Overview
- An architect-turned-actor, Ershadi was discovered by Abbas Kiarostami in a chance encounter that led to his debut in Taste of Cherry, which won the Palme d'Or in 1997.
- He gained broad international recognition for playing Baba in Marc Forster’s adaptation of The Kite Runner.
- Over nearly three decades he amassed more than 90 screen credits, including roles in Agora, Zero Dark Thirty and Utopia.
- Born in Isfahan in 1947, he spent the 1980s in Vancouver working in architecture before returning to Iran later in life.
- Some outlets noted an unconfirmed rumor that he had a role in Terrence Malick’s The Way of the Wind.