Golshifteh Farahani

About

Golshifteh Farahani (گلشیفته فراهانی) was born on 10th July 1983 and is an international Iranian actress. Golshifteh Farahani started her acting career in theatre at the age of 6. Since then she has played in more than 40 films, many of which have been screened or awarded at international festivals. Amongst her famous Iranian films are Bahman Ghobadi's Half Moon, Dariush Mehrjui's Santoori , Rasool Mollagholipour's M for Mother and Asghar Farhadi's About Elly. Starring in Ridley Scotts Body of Lies (2008), alongside Leonardo Di Caprio and Russel Crowe, Golshifteh Farahani became the first Iranian to act in a major Hollywood production. She has also starred in films such as Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) directed by Ridley Scott, Paterson (2016) directed by Jim jarmush, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017), Extraction (2020), and Alpha (2025) directed by Palme d'Or...

Known for

Matchbox the MovieMovie • 2026InvasionSeries • 2021Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No TalesMovie • 2017Extraction 2Movie • 2023ExtractionMovie • 2020Exodus: Gods and KingsMovie • 2014Body of LiesMovie • 2008AlphaMovie • 2025The UpsideMovie • 2019William TellMovie • 2025The Night Eats the WorldMovie • 2018My Father's DragonMovie • 2022Finding AltamiraMovie • 2016PatersonMovie • 2016EdenMovie • 2014Brother and SisterMovie • 2022Christmas & Co.Movie • 2017To Each His Own CinemaMovie • 2007Arab BluesMovie • 2020The Patience StoneMovie • 2013About EllyMovie • 2009Reading Lolita in TehranMovie • 2024There Be DragonsMovie • 2011RosewaterMovie • 2014