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Ardalan Esmaili

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Ardalan Esmaili
Esmaili in 2019
Born (1986-03-22) 22 March 1986 (age 38)
Tehran, Iran
Alma materSwedish National Academy of Mime and Acting
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present
PartnerEvin Ahmad

Ardalan Esmaili (born 22 March 1986) is an Iranian-born Swedish actor.

Biography

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Esmaili was born in Tehran, Iran,[1] to an architect father and a teacher mother.[2] Toward the end of the Iran–Iraq War, when Esmaili was two years old, his family moved to Sweden.[3] Esmaili stated, "My parents were afraid that my older brother might eventually be drafted into the military. They saw no future for the children in Iran."[2] The family originally planned to move to the United States, but instead settled in Skellefteå, where Esmaili would grow up.[4][5]

Esmaili attended junior high school in Malå.[3] While attending high school at Fridhems Folkhögskola [sv] in Svalöv, he held an internship at Film i Västerbotten [sv] with Milad Alami, a family friend.[6] After high school, he attended the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting.[2]

In addition to Swedish, he speaks Persian, English, and Danish.[7] He is in a long-term relationship with actress Evin Ahmad.[8]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2007 Ett-Två-Tre Martyr! Son Short film
2016 Trespassers Ali Short film
The Girl, the Mother and the Demons Demon Deinar
2017 The Charmer Esmail [2]
2018 Greyzone Iyad Adi Kassar [5]
2019 Domino Omar
Daniel Majeed [2]
Sea Fever Omid [9]
2022 Black Crab Karimi [10]
2023 Opponent Abbas
A Beautiful Life Patrick [11]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Alex Ivan TV movie
2016 Beck Amir Ghanbari 1 episode
2017–20 Rebecka Martinsson Tommy Rantakyrö 16 episodes [12]
2018 Den döende detektiven Joseph Ermegan 2 episodes
2020 The Rain Uncle 2 episodes
Alfa Ibrahim 4 episodes
White Wall Said 6 episodes
2021 Snöänglar Salle 6 episodes
2022 Snabba Cash Jamal 6 episodes [8]
2023 Codename: Annika Rasmus Ståhlgren 6 episodes [13]
2024 Deliver Me Farid 5 episodes [14]
The Helicopter Heist
2025 Lockerbie: A Search for Truth Abdelbaset al-Megrahi
TBA Scener efter ett äktenskap Kian

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Result Ref.
2019 Berlin International Film Festival EFP Shooting Star Won [15]

References

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  1. ^ Ehrlin, Maria (19 May 2018). "Långfilmsdebut för Västerbottensregissör". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e Andersson, Jan-Olov (25 May 2020). "Ardalan Esmaili: "Hur många ickevita har du sett i en huvudroll?"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Skelleftesonen aktuell i SVT:s gruvdrama "White wall"". Norran (in Swedish). 28 September 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  4. ^ Mjörndal, Åsa (20 May 2018). ""Det var i Skellefteå allt började"". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Ardalan Esmaili: "Jag ville bli som Al Pacino"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 17 May 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  6. ^ Wallin, Maria; Åberg, Evelina (18 May 2018). "Hem till länet för prisad film". Västerbottens-Kuriren (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Shooting Stars 2019 | Ardalan Esmaili". European Film Promotion. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  8. ^ a b Strömbäck, Linda; Åström, Louise (21 April 2023). "Evin Ahmad avslöjar nästa steg i relationen: "Vi ska gifta oss"". ELLE Sverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  9. ^ Fear, David (8 April 2020). "'Sea Fever' Review: From Monster Movie to Eerily Timely Pandemic Horror". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  10. ^ Nelson, Samantha (11 March 2022). "'Black Crab' Cast: Noomi Rapace Returns in Swedish War Thriller". Netflix Tudum. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  11. ^ Strobaek, Emma (9 May 2023). "Netflix Debuts Trailer for the Danish Film 'A Beautiful Life'". About Netflix. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  12. ^ Pham, Annika (30 March 2020). "Sascha Zacharias toplines Rebecka Martinsson 2". Nordisk Film & TV Fond. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  13. ^ Whittock, Jesse (27 February 2024). "SkyShowtime Art Crime Drama 'Codename: Annika' Hitting International Market Through Mediawan Rights". Deadline. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  14. ^ Källquist, Rebecka (16 February 2023). "Ardalan Esmaili, Olle Strand, Yasir Hassan and Yusra Warsama Star in Deliver Me". About Netflix. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  15. ^ "The EFP European Shooting Stars 2019". European Film Promotion. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
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