Farshad Kholghi
Hair Color: BlackEye Color: BrownHeight: 185Weight: 85
Languages:Mother Tongue: Danish and PersianFluent in: English
Biography
Farshad is a Danish-Iranian debater, actor and lecturer. He fled from Iran to Denmark with the rest of his family in 1984, when he was only 13 years old. In Denmark he is one of the most popular lecturers, and he is known for his witty sense of humor and inspiring stories. He has participated in several stage productions, venues and one-man shows and is a member of the Danish comedy-group “Pejseshowet”. He has appeared in numerous films such as “Angels in Fast Motion” and “Pizza King” and tv-satire programs such as “OPS” and “Yallahrup Færgeby”. In 2007 he played one of the prime suspects in the highly acclaimed tv-series “The Killing”. Besides acting he is also a seasoned writer and has written several pieces in MetroXpress and Berlingske Tidende where he participated in the debates regarding Islam and integration. In 2007 he published the book “The World is ONE country” which is about his childhood in Iran, the flee to Denmark and his own experiences with integration in a new country.
Curriculum Vitae
Dubbing / Voice over
Hash | Sharif Khan | Christian Dyekjær | Bald Film |
Yallahrup Færgeby | Abu Babu | TV-series | DR |
Pulekalenderen | Henning Petersen | Morten Hartz Kaplers | Zentropa Entertainments |
Film
Solkongen | Janis | Tomas Villum Jensen | Thura Film |
Angels in Fast Motion | Supporting | Ole Christian Madsen | Nimbus Film Productions |
There is a Lovely Man | Supporting | Martin Strange-Hansen | M&M Productions |
Polle Fiction | Ali | Søren Fauli | FilmPeople |
Election Night | Taxi Driver 3 | Anders Thomas Jensen | M&M Productions |
Pizza King | Supporting | Ole Christian Madsen | Nimbus Film Productions |
Antenneforeningen | Khalid | Søren Fauli | Cosmo Film |
Litterature
Three Times a Day for Depression | Author | Farshad Kholghi | Radius |
In the Beginning the Word Was Not There | Farshad Kholghi | and Helle Broberg Nielsen | People's Press |
The World is One Country | Farshad Kholghi | and Helle Broberg Nielsen | People's Press |
Short films
The Pig | Hammid | Dorthe Warnø Høgh | M&M Productions |
Sort oktober | Fatimas far | Ask Hasselbalch | Cavemen Media |
Between Us | Taxi Driver | Laurits Munch-Petersen | Den Danske Filmskole / DR |
This Charming Man | Omid | Martin Strange-Hansen |
Trækfugle | Plejer | Vibeke Muasya | M&M Productions |
Shows / Entertainment
Kan du sige: »Rødgrød med fløde«? |
Den Nøgne Sandhed |
BØH! - En komedie om angst |
Alle veje fører til Vojens |
Television
Sex | Psychologist | Amalie Næsby Fick | Profile Pictures |
Oda Omvendt | Dev | SAM Productions | |
Between Us | Doctor | Charlotte Sachs Bostrup, Eigil Langmark | Anagram |
Follow the Money | Daniel Tariq | DR |
Black Widows | Bjorn Folmer | Janic Heen | TV3 |
Store Stygge Ulf Show | Various roles |
The Killing | Rama | 9 episodes | DR1 |
Defence | Osman Osman | Henrik Ruben Genz | DR1 |
Ørnen: En krimi-odyssé | Narkoselægen | DR |
Nudellah | Nudellah | 7 episodes | DR2 |
The Hotel | The childrens doctor | Pia Bocin / Christian Dyekjaer | TV2 |
Nikolaj & Julie | Aryan/Ayra | Lars Kaalund | DR1 |
Skjulte spor | Amin | Nordisk Film | |
The Hotel | The pediatric | Jarowskij |
Theater
Knud The Boring | Holger | Lars Knutzon | Folketeatret |
In the Middle of the Night | Grocery man | Tina Kruse | The Danish Theater |
The Arabian Night | Boyfriend | Inger Eilersen | Husets teater |