Ardalan Esmaili

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Ardalan Esmaili
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Esmaili in 2019
Born (1986-03-22) 22 March 1986 (age 39)
Tehran, Iran
Alma mater Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present
Partner Evin Ahmad

Ardalan Esmaili (born 22 March 1986) is a Swedish actor.

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Biography

Esmaili was born in Tehran, Iran, to an architect father and a teacher mother. [1] [2] Toward the end of the Iran–Iraq War, when Esmaili was two years old, his family moved to Sweden. [3] Esmaili stated, "My parents were afraid that my older brother might eventually be drafted into the military. They saw no future for the children in Iran." [2] The family originally planned to move to the United States, but instead settled in Skellefteå, where Esmaili would grow up. [4] [5]

Esmaili attended junior high school in Malå. [3] While attending folk high school at Fridhems Folkhögskola  [ sv ] in Svalöv, he held an internship at Film i Västerbotten  [ sv ] with Milad Alami, a family friend. [6] After high school, he attended the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting. [2]

In addition to Swedish, he speaks Farsi, English, and Danish. [7] He is in a long-term relationship with actress Evin Ahmad. [8]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2007Ett-Två-Tre Martyr!SonShort film
2016TrespassersAliShort film
The Girl, the Mother and the DemonsDemon Deinar
2017 The Charmer Esmail [2]
2018 Greyzone Iyad Adi Kassar [5]
2019 Domino Omar
Daniel Majeed [2]
Sea Fever Omid [9]
2022 Black Crab Karimi [10]
2023 Opponent Abbas
A Beautiful Life Patrick [11]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2012AlexIvanTV movie
2016 Beck Amir Ghanbari1 episode
2017–20Rebecka MartinssonTommy Rantakyrö16 episodes [12]
2018Den döende detektivenJoseph Ermegan2 episodes
2020 The Rain Uncle2 episodes
AlfaIbrahim4 episodes
White Wall Said6 episodes
2021SnöänglarSalle6 episodes
2022 Snabba Cash Jamal6 episodes [8]
2023 Codename: Annika Rasmus Ståhlgren6 episodes [13]
2024 Deliver Me Farid5 episodes [14]
The Helicopter Heist Michel Maloof8 episodes
2025 Lockerbie: A Search for Truth Abdelbaset al-Megrahi
TBAScener efter ett äktenskapKian

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2019 Berlin International Film Festival EFP Shooting Star Won [15]

References

  1. Ehrlin, Maria (19 May 2018). "Långfilmsdebut för Västerbottensregissör". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Andersson, Jan-Olov (25 May 2020). "Ardalan Esmaili: "Hur många ickevita har du sett i en huvudroll?"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Skelleftesonen aktuell i SVT:s gruvdrama "White wall"". Norran (in Swedish). 28 September 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  4. Mjörndal, Åsa (20 May 2018). ""Det var i Skellefteå allt började"". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Ardalan Esmaili: "Jag ville bli som Al Pacino"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 17 May 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  6. Wallin, Maria; Åberg, Evelina (18 May 2018). "Hem till länet för prisad film". Västerbottens-Kuriren (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  7. "Shooting Stars 2019 | Ardalan Esmaili". European Film Promotion. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  8. 1 2 Strömbäck, Linda; Åström, Louise (21 April 2023). "Evin Ahmad avslöjar nästa steg i relationen: "Vi ska gifta oss"". ELLE Sverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  9. Fear, David (8 April 2020). "'Sea Fever' Review: From Monster Movie to Eerily Timely Pandemic Horror". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  10. Nelson, Samantha (11 March 2022). "'Black Crab' Cast: Noomi Rapace Returns in Swedish War Thriller". Netflix Tudum. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  11. Strobaek, Emma (9 May 2023). "Netflix Debuts Trailer for the Danish Film 'A Beautiful Life'". About Netflix. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  12. Pham, Annika (30 March 2020). "Sascha Zacharias toplines Rebecka Martinsson 2". Nordisk Film & TV Fond. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  13. Whittock, Jesse (27 February 2024). "SkyShowtime Art Crime Drama 'Codename: Annika' Hitting International Market Through Mediawan Rights". Deadline. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  14. Källquist, Rebecka (16 February 2023). "Ardalan Esmaili, Olle Strand, Yasir Hassan and Yusra Warsama Star in Deliver Me". About Netflix. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  15. "The EFP European Shooting Stars 2019". European Film Promotion. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2023.