Born in June 24, 1955 in Chaloo village (Iran), Parviz Parastouei is a prominent Iranian actor who plays the role of himself in the Miracle of Bonasan.

His family moved to Tehran when he was three years old. He learned acting in plays in NaziAbad welfare center, and for years he worked as a court secretary in his day job beside his artistic life. Parastouei started his art life in 1969 when he joined Bahram Beyzai team and as a teenager, he acted in plays such as The Story of a Neighborhood. He later joined Behzad Farahani and the Kouch team and acted in other plays.

Parastouei’s first cinema appearance was in 1983 in Land of Lovers for which he was awarded with Crystal Simorgh of Best Supporting Actor in Fajr International Film Festival¹. Playing the role of Haj Kazem in The Glass Agency in 1997 was a milestone for him which brought him several awards such as the Crystal Simorgh Best Actor in Fajr International Film Festival and Best Actor Award in Yugoslavia Film Festival. He has appeared in numerous other movies including The Bodyguard, The Lizard, Reward of Silence, The Willow Tree, Duel, The Red Ribbon, The Changed Man, Motherly Love, The Snowman, Water and Fire and Café Transit. He has also appeared in three successful TV series titled The Chef, Under the Pillory and The Red Soil. He recently played roles in The Accomplice and Those series aired in Iranian streaming services.

Beside playing in cinema and theater, Parastouei is active in music too. He has narration albums such as Daddy and other albums such as I’m an Actor and I’m Parviz Parastouei². He also voice acts for audio books, documentaries and animations.

Parastouei has been awarded with or has been nominated for many awards. He holds a record among Iranian actors with 4 Crystal Simorghs from Fajr International Film Festival. Some of his achievements are as bellow:

·         Best Actor Award in Fajr International Film Festival for: Bodyguard, In the Name of the Father, The Willow and The Glass Agency

·         Best Supporting Actor Award in Fajr International Film Festival for The Land of lovers

·         Nominated for Best Actor Award in Fajr International Film Festival for Majority, Today, Thirteen 59, Twenty, One Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest and Mummy III.

·         Special Jury’s Crystal Simorgh in Fajr International Film Festival for The Lizard

·         Statue Best Actor Celebration House of Cinema for The Lizard, The Glass Agency, The Mad and The Changed Man

·         Nominated for Best Actor Celebration House of Cinema for The Book of Law, In the Name of the Father, The Willow, The Dead Wave and Joking.

·         Special Jury Prize Seattle International Film Festival for The Lizard

·         Best Actor Award International TV Programs Rome Festival for Under the Pillory

·         Best Actor Iranian Film Festival in San Francisco for Today

¹ Iranian equivalent to the American Academy Awards

² His biography narrated by him.