- Born
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Jerry Habibi is a first-generation Iranian-American actor, music artist, and producer.
He stars in the viral Looksmaxxing (2026).
He is also known for his breakout role in The Persian Version (2023), where his performance as Abbas was described by Letterboxd Journal as the most user-desired performance in the Sundance Award-Winning Film. In 2024, he was profiled in D Magazine by Pulitzer-finalist Matt Zoller Seitz as "The Hardest Working Man in Show Biz." By 2025, Habibi has already fronted campaigns for renowned brands like Unionbay and Mizan Saffron.
Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, Habibi began performing Persian dance and theater as a child, in both Farsi and English. His training spans Stanislavski, Chekhov, Uta Hagen, Persian Theater, and movement-based disciplines, with breath-work, fitness, and dance integrated into his craft.
He converted his expertise in music production and songwriting to recording voiceover work from his home studio, and in 2025, he was announced as the youngest actor to ever voice Black Adam in DC: Dark Legion (2025).
Pelvic thrusting in an Iranian-American cultural piece is monument to Habibi. He is an anomaly.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- Journal, the official Letterboxd Magazine, wrote in their October 2023 Edition of 'Watchlist This!': "There is also an abundance of thirst for one family member in particular: Jerry Habibi" - regarding the plethora of reviews praising his performance in the family melodrama, The Persian Version (2023).
- Farzan, his middle name, means 'someone who is of true faith'.
- He speaks Persian Farsi at a native level and studied French for 4 years.
- Is a first generation Iranian-American with Arabic descent, born in Dallas, TX.
- His 2019 audition for The Persian Version (2023) was an independent submission and self-translated into Persian/Farsi and Finglish. The final tape included 6 takes, where he additionally improvised in both languages, as well as English.
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