He continued to work with Davood’s theater troupe for the next 3 years, when he moved back to Tehran to study fine arts at the University of Tehran, where he graduated in 1976. Reza Kianian married his wife, Hayedeh, on March 21 (the Persian New Year) in 1983.Kianian starting his acting career in theater. He began acting in 1965, when he was only 15 years old. Later on in life, he took the stage in renditions of plays such as Antigone, Petty Bourgeois, Simon Masha Figures, Mississippi’s Marriage, Souvenir of the Sand Years and many more.
In April 2010, after a six-year hiatus from theater, Kianian returned to stage under the direction of Atila Pesyani in Professor Bvbvs.Reza Kianian has acted in some television series as well. Perhaps his most memorable role in television has been his character ‘Jamshid’ in Shellike Nahayi (The Final Shot) directed by Mohsen Shahmohammadi, where ‘Jamshid-style’ outfits and hairstyle became popular with the youth.
