Shahab Hosseini

Shahab Hosseini is an Iranian actor who started out as a radio host before moving into television and film. Born in Tehran in 1974, he hosted the youth TV program Oxygen and had small roles in series, first in After Rain (Pas Az Baran). His cinema debut came with Rokhsareh (2002), acting alongside Mitra Hajjar. He gained notice in Tahmineh Milani's The Fifth Reaction (2003) and Superstar (2009), winning the Crystal Simorgh at Tehran's 27th Fajr International Film Festival for his role as Kourosh in the latter. Two years later he earned the Fajr Film Festival's Diploma of Honor and the Silver Bear Award at the Berlin International Film Festival for playing Hodjat in Asghar Farhadi's A Separation (2011). He also received honors from Iran's House of Cinema, including Best Actor in a Lead Role for Darbareye Elly (2009).