
Ali Mosaffa
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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.
Known for
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The Past (2013)
as Ahmad

Pig (2018)
as Sohrab Saidi - The Rival

Don Quixote (2025)
as Ali

Noah's Daughter (2025)
Actor

Dressage (2019)
Actor

Absence (2023)
as Rouzbeh

Leila (1999)
as Reza, the Husband

There Are Things You Don't Know (2010)
Actor

Dance With Me (2019)
as Jahangir

Inversion (2016)
as Farhad

The Last Step (2012)
as Koshrow

A Man without a Shadow (2019)
Actor

Tale of the Sea (2018)
Actor

My Second Year in College (2019)
Actor

Playing with Stars (2021)
Actor
Hell, Purgatory, Paradise (—)
Actor

Tehran Another View (2026)
Actor

Gazelle (2023)
as Kiani

Gesture (2026)
as Ali

Pari (1995)
as Dadashi

Death of the Fish (2016)
Actor

Guardian of the Field (2025)
as Bayram

You Only Go Around Once (2023)
as Shahin Rabbani

What's the Time In Your World? (2015)
as Farhad

A Bigger Game (2018)
as Doctor

Mehrjui: The Forty-Year Report (2016)
as Self

Minoo Watch Tower (1996)
as Moosa

Obesity (2015)
Actor

A House On 41st Street (2016)
as Mohsen

The Mix (2000)
Actor

A Minor (2022)
Actor

Dream (2026)
Actor

Dead of Night (2025)
as Farhad

The Party (2000)
as Amin Haghi

Beloved Sky (2011)
as Dr. Shayan

Somewhere Else (2003)
Actor

Accomplice (2023)
Actor

Tales of an Island (2000)
Actor

Searing Summer (2017)
Actor

Won't You Cry? (2022)
Actor

Who Killed Amir? (2006)
as Amir

Duet (2020)
as -

My Boats (2005)
Actor

Orange Days (2019)
as Majid

All my Daughters (1993)
Actor

The Turtle and The Snail (2025)
Actor

It's Not the Time (—)
as Siavash

The Locust (2022)
as Ghost of Hanieh's Father

Figure (—)
Actor





