Ali Mosaffa
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Drunkard Morning
2025
Film
Duet
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2020
Film
Dressage
2019
Series
You Only Go Around Once
2023
Film
A Bigger Game
Doctor
2018
Series
Red Square
Mobini
2021
Film
Minoo Watch Tower
Moosa
1996
Series
Seven
2023
Film
The Past
Ahmad
2013
Film
A Man without a Shadow
2019
Series
The Professional
2021
Film
Death of the Fish
2016
Film
A Minor
2022
Film
Tale of the Sea
2018
Film
The Mix
2000
Series
Azaazil
2025
Film
My Boats
2005
Accomplice
2023
Film
Tehran Another View
2026
Film
Noah's Daughter
2025
Film
Pari
Dadashi
1995
Film
Don Quixote
Ali
2025
Film
Dead of Night
Farhad
2025
Film
Gesture
Ali
2026
Film
Playing with Stars
2021
Film
Inversion
Farhad
2016
Film
Searing Summer
2017
Film
The Party
Amin Haghi
2000
Film
It's Not the Time
Siavash
Film
All my Daughters
1993
Film
Figure
Film
Dance With Me
Jahangir
2019
Film
Pig
Sohrab Saidi - The Rival
2018
Film
The Turtle and The Snail
2025
Film
Obesity
2015
The English Bag
Dr. Mansour Adiban
Film
Gazelle
Kiani
2023
Film
Dream
2026
Film
Leila
Reza, the Husband
1999
Film
A House On 41st Street
Mohsen
2016
Film
My Second Year in College
2019
Film
Mehrjui: The Forty-Year Report
Self
2016
Hell, Purgatory, Paradise
Film
What's the Time In Your World?
Farhad
2015
Film
Orange Days
Majid
2019
Film
Somewhere Else
2003
Film
The Last Step
Koshrow
2012
Film
Absence
Rouzbeh
2023
Film
Tales of an Island
2000
Film
Guardian of the Field
Bayram
2025
Film
Won't You Cry?
2022
Film
There Are Things You Don't Know
2010
Film
The Locust
Ghost of Hanieh's Father
2022
Film
Beloved Sky
Dr. Shayan
2011
Film
Accomplice
2023
Film
Who Killed Amir?
Amir
2006