Pejman Jamshidi

Pejman Jamshidi (Persian: پژمان جمشیدی; born September 1, 1977) is an Iranian actor and former footballer. His performances in the films The Misunderstanding (2018), Shishlik (2021), Grassland (2022), and A Relic of the South (2023) have earned him Crystal Simorgh nominations.^[2][3][4]

Pejman Jamshidi
پژمان جمشیدی
Jamshidi at the 2022 Fajr Film Festival
Born	Pejman Jamshidi (1977-09-01) September 1, 1977 (age 47) Tehran, Iran
Occupations	Footballer Actor
Years active	2010–present
Association football career Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Position(s) Right Midfielder Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1994–1998 Keshavarz 1998–2001 Saipa 2001–2005 Persepolis 81 (2) 2005–2007 Pas 36 (0) 2007–2008 Steel Azin 27 (0) 2008–2009 Foolad 21 (0) 2009–2010 Aboomoslem 8 (0) International career 2000–2002 Iran 14[1] (1) Managerial career 2013 Persepolis Shomal (assistant) *Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life and football career

Peyman Jamshidi developed an interest in football in his teens and joined the youth team of Daraei Tehran Football Club. At 15, he moved to Keshavarz Tehran Club, where he played 67 matches and scored 7 goals. In 1995, Jamshidi was selected for the Iran national youth team. He studied civil engineering at the university but left after completing 110 credits. Jamshidi spent six years playing for Keshavarz and Saipa clubs, where his performances earned him a spot in the Iran U-23 national team.^[5]

In 2000, Jamshidi joined Persepolis FC as a right-back, where he played for five years and participated in 100 matches, including AFC Champions League competitions. During the 2001–2002 season, Jamshidi and his team won their first Iran Pro League championship. He was also called up to the Iran national football team by Miroslav Blažević, making 14 appearances, including playing in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. In 2005, Jamshidi transferred to Pas Tehran under Mustafa Denizli, where he played in the AFC Champions League and helped the team finish second in the 2005–2006 Iran Pro League season. Later, he joined Steel Azin but could not help the team secure promotion to the Pro League. In 2007, Jamshidi transferred to Foolad Khuzestan at the invitation of Majid Jalali. He retired from professional football in 2011 after 15 years of playing at the highest level in Iranian football.^[5]

Personal life

Peyman Jamshidi remains single and attributes his single status to his high standards in relationships. He believes that the person he would marry must share many similarities and common values with him.^[5]

His father was a biology teacher, and his mother was also a teacher. Peyman is the middle child in his family, with an older brother and a younger sister.^[5]

The Plane Incident

Jamshidi was involved in a famous plane incident when he posted a story of himself in the cockpit of a plane (having completed a pilot training course). Ignoring the pilot’s advice, Jamshidi reportedly attempted to fly the plane and crash-landed shortly after. However, he later clarified that the incident was a staged joke, which resulted in the pilot being temporarily grounded.^[5]

Acting Career

In 2002, Jamshidi was introduced to Bahareh Rahnama at an event, and through her, he met Peyman Ghasemkhani. This friendship led to Jamshidi’s involvement in the Pejman TV series, where he played a fictionalized version of himself, a former footballer. Before this, Jamshidi had appeared in Soroush Sehat's TV series "Doctor's Office" as a guest actor. However, his role in Pejman earned him widespread fame and popularity.^[5]

Transition to Cinema

In 2014, Jamshidi made his cinematic debut with the film "Ceasefire 2". He subsequently starred in various films, including 50 Kilograms of Cherries, The Good, the Bad, the Corny, I'm Not Crazy, Bee's Nest, and Texas. His eighth film, Misunderstanding, earned him a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the Fajr International Film Festival, which sparked mixed reactions and some mockery. Nevertheless, by 2019, Jamshidi had established himself as one of the highest-grossing actors in Iran, with films collectively earning over 62.8 billion tomans at the box office.^[5]

Box Office Success with "Hotel"

Jamshidi's latest film, Hotel, set a new record for daily sales in Iranian cinema, reaching 50 billion tomans in just 23 days. Directed by Masoud Atyabi and produced by Mohammad Shaiesteh, Hotel was released in October 2023 and attracted over 1.07 million viewers in under a month. The film surpassed previous records, including the highest daily gross set by Fossil, making it the fastest movie in Iranian cinema to achieve such a high level of success.^[5]

Club career statistics

As of May 12, 2010

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Iran			League		Hazfi Cup		Asia		Total
2001–02	Persepolis	Persian Gulf Cup	21	0	4	0	-	-	25	0
2002–03			19	0			1	0
2003–04			15	1			-	-
2004–05			26	1			-	-
2005–06	Pas		26	0				0
2006–07			10	0			-	-
2007–08	Steel Azin	Azadegan League	27	0			-	-
2008–09	Foolad	Persian Gulf Cup	21	0	1	0	-	-	23	0
2009–10	Aboomoslem		8	0	0	0	-	-	8	0
Total	Iran		173	2				0
Career total				2				0

• Assist Goals

Season	Team	Assists
05–06	Pas	3
08–09	Foolad	2

Honours

Persepolis

• Iran Pro League (1): 2001–02

Pas

• Iran Pro League : Runner-up 2005–06

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes	Ref(s)
2014	The Honor of Fazel Family	Amin	Pourya Javidpour
	Cease Fire 2	Hessam	Tahmineh Milani
2015	I Am Nasser Hejazi	Himself	Nima Tabatabaei, Amir Rafiee	Documentary film
	50 Kilos of Sour Cherries	Mani Tohidi	Mani Haghighi
2016	The Good, the Bad, the Corny	Pejman Jamshidi	Peyman Ghasemkhani
	I'm Not Crazy	Atta	Alireza Amini		[6]
2017	Azar	Pizza Buyer	Mohammad Hamzei
2018	Vespiary	Saber	Borzou Niknejad
	Texas	Bahram Kashkouli	Masoud Atyabi		[7]
	The Misunderstanding		Ahmad Reza Motamedi	Nominated – Crystal Simorgh Fajr Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actor	[8]
2019	We Are All Together	Ali Hajati	Kamal Tabrizi
	Labyrinth	Nariman	Amir Hossein Torabi
	Texas 2	Bahram Kashkouli	Masoud Atyabi
	Main Idea	Nima	Azita Moguie
	Dance with Me	Reza	Soroush Sehhat
	Doubt	Amir	Ali Tasdighi	Short Film
2020	Amphibious	Mojtaba	Borzou Niknejad		[9]
	The Good, the Bad & the Corny 2: Secret Army	Pejman Jamshidi	Peyman Ghasemkhani		[10]
	180° Rule	Hamed	Farnoosh Samadi		[11]
2021	Be Human Once a Week	Ali Ahmadi	Sharam Shah Hosseini		[12]
	Shishlik	Ahmad	Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian	Nominated – Crystal Simorgh Fajr Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actor	[13]
	Dynamite	Hadi	Masoud Atyabi		[14]
2022	Grassland	Amir Hossein	Kazem Daneshi	Nominated – Crystal Simorgh Fajr Film Festival Award for Best Actor	[15]
	Motherless	Mahmoud	Morteza Fatemi		[16]
	Bucharest	Jalil	Masoud Atyabi		[17]
2023	A Relic of the South	Saleh	Hossein Amiri Doomari, Pedram Pouramiri		[18]
	Lawless City	Parviz	Karim Amini		[19]
	Hotel	Ramin Ghaderi	Masoud Atyabi		[20]
	Beach Villa	Younes	Kianoush Ayari		[21]
2024	Breakfast with Giraffes	Reza	Soroush Sehhat		[22]
	Alligator Blood	Pejman	Javad Ezzati	Cameo	[23]
	Bodiless	Mehrdad Behmanesh	Morteza Alizadeh		[24]
TBA	Exit Permit		Kiarash Asadizadeh	Post-production	[25]
TBA	Shark		Ali Atshani	Post-production	[26]
TBA	Breathe Eater		Mohammad Kart	Pre-production

Web

Year	Title	Role	Director	Platform	Ref(s)
2019	Classico	Himself	Adel Ferdosipour	Cafe Bazaar, Filimo, Namave	[27]
2021	The Good, the Bad & the Corny: Radioactive	Pejman Jamshidi	Mohsen Chegini	Filimo	[28]
	Predictor	Himself	Reza Baharvan & Amin Entezari	Namava	[29]
2022	Party	Himself	Iraj Tahmasb	Namava	[30]
	Chameleon	Jamal Porsche	Borzou Niknejad	Filmnet	[31]
	Antenna	Khalil Rahmani	Ebrahim Amerian	Namava
2023	You Only Go Around Once	Himself	Soroush Sehhat	Filimo, Namava
2024	Viper of Tehran	Himself	Saman Moghaddam	Filmnet

Television

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes	Network	Ref(s)
2011	Doctors' Building	Himself	Soroush Sehhat	TV series	IRIB TV3
2012–2013	Pejman	Himself	Soroush Sehhat	TV series	IRIB TV3
2014	The Cloudy Years	Mehran	Mehdi Karampour	TV series	IRIB TV2
2017	Breathe	Abbas	Jalil Saman	TV series	IRIB TV3	[32]
2017–2018	Divar Be Divar	Bahram Rezaei	Saman Moghaddam	TV series	IRIB TV3
2020–2024	Hoard	Fariborz Bagh Bisheh	Jalil Saman	TV series	IRIB TV1

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Nominated Work	Result
Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival	2022	Best International Actor	Grassland	Won
Beirut International Women Film Festival	2021	Best International Ensemble Cast	180° Rule	Won
Fajr Film Festival	2018	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	The Misunderstanding	Nominated
	2021		Shishlik	Nominated
	2022	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Grassland	Nominated
	2023	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	A Relic of the South	Honorary Diploma
Hafez Awards	2014	Best Actor – Television Series Comedy	Pejman	Nominated
	2017	Best Actor – Motion Picture	The Good, the Bad, the Corny	Nominated
	2018	Best Actor – Television Series Comedy	Divar Be Divar	Nominated
	2021		Zir Khaki	Won
	2023		Chameleon	Nominated
		Best Actor – Motion Picture	Grassland	Won
Urban International Film Festival	2022	Best Actor	Zir Khaki	Won

References

• Pejman Jamshidi at PersianLeague.com
• Pejman Jamshidi at National-Football-Teams.com

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External links

• Pejman Jamshidi at IMDb
• Pejman Jamshidi on Instagram