Pesyani, Atila (born 1957, Tehran - died October 6, 2023, Tehran)

Pesyani studied theater acting and directing at the College of Fine Arts, University of Tehran, and began his acting career on stage in 1968.

He made his cinematic debut in 1983 with the movie ‘White Death’ and has since appeared in numerous films.

Among the movies in which he performed are ‘The Hidden Half’ (2001), ‘Ceasefire 1 and 2’ (2005 and 2014), ‘Hidden Feeling’ (2006), ‘Throughout the Night’ (2010), ‘The President’s Cell Phone’ (2011) and ‘The Wooden Bridge’ (2011).

Some series which he played roles in are ‘The First Night of Peace’ (2006), ‘Privacy Policy’ (2009), ‘Goodbye Child’ (2012), ‘A Piece of Land’ (2012), ‘Like a Mother’ (2013), ‘Madineh’ (2014) and ‘A Beautiful Revolution’ (2014).

Pesyani received a nomination for the Best Supporting Actor Golden Statue for the movies ‘Two Women’ (1998), ‘The Burnt Generation’ (1999), ‘The Last Supper’ (2001) and ‘Who Killed Amir?’ (2005) as well as a nomination for the Crystal Simorgh’s Best Leading Actor for ‘In Cold Blood’ (1994) from the Fajr International Film Festival.

Besides acting, he worked in other cinematic fields such as directing and assistant directing.