10 Facts About Shahab Hosseini

Sayyid Shahabeddin Hosseini Tonekaboni is an Iranian actor, producer, director and screenwriter.

Shahab Hosseini is known for his collaborations with Iranian Academy Award-winning director Asghar Farhadi in About Elly, A Separation, and The Salesman.

Shahab Hosseini's accolades include a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, a Silver Bear for Best Actor, and a Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor.

Shahab Hosseini was born on February, 3rd, 1974 in Tehran.

Shahab Hosseini dropped out of the University of Tehran as a psychology student and emigrated to Canada.

Shahab Hosseini took on some small acting roles in a few TV series.

Shahab Hosseini's career took off with his performance in the movie The Fifth Reaction directed by Tahmineh Milani.

Shahab Hosseini has won the Silver Bear for Best Actor for A Separation at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival, and the Best Actor Award at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival for his role in The Salesman.

Shahab Hosseini won his first award, Crystal Simorgh for Superstar in 2009.

In 2020, Shahab Hosseini co-founded Pol Media with director Kourosh Ahari and producer Alex Bretow, a distribution and production company aiming to "bridge the gap" between Iranian art, culture and cinema with that of the US.