Mohsen Tanabandeh

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Mohsen Tanabandeh (Persian: محسن تنابنده; born April 15, 1975) is an Iranian actor, director and screenwriter. In 2022, he won the Orizzonti Award for Best Actor at the 79th Venice International Film Festival for his performance in World War III (2022). He has received various accolades, including three Crystal Simorgh and four Hafez Awards.

Tanabandeh is famous for playing the role of Naghi Mamoli in the television series Paytakht (2011-2020). He was the creator and head writer of this series and won three Hafez Awards for his performance and screenplay.

Tanabandeh has studied acting at University of Art and Architecture. He began theater acting in 1992 and appeared in his first cinematic movie in 2001.^[1][2]

1995	Baby 1
1996	Tik Tok
1997	Windows XP
1998	Revenge of Fight The War
1999	Day One and Night One
2000	Baby
2001	Love
2002	Karaoğlan - Camoka's Revenge 2
2003	Tiny Snowflakes	Yes	No
2004	Day One
2005	How Much You Want to Cry?	No	Yes
	A Few Kilos of Dates For A Funeral	Yes	No
2006	Offside	Yes	No
2007	Catch Me If You Can	No	Yes
2008	A Time to Love	Yes	No
	A Petition for God	Yes	Yes
2009	M.A.T.
2010	Seven Minutes Until Autumn	Yes	Yes
	First Stone	Yes	No
	Saint Petersburg	Yes	No
2011	Indigences	Yes	No
2012	Karaoğlan - Baybora Son 2
2013	Karaoğlan
2014	Lamp 100	Yes	No
2015	Iran Burger	Yes	No
	Guinness	Yes	Yes
	Muhammad: The Messenger of God	Yes	No
2016	Night and Day
2017	Ferrari	Yes	No
2018	Rona, Azim's Mother	Yes	No
2019	Oath	No	Yes
2020	3 Puffs	Yes	No
	Killer Spider	Yes	No
2021	Once Upon a Time, Abadan	Yes	No
	A Hero	Yes	No
2022	World War III	Yes	No

2013–2014	King of Ear	Yes	No
2014–2015	Fool	Yes	No
2021	Mutual Friendship	No	No
2023	Set Me Free	Yes	No

2006	Life on the Condition of Laughter	No	Yes	No
2007	For Sogand's Sake	Yes	No	No
2008	SMS from Another World	No	Yes	No
	The Escort Officer	Yes	No	No
	Yalda Night's Watermelon	Yes	No	No
2009	Boys Aren't Born Soldiers	No	Yes	No
2010	Enclosure	No	Yes	No
2011	Capital	Yes	Yes	Yes
2012	Returned Check	No	Yes	No
2017	AlalBadal	Yes	Yes	Yes
2023	Homeland	Yes	No	No

Award	Year	Category	Nominated Work	Result
Asian Film Awards	2023	Best Actor	World War III	Nominated
Asia Pacific Screen Awards	2019	Best Performance by an Actor	Rona, Azim's Mother	Nominated
Australia International Film Festival	2019	Best Actor	Rona, Azim's Mother	Won
	2020	Best Director	Oath	Won
Diorama International Film Festival & Market	2019	Best Actor	Rona, Azim's Mother	Won
Fajr Film Festival	2008	Best Screenplay	A Petition for God	Nominated
		Best Actor in a Supporting Role	A Petition for God	Won
	2010	Best Actor in a Leading Role	First Stone and Seven Minutes Until Autumn	Won
	2011	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Indigences	Honorary Diploma
	2015	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Iran Burger	Nominated
	2017		Ferrari	Won
	2019	Best Screenplay	Oath	Nominated
	2021	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Once Upon a Time, Abadan	Nominated
Hafez Awards	2011	Best Actor – Motion Picture	Saint Petersburg	Nominated
	2014	Best Actor – Television Series Comedy	King of Ear and Capital 2	Won
		Best Screenplay – Television Series	Capital 2	Nominated
	2015	Best Actor – Motion Picture	Iran Burger	Nominated
		Best Actor – Television Series Comedy	Capital 3	Nominated
		Best Screenplay – Television Series	Capital 3	Won
	2018	Best Screenplay – Television Series	Capital 5	Won
		Best Actor – Television Series Comedy	Capital 5	Nominated
		Best Actor – Motion Picture	Ferrari	Nominated
	2020	Best Actor – Television Series Comedy	Capital 6	Won
		Best Screenplay – Television Series	Capital 6	Nominated
	2021	Best Actor – Motion Picture	A Hero	Nominated
	2023	Best Actor – Television Series Drama	Set Me Free	Nominated
		Best Actor – Motion Picture	3 Puffs	Nominated
Iran Cinema Celebration	2008	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	A Petition for God	Nominated
Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association	2008	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	A Petition for God	Nominated
	2010	Best Screenplay	Seven Minutes Until Autumn	Nominated
	2011	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Indigences	Nominated
	2017		Ferrari	Nominated
Jam-e-Jam Television Festival	2012	Best Actor	Capital 1	Won
Belgrade International Film Festival	2023	Best Actor	World War III	Won
Venice International Film Festival	2022	The Orizzonti Award for Best Actor	World War III	Won
Yas International Film Festival	2014	Best Actor	King of Ear	Won
Zurich Film Festival	2020	Best Director	Oath	Won