Mehdi Pakdel (; born July 1, 1980) is an Iranian actor.
Mehdi Pakdel lived in his hometown until the age of 17 when he left for the capital, Tehran, to pursue a career in arts.
While studying graphic arts at the Islamic Azad University, he designed a few theatrical posters and later established his own graphic studio to broaden his field of work.
His first stage appearance was in 1997, after which he began to pursue an acting career.
While his main focus has been on stage acting, he had several cinematic and television roles which gained him nationwide fame.
Pakdel has appeared in the series âÂÂThe Scarlet Pearlâ (2004), âÂÂThe Silence of the Seaâ (2005), âÂÂThe First Night of Peaceâ (2005), âÂÂThe Innocent Onesâ (2008), âÂÂThe Night Shall Passâ (2008), âÂÂMissingâ (2010), âÂÂSetayeshâ (2009-2010), and âÂÂKimiyaâ (2013-2015), âÂÂThe Accompliceâ (2020), âÂÂJeyranâ (2022)
He has also acted in a number of movies, including âÂÂBlueâ (2000), âÂÂFish Fall in Loveâ (2004), âÂÂHardships of the Maidenâ (2006), âÂÂTroubleâ (2007), âÂÂTambourineâ (2007), âÂÂThe Snitchâ (2008), âÂÂWithout Permissionâ (2010), âÂÂThe Freewayâ (2010), âÂÂA Decent Ceremonyâ (2011), and âÂÂMuhammad: The Messenger of Godâ (2014).
Pakdel was initially married to actress Behnoosh Tabatabaei. They met in March 2007, and got married in 2011. They divorced in 2016. In 2020, reports of his marriage to Rana Azadivar surfaced in the media.