---
name: "Golshifteh Farahani"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/golshifteh-farahani"
fi1m_id: "golshifteh-farahani"
imdb_id: "nm0267042"
tmdb_id: 229932
wikidata_id: "Q464712"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "10 July 1983"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 60
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-23T20:58:27.529936+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Golshifteh Farahani

## Identity

Golshifteh Farahani

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/golshifteh-farahani
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** golshifteh-farahani
- **IMDb ID:** nm0267042
- **TMDB ID:** 229932
- **Wikidata ID:** Q464712
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golshifteh_Farahani, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q464712, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0267042/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/229932

Actor. Born 10 July 1983 in Tehran, Iran.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 10 July 1983, Tehran, Iran
- **Active:** 2008–present
- **Also known as:** Rahavard Farahani, Golshifte Farahani, რაჰავარდ ფარაჰანი
- **Frequently works with:** [Ridley Scott](https://film.one/person/ridley-scott.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 60, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 60 (1), 2010s 60 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 60 to 58 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 4 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action 3, Drama 3, Adventure 2, Comedy 1, Fantasy 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,179m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golshifteh_Farahani, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q464712, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0267042/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/229932

## Coming up

- *One Minute to Midnight* (2026-12-02), as Tina

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales*](https://film.one/film/pirates-of-the-caribbean-dead-men-tell-no-tales.md) (45)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Golshifteh Farahani

> Golshifteh Farahani makes quiet companionship worth watching. We value the warmth and restraint she brings to *Paterson*, while wishing its writing gave Laura as much attention as the man she lives with.

In *Paterson* (2016), Golshifteh Farahani makes Laura's happiness with Adam Driver's bus driver persuasive. She brings warmth to their scenes without making the couple seem to be performing contentment for our benefit. We found their life together unexpectedly comforting, because her affection gives us reason to believe that these two enjoy each other's company. It is a modest-sounding achievement, but a film built around a working week needs precisely that sort of conviction.

Her work has moved between films with rather different demands: the Iranian debut *The Pear Tree* (1998), Ridley Scott's *Body of Lies* (2008), her first major international role, and Asghar Farhadi's *About Elly* (2009). *The Patience Stone* (2012) asks her to sustain extended monologues, a much more exposed assignment than playing an intimate partnership. She can hold such a film together, though the most intense passages do not always have the force they need.

The difficulty with Laura is different: Farahani is doing enough, and the writing is not. Jim Jarmusch asks us to notice the people around his hero, yet gives her less space for her own thoughts than he gives Driver. Her energy helps keep that imbalance from making the relationship feel false, but it cannot give Laura the fuller part she deserves. We want to spend time with her on her own terms, and too often she supplies another reason to admire Paterson's gentle life. That reservation matters even in a film we recommend warmly.

In *Extraction* (2020), she plays Nik Khan alongside Chris Hemsworth, bringing physical commitment without losing the character in the action. That is useful evidence against treating her only as an actor of quiet feeling, or mistaking Laura's underwritten part for a limit on what Farahani can offer. Start with *Paterson*, but allow yourself to wish it would occasionally leave the bus driver behind.

## Biography

Golshifteh Farahani (also credited as Rahavard Farahani) is an Iranian actress born on 10 July 1983 in Tehran. She began acting in theatre at the age of six and made her film debut at fourteen in *The Pear Tree* (1998).

Farahani gained recognition in Iranian cinema for roles in films including *Half Moon* (2006), *M for Mother* (2006) and *About Elly* (2009). She became the first Iranian actor in a major Hollywood production with Ridley Scott’s *Body of Lies* (2008) and has since appeared in international films such as *Exodus: Gods and Kings* (2014), *Paterson* (2016) as Laura, *Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales* (2017), *The Upside* (2019), *Extraction* (2020) and its 2023 sequel, and the series *Invasion* (2021–). She is also cast as Robbie in the forthcoming *Matchbox the Movie* (2026).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, watch.plex.tv.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales* (2017), Fi1m 45, as Shansa — [page](https://film.one/film/pirates-of-the-caribbean-dead-men-tell-no-tales.md)
- *Paterson* (2016), Fi1m 84, as Laura — [page](https://film.one/film/paterson.md)
- *Exodus: Gods and Kings* (2014), Fi1m 52, as Nefertari — [page](https://film.one/film/exodus-gods-and-kings.md)
- *Body of Lies* (2008), Fi1m 60, as Aisha — [page](https://film.one/film/body-of-lies.md)

## Complete filmography (66)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *One Minute to Midnight* (2026), as Tina
- *Matchbox the Movie* (2026), as Robbie — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/matchbox-the-movie.md)
- *Oh, What Happy Days!* (2025), Actor
- *Alpha* (2025), as Mother
- *William Tell* (2025), as Suna
- *Reading Lolita in Tehran* (2024), as Azar Nafisi
- *Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust* (2024), as 242B (voice)
- *Sinjar, naissance des fantômes* (2024), as Narrator (voix)
- *Hood Witch* (2023), as Nour
- *Extraction 2* (2023), as Nik Khan
- *Romantique* (2022), as Salomé
- *My Father's Dragon* (2022), as Dela Elevator (voice)
- *Brother and Sister* (2022), as Faunia Vuillard
- *Cocorica* (2021), as (voice)
- *Surge* (2021), series, as Nora
- *Invasion* (2021), series, as Aneesha Malik
- *Extraction* (2020), as Nik Khan
- *Arab Blues* (2020), as Selma
- *Blind Spot* (2019), as Elham
- *The Song of Scorpions* (2019), as Nooran
- *The Upside* (2019), as Maggie
- *The Night Eats the World* (2018), as Sarah
- *Girls of the Sun* (2018), as Bahar
- *Christmas & Co.* (2017), as Amélie
- *Shelter* (2017), as Lina/Mona
- *Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales* (2017), as Shansa — Fi1m 45, [page](https://film.one/film/pirates-of-the-caribbean-dead-men-tell-no-tales.md)
- *Paterson* (2016), as Laura — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/paterson.md)
- *Go Home* (2016), as Nada
- *Sophie's Misfortunes* (2016), as Madame de Réan
- *Finding Altamira* (2016), as Conchita
- *Two Friends* (2015), as Mona
- *Exodus: Gods and Kings* (2014), as Nefertari — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/exodus-gods-and-kings.md)
- *Eden* (2014), as Yasmin
- *Rosewater* (2014), as Maryam
- *My Sweet Pepper Land* (2014), as Govend
- *Just Like a Woman* (2013), as Mona
- *The Patience Stone* (2013), as The woman
- *Rule of Three* (2012), as Marie
- *Chicken with Plums* (2011), as Irâne
- *There Be Dragons* (2011), as Leila
- *If You Die, I'll Kill You* (2011), as Sibe
- *About Elly* (2009), as Sepideh
- *Shirin* (2009), Actor
- *Body of Lies* (2008), as Aisha — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/body-of-lies.md)
- *The Wall* (2008), as Setareh
- *There's Always a Woman in Between* (2008), Actor
- *To Each His Own Cinema* (2007), as Woman in Cinema (segment: Where Is My Romeo?)
- *The Music Man* (2007), as Hanieh
- *The Fish Fall in Love* (2007), as Touka
- *Bab'Aziz* (2006), as Nour
- *M for Mother* (2006), as Sepideh
- *Half Moon* (2006), as Niwemang
- *In the Name of the Father* (2006), as Habibe
- *The Disgraced* (2006), as Maryam
- *The Tear of the Cold* (2004), as Ronak
- *Two Angels* (2003), as Azar
- *Somewhere Else* (2003), Actor
- *Boutique* (2003), as Eti
- *Zamaneh* (2002), as Zamaneh
- *Seven Acts* (2000), Actor
- *The Pear Tree* (1998), as M
- *Conference of the Birds*, Actor
- *Dog my Cats!*, as (voice)
- *Les Clochettes de Kaboul*, as Leila
- *Extraction 3*, as Nik Khan
- *The Thing That Hurts*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Golshifteh Farahani](https://film.one/media/person/95620/gallery-440cbd7e3fcd.jpg) Golshifteh Farahani — John Sears, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Golshifteh_Farahani_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_4_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Golshifteh_Farahani_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_4_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Actress Golshifteh Farahani receives the Excellence Award Davide Campari at the 78th Locarno Film Festival (2000)](https://film.one/media/person/95620/gallery-485e4ee8c612.jpg) Actress Golshifteh Farahani receives the Excellence Award Davide Campari at the 78th Locarno Film Festival (2000) — Walid Farouk, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Actress_Golshifteh_Farahani_at_the_2025_Locarno_Film_Festival_02.jpg/1280px-Actress_Golshifteh_Farahani_at_the_2025_Locarno_Film_Festival_02.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Actress Golshifteh Farahani receives the Excellence Award Davide Campari at the 78th Locarno Film Festival (2000)](https://film.one/media/person/95620/gallery-6c398b9d6c6c.jpg) Actress Golshifteh Farahani receives the Excellence Award Davide Campari at the 78th Locarno Film Festival (2000) — Walid Farouk, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Actress_Golshifteh_Farahani_at_the_2025_Locarno_Film_Festival_03.jpg/1280px-Actress_Golshifteh_Farahani_at_the_2025_Locarno_Film_Festival_03.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Actress Golshifteh Farahani leaving the red carpet with Maja Hoffman, President of the 78th Locarno Film Festival (2025)](https://film.one/media/person/95620/gallery-aac6a30e133e.jpg) Actress Golshifteh Farahani leaving the red carpet with Maja Hoffman, President of the 78th Locarno Film Festival (2025) — Kalai Ramu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Actress_Golshifteh_Farahani_leaving_the_red_carpet_on_6th_August_at_the_78th_Locarno_Film_Festival.jpg/1280px-Actress_Golshifteh_Farahani_leaving_the_red_carpet_on_6th_August_at_the_78th_Locarno_Film_Festival.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Golshifteh Farahani](https://film.one/media/person/95620/gallery-f6059273fc3e.jpg) Golshifteh Farahani — Image via TMDB
- ![Golshifteh Farahani](https://film.one/media/person/95620/gallery-01cfe4cf10c7.jpg) Golshifteh Farahani — Image via TMDB
- ![Golshifteh Farahani](https://film.one/media/person/95620/gallery-b26fc50c8448.jpg) Golshifteh Farahani — Image via TMDB
- ![Actress Golshifteh Farahani receives the Excellence Award Davide Campari at the 78th Locarno Film Festival (2025)](https://film.one/media/person/95620/gallery-4d4047c8eb2d.jpg) Actress Golshifteh Farahani receives the Excellence Award Davide Campari at the 78th Locarno Film Festival (2025) — Kalai Ramu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Actress_Golshifteh_Farahani_receives_the_Excellence_Award_Davide_Campari_01.jpg/1280px-Actress_Golshifteh_Farahani_receives_the_Excellence_Award_Davide_Campari_01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Actress Golshifteh Farahani receives the Excellence Award Davide Campari at the 78th Locarno Film Festival (2025)](https://film.one/media/person/95620/gallery-ad94454d64f9.jpg) Actress Golshifteh Farahani receives the Excellence Award Davide Campari at the 78th Locarno Film Festival (2025) — Kalai Ramu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Actress_Golshifteh_Farahani_receives_the_Excellence_Award_Davide_Campari_02.jpg/1280px-Actress_Golshifteh_Farahani_receives_the_Excellence_Award_Davide_Campari_02.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Golshifteh Farahani](https://film.one/media/person/95620/gallery-d263229bd45d.jpg) Golshifteh Farahani — Image via TMDB
- ![Golshifteh Farahani](https://film.one/media/person/95620/gallery-194f9610c370.jpg) Golshifteh Farahani — Image via TMDB
- ![Golshifteh Farahani](https://film.one/media/person/95620/gallery-f5d9d1dc35fa.jpg) Golshifteh Farahani — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Knight of the National Order of Merit 2021: Knight of the National Order of Merit (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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