Biography
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.
Acted in 57
2020s
- 2026
Taxi
Taxi Driver · 1 episode
Dead of Night
Movie
Criminal Persian Style
Accused · 1 episode
Tehran Another View
Movie
Slumber
Movie
Gesture
Ali
- 2025
Don Quixote
Ali
Noah's Daughter
Movie
Guardian of the Field
Bayram
Dead of Night
Farhad
The Turtle and The Snail
Movie
Gesture
Movie
Azaazil
TV
- 2023
Accomplice
Movie
Accomplice
TV
Absence
Rouzbeh
Seven
TV
Gazelle
Kiani
You Only Go Around Once
TV
- 2022
Won't You Cry?
Movie
A Minor
Movie
The Locust
Ghost of Hanieh's Father
- 2021
The Professional
TV
Red Square
Mobini · 15 episodes
Playing with Stars
Movie
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
Dance With Me
Jahangir
A Man without a Shadow
Movie
Orange Days
Majid
My Second Year in College
Movie
Dressage
Movie
- 2018
A Bigger Game
Doctor
Tale of the Sea
Movie
Pig
Sohrab Saidi - The Rival
- 2017
Searing Summer
Movie
- 2016
Inversion
Farhad
A House On 41st Street
Mohsen
- 2015
Obesity
Movie
What's the Time In Your World?
Farhad
- 2013
- 2012
The Last Step
Koshrow
- 2011
Beloved Sky
Dr. Shayan
- 2010
There Are Things You Don't Know
Movie
2000s
- 2006
Who Killed Amir?
Amir
- 2005
My Boats
Movie
- 2003
Somewhere Else
Movie
- 2000
The Party
Amin Haghi
The Mix
Movie
Tales of an Island
Movie
1990s
- 1999
Leila
Reza, the Husband
- 1996
Minoo Watch Tower
Moosa
- 1995
Pari
Dadashi
- 1993
All my Daughters
Movie
No release date
It's Not the Time
Siavash
خجستگانی که در جنگ ملاقات کردهام
Movie
Produced 10
2020s
- 2026
Tehran Another View
Producer
- 2025
Don Quixote
Producer
- 2023
Absence
Producer
What's Left Behind
Producer
- 2020
The House of Forgetfulness
Producer
Yalda
Co-Producer
2010s
- 2017
JANBAL
Producer
Calm Breaths
Producer
- 2015
What's the Time In Your World?
Producer
- 2012
The Last Step
Producer
Directed 3
2020s
- 2023
Absence
Director
2010s
- 2012
The Last Step
Director
2000s
- 2005
Portrait of a Lady Far Away
Director
Wrote 2
2020s
- 2023
Absence
Writer
2010s
- 2012
The Last Step
Screenplay
Art department 1
2020s
- 2026
Taxi
Art Department Assistant
Appearances1
2010s
- 2016
Mehrjui: The Forty-Year Report
Self