Abolfazl Pourarab

Biography

Abolfazl Pourarab (ابوالفضل پورعرب) was born in 1961 in Tehran, Iran. He is a graduate of Theatre Acting and Directing from Art Academy. Starting his work in Theatre from 1978, he played his first role in cinema in Zakhme movie. Abolfazl Pourarab has the experience of being the director assistant in a couple of movies. His acting in Aroos, Behrooz Afkhami's movie, is very well known and he won the award for the best leading role from Pyongyang International Film Festival. Abolfazl Pourarab is also a winner of crystal Simorgh from Fajr Film Festiva for playing the leading character in A Man Like Rain in 1996. His last appearance was in Hamid Nematollah's TV Series: Vaziat Sefid.

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