Ardalan Esmaili | |
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 Esmaili in 2019 | |
| Born | 22 March 1986 Tehran, Iran |
| Alma mater | Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Partner | Evin Ahmad |
Ardalan Esmaili (born 22 March 1986) is a Swedish actor.
Ardalan Esmaili | |
|---|---|
| Esmaili in 2019 | |
| Born | 22 March 1986 Tehran, Iran |
| Alma mater | Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Partner | Evin Ahmad |
Ardalan Esmaili (born 22 March 1986) is a Swedish actor.
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 high school at Fridhems Folkhögskola in Svalöv, he held an internship at Film i Västerbotten 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]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Ett-Två-Tre Martyr! | Son | Short film | |
| 2016 | Trespassers | Ali | Short film | |
| The Girl, the Mother and the Demons | Demon 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] | ||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Alex | Ivan | TV movie | |
| 2016 | Beck | Amir Ghanbari | 1 episode | |
| 2017–20 | Rebecka Martinsson | Tommy Rantakyrö | 16 episodes | [12] |
| 2018 | Den döende detektiven | Joseph Ermegan | 2 episodes | |
| 2020 | The Rain | Uncle | 2 episodes | |
| Alfa | Ibrahim | 4 episodes | ||
| White Wall | Said | 6 episodes | ||
| 2021 | Snöänglar | Salle | 6 episodes | |
| 2022 | Snabba Cash | Jamal | 6 episodes | [8] |
| 2023 | Codename: Annika | Rasmus Ståhlgren | 6 episodes | [13] |
| 2024 | Deliver Me | Farid | 5 episodes | [14] |
| The Helicopter Heist | Michel Maloof | 8 episodes | ||
| 2025 | Lockerbie: A Search for Truth | Abdelbaset al-Megrahi | ||
| TBA | Scener efter ett äktenskap | Kian |
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Berlin International Film Festival | EFP Shooting Star | Won | [15] |
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