Acting
Community Rating
5.2
TMDB estimate
Born
March 26, 1947
Died
November 11, 2025 (age 78)
Born in
Isfahan, Iran
Homayoun Ershadi (sometimes spelled Homayon Ershadi), 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 few Iran-based Iranian actors that are permitted to act in Western movies. He currently resides in Karaj, Iran.

Shamsolemareh
TBA
Sky Blue
2024

Nilgoon
2024

Schemer
2023

Resembling Madness
2023

Fragrant
2023

The Sixth Day
2022

Laleh
as Mr. Shahin
2022

The Town
2022

Mahan
2022

Revision Sentence
2021

A Bumpy Story
as Dad / Judge
2021

No Choice
as head of the hospital
2020

Blue Like the Sky
as Narrator
2019

Cypress Under Water
2018

Hattrick
2018

Waiting for Kiarostami
as Koroush Sinaki
2017

Mohey
2017

Lina
as Father
2017

Italy Italy
as Himself
2017