Ramin Yazdani
Known for Acting · 51 credits
- Born
- 1952-07-20 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Isfahan, Iran
- Also known as
- Rahmin Yadollah Yazdani · Yamin Yazdani
Biography
Ramin Yazdani (born July 20, 1952, in Isfahan, Iran) is an Iranian-German actor and director.
Ramin Yazdani grew up in Iran, where he gained his first theatrical experiences as a teenager. After studying economics, theater studies, acting, and film in the United States, he initially returned to Iran before moving to Germany in 1985. In Hamburg, he founded the Persian Theater in 1991 and the Festival of Iranian Theater in 1995; he also worked at venues including the Deutsches Schauspielhaus, the Thalia Theater, the Hamburg State Opera, and Kampnagel. In addition to his work as a director, he realized numerous independent theater projects.
Since the early 1990s, Yazdani has appeared regularly in film and television productions. His credits include *Hallo, Onkel Doc!*, *Ich Chef, Du Turnschuh*, *Der Medicus*, *Kreuzweg*, *Familie verpflichtet*, and the Norwegian series *Nobel*. For his lead role in *Si-o-se Pol – Die letzten Tage des Parvis K.*, he received multiple international awards for Best Actor. Furthermore, he has held guest roles in series such as *SOKO Leipzig*, *Notruf Hafenkante*, and *Großstadtrevier*, and has also worked as a voice actor for radio plays.
In 2021, Yazdani participated in the #allesdichtmachen campaign, in which actors offered satirical commentary on COVID-19 containment measures. He lives in Hamburg and is the father of the historian Kaveh Yazdani.
Known For
TV Shows (22)
Scene of the Crime
1970
as Walid Junbesh
SOKO Leipzig
2001
as Tahir al Zayed / Dr. Sabet
Küstenwache
1997
as Kapitän Ling
Hamburg Dockland
2007
as Adnan Aydin
Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP
1997
Die Wache
1994
as Dr. Khalil
SK Kölsch
1999
as Thabit
Bella Block
1993
as Razina
Kommissarin Lucas
2003
as Faruk Hashemi
Danni Lowinski
2010
as Ali Genc
Das Traumhotel
2004
as Scheich Abdul
Hallo, Onkel Doc!
1994
as Dr. Fazal Bahrami
Sperling
1996
as Halid
Abschnitt 40
2001
as Herr Al-Hariri
Schwarz Rot Gold
1982
as Narazani
German Genius
2023
as Emir
Heiter bis tödlich - Hauptstadtrevier
2012
as Ömer Dilek
Nobel
2016
as Heydar Zamani
Operation Phoenix - Jäger zwischen den Welten
1997
as Samir Achmed Nassib
Ich und die Anderen
2021
as Taxifahrer
Sara Stein: From Berlin to Tel Aviv
2016
as Tarik Rahman
Die Draufgänger
2012
as Nadir Altai
Movies (29)
The Physician
2013
as Rabbi
Iron Sky
2012
as Pakistani Representative
Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush
2022
as Farhad Khan
Highly Explosive
2025
as Nika Shabani
Famous Five 4
2015
as Ibrahim
Falcons
2002
as Scarface
Stations of the Cross
2014
as Arzt
Life Kills Me
2002
Leo und Marie – Eine Weihnachtsliebe
2008
as Kellner im „1001 Nacht“
Krüger aus Almanya
2015
as Ahmed
Mit geradem Rücken
2012
as Anas Hafez
Wut im Bauch
1999
as Elternsprecher
Family Commitments
2015
as Aledrissi
The Stoning
2006
as Prison Govenor
Gates of Fire
1996
as Khalil
Hades - Eine (fast) wahre Geschichte
2023
as Faras
A Summer in Cyprus
2017
as Ioannis
Familie ist ein Fest - Taufalarm
2021
as Masud Manipur
Bloody Nuisance
2001
Ein Vater im Alleingang
1999
as Abu Farrat
Gibsy - Rukeli Trollmanns Kampf ums Leben
2014
as Schnipplo Trollmann
A Journey Home: The Story of Sahaya Vietnam
2023
as Self
Die schönste Bescherung
2024
as Navid
Alle in einem Boot
2020
as Arif
Zimtstern und Halbmond
2010
as Abu Kamal
Dead Man Working
2016
as Scheich Senior
Almuth und Rita - Zwei wie Pech und Schwefel
2016
as Asim
BA HAM
2021
Si-o-se Pol
2015
as Parvis Karimpour
About Ramin Yazdani
Ramin Yazdani (born July 20, 1952, in Isfahan, Iran) is an Iranian-German actor and director. Ramin Yazdani grew up in Iran, where he gained his first theatrical experiences as a teenager. After studying economics, theater studies, acting, and film in the United States, he initially returned to Iran before moving to Germany in 1985. In Hamburg, he founded the Persian Theater in 1991 and the Festival of Iranian Theater in 1995; he also worked at venues including the Deutsches Schauspielhaus, the Thalia Theater, the Hamburg State Opera, and Kamp… With 51 credits spanning from 1970 to 2025, Ramin Yazdani has appeared in 29 films and 22 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ramin Yazdani Movies
- The Physician (2013) — as Rabbi
- Iron Sky (2012) — as Pakistani Representative
- Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush (2022) — as Farhad Khan
- Highly Explosive (2025) — as Nika Shabani
- Famous Five 4 (2015) — as Ibrahim
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