Homayoun Ershadi
Acting
1947-03-26 · Isfahan, Iran
Homayoun Ershadi, sometimes spelled Homayon Ershadi (May 26th, 1947 - November 11th, 2025), was an Iranian actor. Ershadi was born in Isfahan, Iran, in 1947. He studied architecture in Italy and worked in that field. Acclaimed Iranian New Wave director Abbas Kiarostami chose him to play the leading role in Taste of Cherry. A non-professional actor, who started acting in his middle age, he has had immediate success in both cinema and television, with his expressionless, relaxed face and monotonous voice often giving his characters an intellectual personality. Most recently, he can be seen in the movie The Kite Runner, playing the role of Baba. He is one of the few Iran-based Iranian actors who are permitted to act in Western movies. He currently resides in Karaj, Iran.
Filmography
Mahoor
2025 · Movie
Sky Blue
2024 · Movie
Nilgoon
2024 · Movie
Schemer
2023 · Series
Resembling Madness
2023 · Movie
Fragrant
2023 · Movie
The Sixth Day
2022 · Movie
Laleh
2022 · Movie
The Town
2022 · Movie
Mahan
2022 · Movie
Revision Sentence
2021 · Movie
A Bumpy Story
2021 · Movie
No Choice
2020 · Movie
Blue Like the Sky
2019 · Movie
Cypress Under Water
2018 · Movie
Hattrick
2018 · Movie
Waiting for Kiarostami
2017 · Movie
Mohey
2017 · Movie
Lina
2017 · Movie
Italy Italy
2017 · Movie
Dead End of Trust
2017 · Movie
Calm Breaths
2017 · Movie
The Last Inhabitant
2016 · Movie
Ali and Nino
2016 · Movie
The Little Black Fish
2015 · Movie
Utopia
2015 · Movie
Inadvertent
2014 · Movie
A Most Wanted Man
2014 · Movie
Apparition
2014 · Movie
A 5 Star
2014 · Movie
The Sinners
2013 · Movie
Good to Be Back
2013 · Movie
Zero Dark Thirty
2012 · Movie
A Simple Love Story
2012 · Movie
Facing Mirrors
2012 · Movie
Bi Khodahafezi
2012 · Movie
The Queen
2012 · Movie
Cheque
2012 · Movie
Orange Suit
2012 · Movie
Ta Soraya
2011 · Series
Principles
2011 · Movie
The Turned World
2011 · Movie
Beloved Sky
2011 · Movie
Life with Closed Eyes
2010 · Movie
Aal
2010 · Movie
Agora
2009 · Movie
Shirin
2009 · Movie
The Kite Runner
2007 · Movie
From Afar
2006 · Movie
Havana File
2006 · Movie
The Wet Dream
2006 · Movie
Portrait of a Lady Far Away
2005 · Movie
Somewhere Else
2003 · Movie
The Fifth Reaction
2003 · Movie
Disturbant
2002 · Movie
Kiarostami in Close up
2000 · Movie
The Pear Tree
1998 · Movie
Taste of Cherry
1997 · Movie
Kakadu
1995 · Movie
Shamsolemareh
Series
The Sea and the Flying Fish
Movie