Who’s your favorite actor in brand-new series ‘Gando 1’?

iFilm English Channel has started broadcasting the series ‘Gando 1’ in which some of the most popular Iranian actors have performed.

Directed by Javad Afshar, the cast list of the series includes Pendar Akbari, Leila Otadi, Sara Khoueeniha, Payam Dehkordi, Aliram Nouraee, Kambiz Dirbaz, Mohammad-Reza Sharifinia, Farhad Qaemian and Daryoush Farhang.

Here we have a question for you: among the following actors starring in the series, who is your favorite one?

1. Pendar Akbari
2. Payam Dehkordi
3. Aliram Nouraee
4. Kambiz Dirbaz

Before sharing your opinion below in the comment section, let’s know about these prolific actors.

• Pendar Akbari

Born in 1982, Pendar Akbari studied photography and cinematography.

He gained fame after performing in the series ‘The Fifth Sun’ (2009), directed by Alireza Afkhami.

He has acted in movies such as ‘Cry of Silence’, ‘Unfinished Tales of the World’, and ‘The Kiss of the Wind’.

He has appeared in series such as ‘Behind the Scenes’ (2002), ‘The New Bride’ (2003), ‘The Unfamiliar Scent of Autumn’ (2004), ‘Worlds Apart’ (2010), and ‘A Girl Named Ahoo’ (2011).

• Payam Dehkordi

Iranian actor and director Payam Dehkordi is a Tehran University graduate with a BA degree in Dramatic Literature and an MA in Theatre.

His outstanding performances in different plays have won him several awards and nominations in the field of theatre.

At the 22nd International Fajr Theatre Festival Dehkordi won the Best Actor Award for which he was also nominated the previous year.

In 2007, he was named Best Stage Actor of the year by Iran’s National Association of Critics and Iran’s Home of Theatre.

He has also acted in some series, including ‘Shahriar’ (2005), ‘Zero Degree Turn’ (2007), ‘The Safe’ (2009), and ‘Dark Intelligence 2’ (2013).

• Aliram Nouraee

Aliram Nouraee is a Computer Science graduate. He began his artistic career in 1997.

He made his movie debut with ‘Dawn’ (2005) and his appearance in the TV series ‘A Sunny Night’ (2001) gained him some fame.

Nouraee has appeared in several TV series, including ‘Last Song of the Phoenix’ (2002), ‘Dirty Money' (2003), ‘Jaber Bin Hayyan’ (2006), ‘Infiltration’ (2013), and ‘Matador’ (2013).

He has also taken part in various movies such as ‘The Golden Collars’ (2011), ‘The Eighth Day of The Week’ (2011), ‘Reparation’ (2011), and ‘Iran Orphanage’ (2014).

• Kambiz Dirbaz

Born in 1975, Kambiz Dirbaz has a degree in Acting from the Islamic Azad University.

He began his career with stage acting in 1997 and made his film debut with 'Waiting Girls' in 1999.

Dirbaz is also a well-known television actor appearing in series such as 'Cold Fever' (2004), 'Paridokht' (2007), 'No Pain, No Gain' (2010), 'In the Eye of the Storm' (2010) and 'Michael' (2014).

He won the Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for the movie 'Duel' (2003) at the 22nd Fajr International Film Festival.

The synopsis of the series reads “When the Iranian intelligence agency discovers a large spy ring operating in the country, a cat and mouse game ensues between Mohammad, the agent in charge of the case, and Michael, one of America’s most important spies.”

Every night, the series is screened at 21:00 GMT and each episode of the series will be repeated three times the next day respectively at 02:00, 06:00 and 13:00 (all GMT times).

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