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.
In The English Bag and The Rebel Years he portrayed an old clergyman and a judge respectively, which are considered his most controversial roles to date.Besides being an actor, Reza Kianian is also a painter, sculptor and set designer. His set design for the movie Niloofar-e Abi (The Lotus) won him an industry award at the 17th Fajr International Film Festival in 1998.
