---
name: "Nasser Memarzia"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/nasser-memarzia"
fi1m_id: "nasser-memarzia"
imdb_id: "nm0578596"
tmdb_id: 946350
wikidata_id: "Q28839699"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "19 July 1958"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 65
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-09-25T01:38:24.610764+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."
---

# Nasser Memarzia

## Identity

Nasser Memarzia

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/nasser-memarzia
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** nasser-memarzia
- **IMDb ID:** nm0578596
- **TMDB ID:** 946350
- **Wikidata ID:** Q28839699
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28839699, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0578596/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/946350

Actor. Born 19 July 1958 in London.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 July 1958, London
- **Active:** 2005–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 65, as actor, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 80 (1), 2010s 69 (2), 2020s 57 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 60 to 62 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action 3, Drama 3, Adventure 2, Thriller 2, Comedy 1, Crime 1
- **Screen time:** 12 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,595m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28839699, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0578596/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/946350

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Rhythm Section*](https://film.one/film/the-rhythm-section.md) (48)

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

## Biography

Nasser Memarzia is a British-Iranian actor. He was born in London.

His film credits include *Kingdom of Heaven* (2005), *The Devil's Double* (2011), *The Rhythm Section* (2020) as Suleman Kaif, *All the Old Knives* (2022), *Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny* (2023) as Archimedes, and *Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker* (2019). Television roles include appearances in *The Night Manager* (2016), *The Wheel of Time* (2021), and *Hijack* (2023). He has also worked as a playwright and stage director.

*Sources: imdb.com, themoviedb.org, starwars.fandom.com, sportskeeda.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Jay Kelly* (2025), Fi1m 64, as Professor — [page](https://film.one/film/jay-kelly.md)
- *Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny* (2023), Fi1m 58, as Archimedes — [page](https://film.one/film/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny.md)
- *The Rhythm Section* (2020), Fi1m 48, as Suleman Kaif — [page](https://film.one/film/the-rhythm-section.md)
- *Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker* (2019), Fi1m 50, as First Order Officer — [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker.md)
- *The Bureau* (2015), Fi1m 88, as Majid Zamani — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-bureau.md)
- *Munich* (2005), Fi1m 80, as Older Palestinian — [page](https://film.one/film/munich.md)

## Complete filmography (39)

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

- *Jay Kelly* (2025), as Professor — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/jay-kelly.md)
- *Rule Breakers* (2025), as Abdul
- *The Agency* (2024), series, as Majid Zamani
- *Hijack* (2023), series, as Yussuf
- *Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny* (2023), as Archimedes — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny.md)
- *Significant Other* (2023), series, as Imran
- *All the Old Knives* (2022), as Mohammed Dudayev
- *The Wheel of Time* (2021), series, as Errol
- *After Love* (2021), as Ahmed
- *The Rhythm Section* (2020), as Suleman Kaif — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/the-rhythm-section.md)
- *Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker* (2019), as First Order Officer — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker.md)
- *The Golden Anniversary* (2019), as Farhad Mozafan
- *Hatton Garden* (2019), series, as Gooran Cyrus
- *To Provide All People* (2018), as Professor Haboubi
- *Next of Kin* (2018), series, as Mr. Khalid
- *Knightfall* (2017), series, as Draper
- *The Night Manager* (2016), series, as Omar Barghati — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-night-manager.md)
- *Septembers of Shiraz* (2015), as Mansoor
- *The Bureau* (2015), series, as Majid Zamani — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-bureau.md)
- *Complicit* (2013), as Khalil
- *My Brother the Devil* (2012), as Abdul-Aziz
- *Vera* (2011), series, as Arjun Banerjee — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/vera.md)
- *Silk* (2011), series, as Mohammed Ali
- *The Devil's Double* (2011), as Latif's Father
- *I Am Slave* (2010), as Ibrahim
- *House of Saddam* (2008), series, as Zaidan
- *Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs* (2007), as Ahmed Abd El Rassoul
- *The Situation* (2007), as Rafeeq
- *Munich* (2005), as Older Palestinian — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/munich.md)
- *Kingdom of Heaven* (2005), as Muslim Grandee
- *Millions* (2005), as Saint Joseph
- *The Hamburg Cell* (2004), as Assem
- *Arabian Nights* (2000), series, as Prosecuting Lawyer
- *Hetty Wainthropp Investigates* (1996), series, as Jamir Assan
- *Breath of Life* (1991), Script
- *Saracen* (1989), series, as Al Beja Two
- *Casualty* (1986), series, as Patrick Sabet, Amir Haron
- *Dramarama* (1983), series, as Mr. Muzdagh
- *Scene of the Crime* (1970), series, as Nasem Attallah

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