Hassan Brijany

Hassan Brijany (12 April 1961 – 23 July 2020) was an Iranian–Swedish actor.

Biography Brijany grew up in north Iran. His father wanted him to become a brain surgeon, but he was more interested in theater. He got his education in acting in Tehran, but was forced to leave the country in the mid 1980s because of the effects of the Iranian revolution and war with Iraq and travelled to Sweden. At the end of the 1980s, Brijany started acting again and debuted in the Play Främmande at Angeredteatern in Gothenburg. He would also appear in TV-series like Tre Kronor on TV4, Tusenbröder and Orka! Orka! Brijany became known to a larger audience with his role as Serbandi in the film Hus i helve in 2002. He has also had roles in Beck – Det tysta skriket in 2007 and Babas bilar in 2006. He won a Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for the 2007 film adaptation of Jonas Hassen Khemiri's novel . In 2017, he appeared in a Gothenburg City Theatre production of Gösta Berling's Saga.

Hassan Brijany died in July 2020, after suffering from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden.

Filmography 2002 – Vera med flera 2002– Hus i helvete 2003 – Paragraf 9 (TV-series) 2004 – Tusenbröder II 2005 – Orka! Orka! 2006 – Exit 2006 – Babas Bilar 2006 – Mäklarna 2006 – Möbelhandlarens dotter 2006 – LasseMajas detektivbyrå 2007 – Labyrint 2007 – Beck – Det tysta skriket 2007 – Råttatouille (voice as Mustafa) 2007 – Ett öga rött 2007– 2009 – Hjälp! 2008 – LasseMajas detektivbyrå – Kameleontens hämnd 2008 – George 2010 – Saltön 2012 – Kontoret 2014 – LasseMajas detektivbyrå – Stella Nostra 2017 – Sveriges bästa svensk 2020 – Sveriges bästa svensk, part 2