Seyyed Shahab Hosseini ( , born 3 February 1974 ) is an Iranian actor and director . A popular actor in Iran , internationally he is known for collaborations with Iranian writer and director Asghar Farhadi in '' About Elly '' ( 2008 ) , '' A Separation '' ( 2011 ) , and '' The Salesman '' ( 2016 ) . He has won the Silver Bear for Best Actor for '' A Separation '' together with the male cast in 61st Berlin International Film Festival , and the Best Actor Award in 2016 Cannes Film Festival for his role in '' The Salesman '' . Shahab Hosseini for the first time won Crystal Simorgh for '' Superstar '' movie in ( 2009 ) year . In 2013 , he made his movie directing debut
61st Berlin International Film Festival
61st Berlin International Film Festival
Shahab Hosseini