Amir Mashhadi Abbas was born on 3 September 1980, in Tehran, Iran. He soon found his talent in art and by the time he was only 13, he had already found a job in radio and won 7 prizes in acting, directing, and writing. He made his first VHS short film at 14 and staged his first professional drama performance at 16 and was titled the youngest director of the Iran Performing Arts Center. Since then, he has won many national and international awards in the theatre.