---
title: 'The Actor (1993)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mohsen Makhmalbaf'
released: '1993-07-04'
runtime_minutes: 88
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Iran'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-actor-1993'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107134/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Actor (1993)

1993 · 88 min · Drama, Comedy · Iran

Original title: هنرپیشه

## Synopsis

The Actor is a 1993 Iranian film directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf. The film features Akbar Abdi as Akbar, Fatemeh Motamed-Aria as his wife, Simin, and Mahaya Petrosian as the gypsy girl. The film is a combination of fiction and reality, since the leading character has the same name and occupation as the actor who portrays the role, while the details and events are fictional.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mohsen Makhmalbaf](https://cinepixo.com/people/mohsen-makhmalbaf)
- **Screenplay:** [Mohsen Makhmalbaf](https://cinepixo.com/people/mohsen-makhmalbaf)
- **Editor:** [Mohsen Makhmalbaf](https://cinepixo.com/people/mohsen-makhmalbaf)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ahmad Pejman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ahmad-pejman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Aziz Saati](https://cinepixo.com/people/aziz-saati)

## Cast

- [Mahaya Petrosian](https://cinepixo.com/people/mahaya-petrosian)
- [Mohammad-Reza Sharifinia](https://cinepixo.com/people/mohammad-reza-sharifinia)
- [Fatemeh Motamed-Arya](https://cinepixo.com/people/fatemeh-motamed-arya)
- [Hamideh Kheirabadi](https://cinepixo.com/people/hamideh-kheirabadi)
- [Parvin Soleimani](https://cinepixo.com/people/parvin-soleimani)
- [Akbar Abdi](https://cinepixo.com/people/akbar-abdi)
- [Hossein Panahi](https://cinepixo.com/people/hossein-panahi)
- [Hamid Abdolmaleki](https://cinepixo.com/people/hamid-abdolmaleki)
- [Samira Makhmalbaf](https://cinepixo.com/people/samira-makhmalbaf)
- [Azita Hajian](https://cinepixo.com/people/azita-hajian)

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