A list of works originating in Ancient Persia or modern Iran or by Persian creators.
Animation
- Malek Khorshid
- Pahlevanan (The Heroes/The Champions)
- Zizigulu Tales
Comic Books
Actors and Directors
- Omid Abtahi — Born in Iran, moved to the US after the Revolution as a boy with his parents.
- Shohreh Aghdashloo — Born in Iran, moved to the US after the Revolution.
- Desiree Akhavan — Born in the US to Iranian parents who'd fled the Revolution.
- Tala Ashe
- Nazanin Boniadi — Born in Iran, raised in England, has spent her career in the United States.
- Golshifteh Farahani — Born in Iran, banned from the country for her role in Body of Lies and appearing nude in films or magazines. She became a French citizen since then and lives in France.
- Asghar Farhadi
- Kathreen Khavari — Born in the US to Iranian parents.
- Abbas Kiarostami
- Marshall Manesh — Moved to the US in the 1970s.
- Navid Negahban
- Nasim Pedrad — Came to America with her family when she was three.
- Medalion Rahimi — Born in the US to Iranian parents.
- Sarah Shahi — Born to an Iranian father and Spanish mother in the US.
- Bahar Soomekh — Born in Iran, moved to the US with her parents when she was 4 after the Revolution.
- Shaun Toub — He was born in Iran and later moved to the US to finish high school.
- Sheila Vand — She was born in the US as a second generation Iranian-American.
Film
- About Elly
- At Five in the Afternoon
- Baran
- Cafe Setareh
- Children of Heaven
- Close-Up
- Fireworks Wednesday
- Gabbeh
- A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
- Holy Spider
- The House Is Black
- House of Sand and Fog
- Komaa
- Marmoulak
- The Salesman
- A Separation
- Shish O Besh
- Taste of Cherry
- Under the Shadow
- The White Balloon
- The Wind Will Carry Us
Folklore and Myth
Literature
Live Action TV
Video Games
