Actor
Rasim Balayev
August 8, 1948 · Agsu District, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan]
Rasim Akhmed oglu Balayev is an Azerbaijani cinema and theatrical actor. He starred in the leading roles in more than 60 Azerbaijani films. Rasim Balayev was born on 8 August 1948 in Aghsu region of Azerbaijan. At the age of 15-16, he got involved in theater performances. Being from rural area, Rasim's family attempted to push him to choose a different career, though he never did and got enrolled in Azerbaijani Institute of Arts, from which he graduated in 1969. The actor's first film experience on big screen came with a short role in the film "Stars don't die away". Rasim Balayev's fame came after his part in 3 movies and participation in two film festivals: the 7th Soviet festival in Baku and 3rd International festival in Tashkent where he received an award for Best Actor and several proposals for main roles in future movies. Among his best performances are films Nasimi, Babek, The Scoundrel, Anecdote, and The Bat.
Often works with
Mukhtar Maniyev
9 titles together
The Scoundrel, Nasimi, The Joke
Hasanagha Turabov
6 titles together
The Scoundrel, Interrogation, Babek
Tofik Mirzoyev
6 titles together
Nasimi, Interrogation, The Devil under the Windshield
Gumrah Rahimov
6 titles together
Nasimi, Interrogation, The Stab in the Back
Hamlet Xanizadeh
5 titles together
The Scoundrel, Babek, The Stab in the Back
Hasan Mammadov
5 titles together
Interrogation, The Stab in the Back, The Devil under the Windshield
Full filmography · 74
Goodbye Schmidt!
as Polis mayoru
2019
Cümhuriyyətin 9 şəkli
as Grandfather
2018
Nazli
as Şamil
2017
Sorry, I Couldn’t Come
cast
2015
Baku, I Love You
as Professor (segment "Bəhram Gur")
2015
Black & White Nights
cast
2013
Ambassador of the Dawn
as Mirzə Fətəli Axundzadə
2012
The Turned World
as Mammad Aliyev
2011
Additional Effect
as Həbib (voice)
2010
Даймохк
cast
2010
Fortress
as Soltan
2008
Biz qayıdacağıq
as müəllim (voice)
2007