Shahab Hosseini
Shahab Hosseini | |
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شهاب حسینی | |
Hosseini in 2024 | |
| Born | Seyyed Shahabedin Hosseini Tonekaboni February 3, 1974 |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
| Spouses | Parichehr Ghanbari
(m. 1997; div. 2021)Sanaz Arjmand (m. 2022) |
| Children | 2 |
Sayyid Shahabeddin Hosseini Tonekaboni (Persian: سیّد شهابالدین حسینی تنکابنی; born February 3, 1974) is an Iranian actor and producer, known professionally as Shahab Hosseini. he was nominated for the Crystal Simorgh for Best Supporting Actor at the Fajr Film Festival for his performances in A Candle in the Wind (2003) and Redemption at 8:20 (2004). In 2008, Hosseini won the Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor at the Fajr Film Festival for his role in Superstar.
Hosseini, along with the ensemble cast of A Separation, received the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival in 2011. At the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, he won the Best Actor Award for his performance in The Salesman, becoming the first Iranian actor and the only Iranian male actor to receive this accolade. In 2019, the French government awarded him the Legion of Honour.