Ali Mosaffa
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Ali Mosaffa (علی مصفا) was born in Tehran, Iran. His father, Mozaher Mosaffa is a renowned Persian poet and professor of Persian literature at the University of Tehran (UT). Mosaffa mother, Amir Banoo Karimi is also a leading scholar and professor of Persian literature at the University of Tehran (UT) and the eldest daughter of the legendary Persian poet, Amiri Firuzkuhi. As a child, Ali Mosaffa discovered his interest in story writing and english, contributing to his fluency in the language. He is a graduate of Civil Engineering from the University of Tehran (UT) where he showed an interest in acting; making his debut in the 1991 film, Omid. Mosaffa went on to win the prize for best male actor the following year at the Fajr International Film Festival for his role in Darius Mehrjui's film, Pari. Mosaffa met his future wife, Iranian actress Leila Hatami on the set of Dariush Mehrjui's 1996 film, Leila. The two married in 1999 and have two children, a son named Mani (born February 2007) and a daughter named Asal (born October 2008). Ali Mosaffa is also known for The Mix, Pari, The Tower of Minoo, The Last Step, Beloved Sky, There Are Things You Don't Know, The Past, What's the Time in Your World, Death of the Fish, Duet.
Known for
Credits
Dressage (2019)
Actor
Death of the Fish (2016)
Actor
A Bigger Game (2018)
as Doctor
A Minor (2022)
Actor
Tehran Another View (2026)
Actor
A Man without a Shadow (2019)
Actor
Minoo Watch Tower (1996)
as Moosa
Noah's Daughter (2025)
Actor
The Mix (2000)
Actor
Tale of the Sea (2018)
Actor
Duet (2020)
as -
You Only Go Around Once (2023)
as Shahin Rabbani
The Past (2013)
as Ahmad
Inversion (2016)
as Farhad
Pari (1995)
as Dadashi
Searing Summer (2017)
Actor
Gazelle (2023)
as Kiani
A House On 41st Street (2016)
as Mohsen
My Boats (2005)
Actor
Obesity (2015)
Actor
Dead of Night (2025)
as Farhad
Don Quixote (2025)
as Ali
Playing with Stars (2021)
Actor
Gesture (2026)
as Ali
The Turtle and The Snail (2025)
Actor
Dream (2026)
Actor
All my Daughters (1993)
Actor
Hell, Purgatory, Paradise (—)
Actor
The Party (2000)
as Amin Haghi
Figure (—)
Actor
It's Not the Time (—)
as Siavash
Leila (1999)
as Reza, the Husband
Pig (2018)
as Sohrab Saidi - The Rival
My Second Year in College (2019)
Actor
Mehrjui: The Forty-Year Report (2016)
as Self
What's the Time In Your World? (2015)
as Farhad
Absence (2023)
as Rouzbeh
Who Killed Amir? (2006)
as Amir
Beloved Sky (2011)
as Dr. Shayan
There Are Things You Don't Know (2010)
Actor
Somewhere Else (2003)
Actor
Guardian of the Field (2025)
as Bayram
Orange Days (2019)
as Majid
Dance With Me (2019)
as Jahangir
Accomplice (2023)
Actor
Won't You Cry? (2022)
Actor
The Locust (2022)
as Ghost of Hanieh's Father
The Last Step (2012)
as Koshrow
Tales of an Island (2000)
Actor