Amir Darvish is an American actor who is best known for his portrayal of rock icon Freddie Mercury

Freddie Mercury

Freddie Mercury was a British musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. As a performer, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona and powerful vocals over a four-octave range...

 in the Off Broadway play Mercury: The Afterlife and Times of a Rock God

Mercury: The Afterlife and Times of a Rock God

Mercury: The Afterlife and Times of a Rock God is a monodrama written by Charles Messina about the life and death of Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury...

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In 2003, after two successful runs of the play (in 1997 and 1998), the show's producers mounted the play again in New York City

New York City

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, with Darvish in the role of Mercury and play author Charles Messina

Charles Messina

Charles Messina is an American playwright, screenwriter and director.Messina was born in Greenwich Village, of Italian-American descent...

 directing.

BackStage

Back Stage

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 said of Darvish's performance: "Amir Darvish brings an almost Shakespearean theatricality, sardonic humor, and passionate intensity to his interpretation." "Darvish...keeps you riveted throughout." "Darvish sustains the illusion right till the end in bravura fashion."

The show moved to the Triad Theater (also in New York City) in January, 2004.

Darvish has appeared on several television shows, including: Spin City

Spin City

Spin City is an American sitcom television series that aired from September 17, 1996 until April 30, 2002 on the ABC network. Created by Gary David Goldberg and Bill Lawrence, the show was based on a fictional local government running New York City, and originally starred Michael J. Fox as Mike...

, NYPD Blue

NYPD Blue

NYPD Blue is an American television police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan...

, Law & Order

Law & Order

Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...

, and most recently TV You Control: Bar Karma.

In 2008, Darvish appeared as Hossain in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV

Grand Theft Auto IV

Grand Theft Auto IV is a 2008 open world action video game published by Rockstar Games, and developed by British games developer Rockstar North. It has been released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 video game consoles, and for the Windows operating system...

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In 2010, Darvish won the New York Innovative Theatre Award

New York Innovative Theatre Awards

The New York Innovative Theatre Awards were founded in 2004. These annual awards honor excellence in Off-Off-Broadway Theatre and help nurture and promote the Off-Off-Broadway community.-Mission statement:...

 for Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role for his performance in the play Psych.

Filmography

• The American Astronaut
  The American Astronaut
  The American Astronaut is a 2001 space-western/musical, directed by and starring Cory McAbee. The film was released on DVD in Spring of 2005. The band Billy Nayer Show, helmed by McAbee, wrote and performed the film's soundtrack.- Plot Summary :...
  
  (2001)
• Open Cam (2005)
• The Pink Panther
  The Pink Panther (2006 film)
  The Pink Panther is a 2006 American comedy film and a reboot of The Pink Panther film series. In this film, Inspector Jacques Clouseau is assigned to solve the murder of a famous soccer coach and the theft of the famous Pink Panther diamond. The film also stars Kevin Kline, Jean Reno, Emily...
  
  (2006)
• Confessions (2006)
• The Atlas Mountains (2009)
• October Haze (2009)
• Trooper (2010)
• Month to Month (2011)

External links

• Official site
• Amir Darvish on Internet Movie Database
  Internet Movie Database
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