Ardalan Esmaili

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Ardalan Esmaili
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Esmaili in 2019
Born (1986-03-22) 22 March 1986 (age 37)
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, [1] to an architect father and a teacher mother. [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 on moving 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 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 Persian, 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 Farid4 episodes [14]

Awards and nominations

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

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