★ HOW OLD IS NAVÍD AKHAVAN?
Navíd Akhavan is 45 years old, born June 9, 1980 in IR · Gemini.
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★ LEDE
About
Navíd Akhavan fled Iran as a child and became an Iranian-German actor and film director. Born in Tehran in 1980, he graduated from drama school in Cologne and earned a Munich Film Festival nomination for his debut leading role in Fremder Freund. He's appeared in Septembers of Shiraz alongside Adrien Brody and Salma Hayek, and directed the acclaimed music video Behesht for Googoosh, which broke ground as the first Iranian music video depicting a same-sex love story. A Gemini, Akhavan channels natural duality—performer, director, multilingual storyteller.
★ FEATURE
Biography
Navíd Akhavan is an Iranian-German actor and film director born on 9 June 1980 in Tehran. At age 4, he escaped Iran during the Iran–Iraq War with his family, briefly settling in the United States before immigrating to Germany in 1985. He grew up trilingual—English, German, and Persian—and performed on stage from age eight, opening for dozens of concerts until age 16.
After graduating in 2001 from Schauspiel Zentrum in Cologne, Akhavan worked across film, television, and theatre, including roles as Lady Macbeth and Romeo at Hamburg's Altonaer Theater. His 2003 breakthrough in Elmar Fischer's Fremder Freund earned him a Munich Film Festival nomination for Best Actor; the film also won the First Steps Award, Digital Visions Award, and Audience Award at Filmz Mainz. Subsequent leading roles include Mohsen in Salami Aleikum and Jamal in 45 Minutes to Ramallah (both comedies by Ali Samadi Ahadi), and the drama For a Moment, Freedom, directed by Arash T. Riahi, which won 30 international film festival awards and served as Austria's Academy Awards entry in 2009. He appeared as Morteza in the Netflix film Septembers of Shiraz, starring Adrien Brody and Salma Hayek.
From 2005 to 2010, Akhavan and his brother Omid produced Persian pop music as Navid & Omid, releasing two studio albums and directing all music videos. As a music video director, he won international festival awards for November's Fall and Habs, made for legendary singer Ebi. His most acclaimed work, Behesht, directed for superstar Googoosh, garnered international media attention—Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Die Welt, The Times of Israel, and others—as the first Iranian music video depicting a same-sex love story. Akhavan teaches directing and music video production at SAE Berlin, and in 2020 narrated Dalia Sofer's novel Man of My Time for Audible.
A Gemini born under life-path 33, Akhavan embodies the sign's versatility across acting, directing, and music. As an actor and film director, he works fluidly across German, Persian, and English-language productions.
★ ORIGIN
Before Fame
Akhavan was born in Tehran in 1980 and fled Iran at age 4 during the Iran–Iraq War with his family. After brief time in the United States, they moved to Germany in 1985. He grew up speaking English, German, and Persian, and performed on stage from age eight, opening for dozens of concerts until age 16. He graduated in 2001 from Schauspiel Zentrum, a performing arts school in Cologne.
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Trivia
- Akhavan is also known professionally as Navid Navid.
- From 2005–2010, he produced Persian pop music with his brother Omid, releasing two studio albums and directing all their music videos.
- His music video Behesht for Googoosh was covered by international outlets including Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Die Welt, and Huffpost because it was the first Iranian music video to portray a same-sex love story.
- In 2020, he narrated Dalia Sofer's novel Man of My Time for Audible.
- He teaches directing and music video production as a guest instructor at SAE Berlin.
★ SIDEBAR
Numerology
LIFE-PATH NUMBER
Master Number — The Master Teacher
33 is 6 amplified. Caretakers operating at scale; rare among entertainers, more common among educators and activists.
★ ALL LIFE-PATH 33 CELEBS →★ ASTROLOGY
Birthday compatibility
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★ FAQ
Frequently asked
- How old is Navíd Akhavan?
- Navíd Akhavan is 45 years old (born June 9, 1980).
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- Navíd Akhavan was born on June 9, 1980.
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- Navíd Akhavan is a Gemini, born June 9, 1980.
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- Navíd Akhavan was born in 1980, the year of the Metal Monkey.
- Where is Navíd Akhavan from?
- Navíd Akhavan is from IR.
- What does Navíd Akhavan do?
- Navíd Akhavan is a actor.
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