Saber Abar

About Saber Abar

Saber Abar is an Iranian actor, theatre director and writer born in 1984. Internationally he is best known as Alireza, the fiancé whose bride-to-be goes missing, in Asghar Farhadi's About Elly (2009).

He started out as a television presenter on the children's programme Rainbow and the quiz show In 100 Seconds. His film debut came in The Poet of the Wastes (2005). A year later his role as a driver opposite Ezzatollah Entezami in Mina-ye Shahr-e Khamush brought him a Crystal Simorgh nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Dayereh Zangi (2008) earned him a nomination for Best Actor, and About Elly another for supporting actor.

Stage and screen

Abar has kept a strong theatre career alongside his film work. He acted in Kargadan (Rhinoceros), Caligula and Dastan-e Yek Pellekan, and has directed plays himself. In cinema he followed About Elly with Hich, Nokhodi and Thirteen 59. More recently he played the lead in Houman Seyyedi's series The Frog.

Where to start on Pardeh

Pardeh lists ten of his titles. The Frog (Ghoorbaghe) is the obvious entry point for crime drama, and Russian (Roosi) is a romantic crime drama. After Leaving, No Prior Appointment and Adam Forush are more intimate family and social dramas. Millioner Miami and I Want to Dance show his comic side, and Kankel is a family drama series.

Biographical facts: Wikidata.

Shared cast credits

People credited in the same titles on Pardeh:

• Hami Torabi · 2 shared titles
• Sahar Dolatshahi · 2 shared titles
• Tannaz Tabatabaei · 2 shared titles
• آتیلا پسیانی · 1 shared title
• افسانه بایگان · 1 shared title
• الهام کردا · 1 shared title