Hootan Shakiba

About Hootan Shakiba

Hootan Shakiba, born in 1984, is an Iranian actor and voice actor who grew up in Sanandaj in Iranian Kurdistan. He earned a bachelor's degree in theatre directing from Soore University and a master's in acting from the University of Art.

From student theatre to the Crystal Simorgh

Shakiba began acting at 18 in theatre and short films. His first major professional role came in 2008 in the play Tune Your Violins, which won him his first acting award at the 11th Iran International University Theatre Festival. A year later he received an honorary diploma at the same festival for Marat/Sade.

Television made him famous. His role as Habib Naghavi in the comedy series Bachelors (2016–2019) won him a Hafez Award. His breakthrough in cinema was as Abdolhamid Rigi in Narges Abyar's When the Moon Was Full. That role brought him the Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor at the Fajr Film Festival and a second Hafez Award. As a voice actor he has voiced puppet characters for Kolah Ghermezi.

On Pardeh

When the Moon Was Full is essential viewing, and Pinto (Ablagh) reunites him with Abyar. Titi and Aammeh Pasand are dramas. Savushun is a historical romantic drama series based on Simin Daneshvar's famous novel, and Set Me Free (Rahayam Kon) is a family drama series.

Biographical facts: Wikidata.

Shared cast credits

People credited in the same titles on Pardeh:

• الناز شاکر دوست · 3 shared titles
• آزاده صمدی · 2 shared titles
• باران کوثری · 1 shared title
• بانیپال شومون · 1 shared title
• بهنوش طباطبایی · 1 shared title
• پارسا پیروزفر · 1 shared title