Akhavan — Tina Pakravan — Namava • 2023 — You Only Go Around Once — – — Soroush Sehhat — Filimo, Namava — Also as writer • 2024 — Viper of Tehran — Colonel Navazi — Saman Moghaddam — Filmnet • 2024–2025 — The Present — Himself — Mohammad Reza Rezaeean — Filimo — Talk show; the host • Untitled Soroush Sehhat project — – — Soroush Sehhat — Also as writer

• Year — Title — Role — Director — Network — Notes — Ref(s) references • 2007–2008 — Tattersall — – — Soroush Sehhat — IRIB TV3 — TV series, also as writer • 2008 — Play — Kamran — Soroush Sehhat — IRIB TV3 — TV film • 2011 — Doctors' Building — – — Soroush Sehhat — IRIB TV3 — TV series, also as writer • 2013 — Pejman — – — Soroush Sehhat — IRIB TV3 — TV series, also as writer • 2015 — Pelargonium — – — Soroush Sehhat — IRIB TV3 — TV series, also as writer • 2016–2019 — Bachelors — – — Soroush Sehhat — IRIB TV3 — TV series, also as writer

Soroush Sehhat was born on 29 November 1965 in Isfahan. Sehhat held the nationality of Iran. Sehhat was educated at University of Isfahan. Sehhat worked as actor, film director, screenwriter and writer, and the authority record catalogues a further 2 occupations under the same name, among them television actor and television director. Sehhat worked in Persian.

Sehhat worked for the screen, as film director and screenwriter. 8 films survive in the institutional catalogues, spanning 2019 to 2024. Among them are Char Khooneh, Iranian Dinner, Doctors' Building, Pejman, Bachelors and Dance with Me (2019). The whole run is set out in the catalogue below.

• Year — Title — Role — Director — Notes — Ref(s) references • 2004 — The Loser — Ghasem Jafari • 2012 — I Feel Sleepy — Mr. Sarafraz — Reza Attaran • 2013 — Bending the Rules — Shahrzad's uncle — Behnam Behzadi • 2014 — Towards Freedom — Mehrshad Karkhani • 2019 — Murphy's Law — Farrokh's boss — Rambod Javan • We Are All Together — Iraj — Kamal Tabrizi • Dance with Me — – — Soroush Sehhat — Also as writer • 2021 — Punch Drunk — Morteza Mojaver — Adel Tabrizi • 2024 — Breakfast with Giraffes — – — Soroush Sehhat — Also as writer • Bodiless — Behrouz — Morteza Alizadeh • 2025 — The House of Ghosts — Kiarash Asadizadeh — Completed in 2020 • Swimming Pool — Soroush Sehhat — Also as writer