title: Mahmoud Pak Niat
text: # Mahmoud Pak Niat
  
  Mahmoud Pak Niat (Persian: محمود پاک‌نیت; born 31 December 1952) is an Iranian actor. He is best known for his acting in Once Upon a Time (1991), Patriarch (1994) After the Rain (2001), Tenth Night (2002), Prophet Joseph (2008–2009) and Shahrzad (2015–2016) television series. He has received various accolades, including nominations for two Crystal Simorgh and a Hafez Award.
  
  ## Career
  
  Mahmoud Pakniyyat began stage acting in 1969 and in 1988 he stepped into the world of movies and television.
  
  The series which brought him a nationwide fame was Once Upon a Time (1991–1992).
  
  His popularity grew with his appearance in the series The Patriarch (1993–1995) and After the Rain (2000).
  
  Pakniyyat has appeared in the series such as Sheikh Mofid (1995), Seasoned Rider (1997), Lighter than Darkness (1999–2002), The Tenth Night (2001), Prophet Joseph (2008), Building No.85 (2010), Behind the Tall Mountains (2012), The Line (2014), The Recluse (2014), and Warm Breath (2015).
  
  He has also acted in a number of movies, including Death Formation (1994), Land of the Sun (1996), The World Upside-Down (1997), The Wrong Guy (1998), The Victorious Warrior (1998), The Deserted Station (2000–2001), City of Chaos (2005), Heartbroken (2008), and Extreme Cold (2009).
  
  Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance has awarded Iran's High Distinction in Art to Pakniyyat.
  
  ## Personal life
  
  Mahmoud Pakniat married an actress. They have 2 sons together.
  
  ## Filmography
  
  ### Film
  
  | Year | Title | Director |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1997 | Land of the Sun | Ahmad Reza Darvish |
  | 1998 | The Changed Man | Mohammad Reza Honarmand |
  | 1999 | Eve's Red Apple | Saeed Asadi |
  | 2006 | Trip to Hidalou | Mojtaba Raie |
  | 2009 | Doubt | Varuzh Karim Masihi |
  | 2009 | Heartbroken | Ali Rouintan |
  | 2017 | Loveulance | Mohsen Mahini |
  | 2019 | Watching This Movie Is a Crime | Reza Zahtabchian |
  | 2020 | Sheen | Meisam Kazazi |
  
  ### Web
  
  | Year | Title | Role | Director | Platform |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2015–2016 | Shahrzad | Jamshid Sa'adat | Hassan Fathi | Video CD |
  
  ### Television
  
  | Year | Title | Role | Director | Network | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1991 | Once Upon a Time | Hesam Beyg | Amrollah Ahmadjoo | IRIB TV1 | TV series |
  | 1994 | Patriarch | Jalal Vaezian | Akbar Khajavi | IRIB TV2 | TV series |
  | 2001 | After the Rain | Lord Ezzat Salari | Saeed Soltani | IRIB TV3 | TV series |
  | 2002 | Tenth Night | Major Mobarez | Hassan Fathi | IRIB TV1 | TV series |
  | 2008–2009 | Prophet Joseph | Prophet Jacob | Farajollah Salahshoor | IRIB TV1 | TV series |
  | 2009–2010 | In the Eye of the Wind | Jebhe Driver | Masoud Jafari Jozani | IRIB TV1 | TV series |
  | 2009–2010 | Building No.85 | Victim's Investigator | Mehdi Fakhimzadeh | IRIB TV2 | TV series |
  | 2016 | Paria | Hossein Ranjbar | Hossein Soheilizadeh | IRIB TV3 | TV series |
  | 2016 | Special Patrol | The Commander | Mehdi Rahmani | IRIB TV1 | TV series |
  | 2022 | Yellow Tape 2 | | Soroush Mohammadzadeh | IRIB TV2 | TV series |
  | TBA | Gildokht | Taghi Khan | Majid Esmaeili | IFilm | TV series |
  | TBA | Sarbaroon Celebration | | Mojtaba Raie | IRIB TV1 | TV series |
  