Jerry Habibi

Jerry Habibi is an Iranian-American actor. He is a native speaking Farsi/English performer of American Nationality and Iranian origin. Born in Dallas, Texas, to two immigrant parents from Iran, Jerry is a first generation Iranian-American. In 1997, a year after his birth, Jerry lost his father to a sudden death. He was propelled by this to excel in the face of adversity.

He premiered The Persian Version (2023) at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, after a nearly three year period of being championed by Iranian-American director, Maryam Keshavarz, to portray his role as 'Abbas'. His portrayal of 'Abbas' has been praised for his comedic timing, wit, dancing, and natural delivery, in the 2023 Sundance U.S. Dramatic Award-Winning Film.

He taped for the project in December 2019 and would go on to spend the next few years testing for the role alongside many notable actresses such as Niousha Noor (Kaleidoscope) Medalion Rahimi (Pam & Tommy), Mahnaz Afshar, and Layla Mohammadi. Sony Pictures Classics purchased the film and has set the release for Fall 2023. His upload of the teaser trailer received over 100,000 organic plays in 24 hours - an unsurprising success, considering his years of work and connections within the micro-influencer community.