2010–2014: Career beginnings Jadidi debuted as an Actor in 2011 with
Houman Seyedi's
Africa, as a young criminal with his friends who are ordered to keep a girl inside a house until her brother pays his debts. The film was praised for its new different style and performances. In 2014, he starred in
Thirteen and
End of the Service films, for which he earned an Honorary Diploma for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 32nd
Fajr International Film Festival and received praise from critics for his performances.
2015: Crazy Rook Jadidi became known when he played Pirouz, the main character in the 2015 thriller drama
Crazy Rook. The film was highly praised by critics and the audience at the 33rd
Fajr Film Festival and won both
Best Film and
Audience Choice of Best Film, making it one of only five films in The history of cinema of Iran to win the latter (the other four are
The Glass Agency,
Low Heights,
In Amethyst Color and
Midday Adventures).
2016–2017: Rising popularity and breakthrough In 2016, he starred in four films, In ''Atousa's Laughter'' he acted alongside
Baran Kosari,
Pejman Bazeghi and
Mohammad Reza Foroutan. Jadidi's performance in
Soheil Beiraghi's
I (2016) grabbed the industry's attention and received critical acclaim. He earned his first
Crystal Simorgh,
Hafez Award and Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association nominations for his acting. His third 2016 film
A Dragon Arrives! was selected to compete for the
Golden Bear at the
66th Berlin International Film Festival and received generally favorable reviews. In
Phenomenon, his last 2016 film he starred alongside
Hedieh Tehrani. The film was directed by the controversial director Ali Ahmadzadeh and it's still unreleased. In 2017 he acted in
Masoud Kimiai's
Domestic Killer alongside
Parviz Parastui,
Parviz Poorhosseini,
Hamid Reza Azarang and
Pegah Ahangarani. He earned his second
Hafez Award nomination for his performance.
2018–2020: Wide recognition In 2018 he starred in
Bahram Tavakoli's
The Lost Strait,
Soheil Beiraghi's
Cold Sweat and Ramtin Lavafipour's
Hat-trick. He won the
Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor for his performances in
Cold Sweat and
The Lost Strait. Jadidi earned
Hafez Award, Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association and Iran Cinema Celebration nominations for his performance as Yaser Shah Hosseini in
Cold Sweat. He also received an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association nomination for his role in
The Lost Strait. In 2019 he played his first comedy film in
Rambod Javan's ''Murphy's Law'' alongside
Amir Jafari. The film received mixed reviews from critics but was a commercial success. He starred in
Saeid Malekan's directional debut
Day Zero (2020) and earned his third
Crystal Simorgh nomination. Jadidi played a security officer who is involved in the arresting of the infamous terrorist
Abdolmalek Rigi. He received his first theater acting award in 2020 at the 38th
Fajr Theater Festival for his performance in
Herring (2019), which he also produced.
2021: Acclaim and worldwide recognition through A Hero In 2021, he starred in
Asghar Farhadi's universally acclaimed film
A Hero which was selected to compete for the
Palme d'Or At the
2021 Cannes Film Festival. The film won the
Grand Prix and also was selected as the Iranian entry for the
Best International Feature Film at the
94th Academy Awards but was not nominated. The film garnered Jadidi international recognition and earned him his first
Hafez Award and
Palm Springs International Film Festival award in addition to nomination for
Best Performance by an Actor at the
14th Asia Pacific Screen Awards. Jadidi's performance as a single father was highly praised by critics and brought him wide recognition.
2022–present: Play directing In 2022 he directed and also played in the
300 play on the
Sa'dabad Complex stage alongside
Ali Nassirian,
Javad Ezzati and
Tannaz Tabatabaei. In June 2022, he was invited to be a member of
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. == Personal life ==