Age: 59
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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.
Ali Mosaffa
Khāje Hājeb
for Khāje Hājeb in The Infernal Times of Mr. Ayaz
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Set in a brutal imperial court where power is measured in blood, The Infernal Times of Mr. Ayaz follows the haunting confession of Ayaz, a young servant bound to Sultan Mahmud. The story opens with a public execution—an act of savage spectacle that exposes the cruelty ruling the land. As Ayaz recalls the dismemberment of a man named Mansour, his memories begin to unravel a deeper truth about his own life. Through fragmented flashbacks, Ayaz recounts the disappearance and death of his family: a murdered father, brothers hunted by the regime, and the tragic fate of his gentle brother Samad. Inside the palace, he carries a forbidden love for Kimia, a young woman forced to flee after a dangerous secret is revealed. Drawn back into the world outside the palace walls, Ayaz joins his surviving brothers on a desperate search for Samad — a journey that confronts him with the stark contrast between their struggle for freedom and his own entanglement in the court’s violence. Torn between blood ties and the oppressive sanctuary of the palace, Ayaz must face the truth of who he has become — and the dark bond that ties him irrevocably to the sultan.
