Biography

Mahjoub, Hossein (born August 1, 1948, Rasht)

Hossein Mahjoub studied literature in high school and later took different acting classes with a number of famous actors and directors. His first experiences as a theatre actor took place in 1968. he took part in some theatre shows, like "Soltan snake" written by Bahram Beizaei, "In forest" written by Riosono Acotakava, "What is the Iron cost" written by Bertolt bresht....

He made his film debut in Bahram Beizaei's 'Downpour' (1972). He became famous in Iran in the 1984s for a movie called 'Mare', directed by Ali zhekan. After that this veteran actor has starred in many movies, including 'Perhaps Another Time' (1987), 'The Wasteland(Barahoot)' (1988), 'Reyhaneh' (1989), 'The Moon and the Sun' (1995), 'Slivers of the Sun' (1995), 'The Kingdom of Solomon the Prophet' (2008), 'Toranj' (2013), and 'The Resident of the Middle Floor' (2013).

Mahjoub played in his first series in 'Bravehearts of Tangestan' (1971-1973). He has appeared in several series such as 'Sarbedaran' (1984), 'The Sultan and the Shepherd' (1981-1984), 'Jungle Commander' (1984-1987), 'The Spiritualists' (2006), 'House of Outsiders' (2008), 'On the way to Zayandeh Roud' (2010), 'The Times' (2012), 'The Star of Life' (2013), and 'Ancient Land' (2010-2015).

He has some experiences in film production, writing and directing as well. His first short film as director was 'Mirror' in 1979. After that he wrote and directed many movies and documentaries like 'Desert shepherds' (1980), 'Turkmen' (1985), 'In search of balance' (1993), ...

Mahjoub has been nominated for several awards from different film festivals for his appearance in 'The Last Act' (1990), 'I'm Taraneh, 15' (2001), 'Big Drum under the Left Foot' (2004), and 'We're Still Alive' (2008).

He won five awards from some Iranian and foreign festivals for his appearance in 'Color of Paradise' (1997), including the Crystal Simorgh of the Best Actor in a Leading Role at International Fajr Film Festival.

- IMDb mini biography by: kaveh