Majid Potki
Biography
Majid Potaki (born on 25 Shahrivar 1353, Rasht), is an Iranian theater, cinema and television actor, theater director and voice actor. In 2016, he received the best actor award with the title of "Special Achievement" award from the "Manheim" international film festival in Germany (for playing the role of father in the film "Another Time" directed by Nahid Hassanzadeh) and for playing in The short film "Digeri" won the best actor award from the Otabiana Brazil 2021 and Screen Power England 2020 festivals, and in 2021, he won the first male actor award in another short film at the Omid Tehran International Film and Photo Festival. Majid Petaki is currently also active in the position of "responsible for religious and traditional shows of Gilan province". He started his career in the amphitheater of Shahid Beheshti High School in 1368 and returned from military service in 1975 and entered the university in 1977 and continued his career in the college amphitheater. Simultaneously with the opening of Baran TV channel since 1377, this channel has been continuously active in TV series, shows and movies and has been active as an actor in dozens of works produced in this channel and other TV channels, among which we can include the series He mentioned the television series Kolbe Ai Dar Meh (2013 directed by Marjan Ashrafizadeh), the series Deldadgan (2013 directed by Manouchehr Hadi), the series Armando (2016 directed by Ehsan Abdipour). Also, in the home show in the series Kawfi Tarch (2009, directed by Mehran Mediri), the series Blue Whale (2017, directed by Fereydon Jirani), the series Monster (2019, directed by Mehran Mediri) and the series Meydan Sorkh (2019, directed by Ebrahim Ebrahimian). cited. He is also active in Radio Gilan as an actor and voice actor in radio shows.
Known For & Full Filmography16 Titles
Movie - 2016, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Ghadir, a chemical plant worker, protesting against being unpaid for over a year, is arrested during a demonstration and imprisoned without trial. He's released one year later with no explanation given.On arriving home he finds his daughter, Somayeh, has given birth out of wedlock...
Movie - 2026, 2h 15m • as Davood Khan
LARISSA tells the story of a young Afghan refugee girl sold—along with her family—to a powerful landowner, Davood Kan, in Iran. Forced into backbreaking work alongside dozens of undocumented migrants, Larissa’s intelligence and beauty draw the landowner’s attention. Pulled from the fields, she is promised protection and privilege — but at a devastating cost. When she resists his escalating abuse, the illusion of safety shatters. What begins as a quiet attempt to endure becomes a perilous struggle for dignity. Told through a raw and intimate lens, LARISSA is not just the story of one girl but a reflection of countless hidden lives. It confronts the exploitation, silence, and systemic violence faced by Afghan refugees in Iran and other countries, while honoring the resilience of those who refuse to be erased.
Drama Series - 2023, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
Fayaz's son is killed at the beginning of the story and it is made to look like he committed suicide. Amir Jafari, in the role of Esfandiar Shakib, is looking for two people to find them, one of them is Iraj, played by Shahram Haqit Dost, and the other is Sargerd, played by Hamed Kamili. At first, Iraj is Fayaz's driver and assistant, and he plans to defraud Fayaz through his wife, Afaq, but he does not succeed. It is recommended that you do not miss this mystery drama series.
Drama Series - 2018, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
Two rival families become entangled in a bitter feud, caught up in local life, addiction, corruption, with their children tragically caught in the crossfire
Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
The story of 23 young Iranian warriors who were captivated by Iraqi army.
Movie - 2020, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A political spy thriller set during the 1980s in Iran.
Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Shahi received the award for the portrayal of Rohan, a 35-year-old woman who agrees to marry Mahi, an old man who had been the village teacher for many years. Mahi is now the caretaker of the village shrine in whose healing power he does not believe. Rohan begins her new life in a small room in the shrine. She meets a young boy who has taken refuge in the sanctuary of the shrine to be healed. When the boy dies suddenly, Rohan loses all her beliefs like her husband. The fanatic villagers do not tolerate the presence of two heathens in the shrine and the village anymore.
Movie - 2017, 2h 15m • as School Principal
Reza, residing in the wilderness with his wife and son, lives a retired life and devotes himself to freshwater fish farming. A private company that has targets on his land is ready to do anything to force him to sell.
Movie - 2020, 2h 15m • as The Man
After his wife's death, a man makes a dramatic discovery that turns his life upside down.
Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Milad, who is a PhD student in agriculture, after he falsely introduces himself as a nuclear scientist in meetings, he meets a mysterious woman named Asal Fatuhi, and this acquaintance causes incidents in his life. And..
Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • as Father
A couple are on the threshold of divorce. In the absence of his wife, while the father tries to keep their daughter with him, he confronts his daughter's first period experience.
Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Anyone can be against. This counter can be the removal of a person or a nation.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Safiya's husband
Safieh, a 45 years old woman was forced to wash one of the residence of the town after her death. She finds a connection between the deceased and her husband while washing the corpse...
Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • as Bahman
In Iran, gender-affirming surgery is legal, though it carries with it great stigma, and is usually performed so that a gay couple may lead a heteronormal life. In this one-of-a-kind film, shot in secret in Iran, a father and husband finds his fragile world endangered when a man from his past appears claiming to be his daughter's true father. He never knew his wife was pregnant when she sought a divorce, and now she's nowhere to be seen.
Movie - 2017, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
The film "The End of Dreams" is the story of a little boy who lives with his family in a village in the north of the country. When a horse comes to their home, the boy develops a strong interest in it. However, due to a mistake he makes, he gets into trouble.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A movie directed by Hossein Mirzamohammadi