Ali Mosaffa
Acting • Born 1966-12-01
Biography
Ali Mosaffa (علی مصفا) was born in Tehran, Iran. His father, Mozaher Mosaffa is a renowned Persian poet and professor of Persian literature at the University of Tehran (UT). Mosaffa mother, Amir Banoo Karimi is also a leading scholar and professor of Persian literature at the University of Tehran (UT) and the eldest daughter of the legendary Persian poet, Amiri Firuzkuhi. As a child, Ali Mosaffa discovered his interest in story writing and english, contributing to his fluency in the language. He is a graduate of Civil Engineering from the University of Tehran (UT) where he showed an interest in acting; making his debut in the 1991 film, Omid. Mosaffa went on to win the prize for best male actor the following year at the Fajr International Film Festival for his role in Darius Mehrjui's film, Pari. Mosaffa met his future wife, Iranian actress Leila Hatami on the set of Dariush Mehrjui's 1996 film, Leila. The two married in 1999 and have two children, a son named Mani (born February 2007) and a daughter named Asal (born October 2008). Ali Mosaffa is also known for The Mix, Pari, The Tower of Minoo, The Last Step, Beloved Sky, There Are Things You Don't Know, The Past, What's the Time in Your World, Death of the Fish, Duet.
Filmography
56 credits
Gazelle
Movie • 2023
Kiani
The Past
Movie • 2013
Ahmad
The Last Step
Movie • 2012
Koshrow
A Minor
Movie • 2022
Pari
Movie • 1995
Dadashi
Mehrjui: The Forty-Year Report
Movie • 2016
Self
Absence
Movie • 2023
Rouzbeh
Leila
Movie • 1999
Reza, the Husband
You Only Go Around Once
Movie • 2023
Shahin Rabbani
What's the Time In Your World?
Movie • 2015
Farhad
Accomplice
Movie • 2023
Won't You Cry?
Movie • 2022
Playing with Stars
Movie • 2021
The Locust
Movie • 2022
Ghost of Hanieh's Father
There Are Things You Don't Know
Movie • 2010
Dead of Night
Movie • 2025
Farhad
Hell, Purgatory, Paradise
Movie
Inversion
Movie • 2016
Farhad
Beloved Sky
Movie • 2011
Dr. Shayan
The Party
Movie • 2000
Amin Haghi
Death of the Fish
Movie • 2016
Duet
Movie • 2020
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Pig
Movie • 2018
Sohrab Saidi - The Rival
Searing Summer
Movie • 2017
Tale of the Sea
Movie • 2018
Orange Days
Movie • 2019
Majid
A Bigger Game
Movie • 2018
Doctor
My Boats
Movie • 2005
A Man without a Shadow
Movie • 2019
My Second Year in College
Movie • 2019
Dressage
Movie • 2019
Somewhere Else
Movie • 2003
Who Killed Amir?
Movie • 2006
Amir
Dance With Me
Movie • 2019
Jahangir
A House On 41st Street
Movie • 2016
Mohsen
Obesity
Movie • 2015
The Mix
Movie • 2000
Tales of an Island
Movie • 2000
Minoo Watch Tower
Movie • 1996
Moosa
It's Not the Time
Movie
Siavash
Guardian of the Field
Movie • 2025
Bayram
Figure
Movie
The Turtle and The Snail
Movie • 2025
Tehran Another View
Movie • 2025
Noah's Daughter
Movie • 2025
Don Quixote
Movie • 2025
Ali
Dream
Movie • 2026
Gesture
Movie • 2026
Ali
Red Square
TV • 2021
Mobini
The Professional
TV • 2021
You Only Go Around Once
TV • 2023
Seven
TV • 2023
Accomplice
TV • 2023
Azaazil
TV • 2025
The English Bag
TV
Dr. Mansour Adiban
Drunkard Morning
TV • 2025