Photo: Hamed Malekpour / CC BY 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Homayoun Ershadi remains one of cinema's great late-blooming surprises to me. An architect trained at Venice who debuted in Kiarostami's Taste of Cherry, he carried the spatial reader's eye into acting, and you can feel it in his composed stillness and unhurried gaze. From Iranian art films to Hollywood in The Kite Runner and Zero Dark Thirty, he commanded attention without raising his voice. His passing in 2025 closed a remarkable second act, but the quiet authority of his performances endures. I hold the deepest respect for actors who say more in silence than most do in monologue, and Ershadi was exactly that.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Homayoun Ershadi
- Name (Japanese)
- ホマユン・エルシャディ
- Reading
- ほまゆん・えるしゃでぃ
- Born
- March 26, 1947 (age 79)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Boar
- Origin
- Isfahan, Isfahan Province, Iran
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / architect / film actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- IUAV University of Venice
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homayoun%20Ershadi
Frequently asked questions
When was Homayoun Ershadi born?
Born March 26, 1947 (age 79).
Where is Homayoun Ershadi from?
Homayoun Ershadi is from Isfahan, Isfahan Province, Iran.
What does Homayoun Ershadi do?
Homayoun Ershadi works as actor, architect, film actor, television actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.