Ardalan Esmaili

Ardalan Esmaili (born 22 March 1986) is a Swedish actor.

Ardalan Esmaili
Esmaili in 2019
Born (1986-03-22) 22 March 1986
Tehran, Iran
Alma materSwedish National Academy of Mime and Acting
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present
PartnerEvin Ahmad

Biography

Esmaili was born in Tehran, Iran,[1] to an architect father and a teacher mother.[2] Toward the end of the Iran–Iraq War, when Esmaili was two years old, his family moved to Sweden.[3] Esmaili stated, "My parents were afraid that my older brother might eventually be drafted into the military. They saw no future for the children in Iran."[2] The family originally planned to move to the United States, but instead settled in Skellefteå, where Esmaili would grow up.[4][5]

Esmaili attended junior high school in Malå.[3] While attending high school at Fridhems Folkhögskola in Svalöv, he held an internship at Film i Västerbotten with Milad Alami, a family friend.[6] After high school, he attended the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting.[2]

In addition to Swedish, he speaks Persian, English, and Danish.[7] He is in a long-term relationship with actress Evin Ahmad.[8]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2007 Ett-Två-Tre Martyr! Son Short film
2016 Trespassers Ali Short film
The Girl, the Mother and the Demons Demon Deinar
2017 The Charmer Esmail [2]
2018 Greyzone Iyad Adi Kassar [5]
2019 Domino Omar
Daniel Majeed [2]
Sea Fever Omid [9]
2022 Black Crab Karimi [10]
2023 Opponent Abbas
A Beautiful Life Patrick [11]

Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Alex Ivan TV movie
2016 Beck Amir Ghanbari 1 episode
2017–20 Rebecka Martinsson Tommy Rantakyrö 16 episodes [12]
2018 Den döende detektiven Joseph Ermegan 2 episodes
2020 The Rain Uncle 2 episodes
Alfa Ibrahim 4 episodes
White Wall Said 6 episodes
2021 Snöänglar Salle 6 episodes
2022 Snabba Cash Jamal 6 episodes [8]
2023 Codename: Annika Rasmus Ståhlgren 6 episodes [13]
2024 Deliver Me Farid 5 episodes [14]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Result Ref.
2019 Berlin International Film Festival EFP Shooting Star Won [15]

References
  1. Ehrlin, Maria (19 May 2018). "Långfilmsdebut för Västerbottensregissör". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  2. Andersson, Jan-Olov (25 May 2020). "Ardalan Esmaili: "Hur många ickevita har du sett i en huvudroll?"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  3. "Skelleftesonen aktuell i SVT:s gruvdrama "White wall"". Norran (in Swedish). 28 September 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  4. Mjörndal, Åsa (20 May 2018). ""Det var i Skellefteå allt började"". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  5. "Ardalan Esmaili: "Jag ville bli som Al Pacino"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 17 May 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  6. Wallin, Maria; Åberg, Evelina (18 May 2018). "Hem till länet för prisad film". Västerbottens-Kuriren (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  7. "Shooting Stars 2019 | Ardalan Esmaili". European Film Promotion. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  8. Strömbäck, Linda; Åström, Louise (21 April 2023). "Evin Ahmad avslöjar nästa steg i relationen: "Vi ska gifta oss"". ELLE Sverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  9. Fear, David (8 April 2020). "'Sea Fever' Review: From Monster Movie to Eerily Timely Pandemic Horror". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  10. Nelson, Samantha (11 March 2022). "'Black Crab' Cast: Noomi Rapace Returns in Swedish War Thriller". Netflix Tudum. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  11. Strobaek, Emma (9 May 2023). "Netflix Debuts Trailer for the Danish Film 'A Beautiful Life'". About Netflix. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  12. Pham, Annika (30 March 2020). "Sascha Zacharias toplines Rebecka Martinsson 2". Nordisk Film & TV Fond. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  13. Whittock, Jesse (27 February 2024). "SkyShowtime Art Crime Drama 'Codename: Annika' Hitting International Market Through Mediawan Rights". Deadline. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  14. Källquist, Rebecka (16 February 2023). "Ardalan Esmaili, Olle Strand, Yasir Hassan and Yusra Warsama Star in Deliver Me". About Netflix. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  15. "The EFP European Shooting Stars 2019". European Film Promotion. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
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