Homayoun Ershadi, sometimes spelled Homayon Ershadi (May 26th, 1947 - November 11th, 2025), was an Iranian actor. Ershadi was born in Isfahan, Iran, in 1947. He studied architecture in Italy and worked in that field. Acclaimed Iranian New Wave director Abbas Kiarostami chose him to play the leading role in Taste of Cherry. A non-professional actor, who started acting in his middle age, he has had immediate success in both cinema and television, with his expressionless, relaxed face and monotonous voice often giving his characters an intellectual personality. Most recently, he can be seen in the movie The Kite Runner, playing the role of Baba. He is one of the few Iran-based Iranian actors who are permitted to act in Western movies. He currently resides in Karaj, Iran.
56 movies · 2 shows
Sky Blue
2024·4.0
Nilgoon
2024·0.0
Resembling Madness
2023·0.0
Fragrant
2023·0.0
The Sixth Day
2022·0.0
Laleh
2022·5.0
The Town
2022·0.0
Mahan
2022·0.0
Revision Sentence
2021·7.0
A Bumpy Story
2021·0.0
No Choice
2020·5.0
Blue Like the Sky
2019·0.0
Cypress Under Water
2018·0.0
Hattrick
2018·4.6
Waiting for Kiarostami
2017·0.0
Mohey
2017·5.0
Lina
2017·0.0
Italy Italy
2017·3.5
Dead End of Trust
2017·0.0
Calm Breaths
2017·0.0
The Last Inhabitant
2016·6.0
Ali and Nino
2016·6.5
The Little Black Fish
2015·9.0
Utopia
2015·4.8
Inadvertent
2014·2.0
A Most Wanted Man
2014·6.5
Apparition
2014·2.0
A 5 Star
2014·5.5
The Sinners
2013·6.0
Good to Be Back
2013·2.0
A Simple Love Story
2012·4.5
Zero Dark Thirty
2012·7.0
Facing Mirrors
2012·6.1
Goodbyeless
2012·0.0
The Queen
2012·0.0
Cheque
2012·5.0
Orange Suit
2012·6.1
Principles
2011·2.0
The Turned World
2011·5.0
Beloved Sky
2011·2.5
Aal
2010·0.0
Life with Closed Eyes
2010·7.5
Agora
2009·7.0
Shirin
2009·6.2
The Kite Runner
2007·7.3
From Afar
2006·0.0
Havana File
2006·2.0
The Wet Dream
2006·8.0
Portrait of a Lady Far Away
2005·7.5
Somewhere Else
2003·0.0
The Fifth Reaction
2003·5.8
Disturbant
2002·4.5
Kiarostami in Close up
2000·0.0
The Pear Tree
1998·6.8
Taste of Cherry
1997·7.7
Kakadu
1995·7.0