Majid Shahriari

About Majid Shahriari

Majid Shahriari is an Iranian actor of theatre, film and television, known above all for comedy. He studied Persian literature. He began performing before the 1979 revolution, in the same period as Akbar Abdi, in comic stage shows and as a singer. From 1989 he worked in independent theatre, and later moved into cinema and television.

A familiar face in Iranian comedy

His screen credits read like a list of popular Iranian comedies. In cinema they include Ekhrajiha, Dynamite, Meraji-ha and Shesh o Bash, and dramas such as Scandal (Rosvaei) and The Last Step. On television he has appeared in Khaneh Be Doosh, Motaham Gorikht, Se Dar Chahar, Se Dong Se Dong (50-50 of a Shop), Torsh o Shirin and Sakhteman-e Pezeshkan.

On Pardeh

Seven of Shahriari's films are on Pardeh, mostly family comedies:
- My Special Secretary (Monshi-ye Makhsoos-e Man, 2015)
- Newcastle (2016)
- Takhte Gaz (2019)
- Hulia (2020)
- Khejalat Nakesh 2 (2024)

For a change of tone, We're All Sinners (2011) is a social drama and Tehran London (2018) a social film.

Biographical facts: Wikidata.

Shared cast credits

People credited in the same titles on Pardeh:

• افشین سنگ چاپ · 2 shared titles
• الهام حمیدی · 2 shared titles
• مهران رجبی · 2 shared titles
• Roz Razavi · 2 shared titles
• احمد مهرانفر · 1 shared title
• افسانه ناصری · 1 shared title