Amir Khalighi is an actor.

He hails from Tehran, Iran and currently lives in Los Angeles, California.

Khalighi has studied under the tutelage of Sandy Meisner's pupil David Blanchard, Stella Adler's prodigy Jane Fleiss Brogger and Brian Reese in Hollywood.

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The Iranian Revolution thwarted Khalighi out of Iran and into the neon lights of the West. His start in the arts came at the age of 17 with the theatrical lead in the UJ Production of Our House. He was then in productions of two successful Los Angeles shows, To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday and the critically acclaimed Los Angeles premier of A Hatful of Rain. His 2013-15 film credits include "Drones" (2013) & The Darkest Hour: Survivors and Almost Broadway (2014). Latest theatrical performances and reviews include: Macbeth, as Macbeth ("Khalighi is as electric as Macbeths get" Stage Scene LA). Whore's Bath as King Saul, ("Khalighi brings profound gravitas, he brings a Raging Lear-like to his Saul"- The Hollywood Reporter) and Much A Do About Nothing as Benedick ("His coy yet flirty performance makes for fun and energy in Much Ado About Nothing" - NOHO Arts).Theatrical directorial credits include the critically acclaimed "Rumination" based on the works of Sufi master Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi. ^[0]

Khalighi is married to Keri Claussen Khalighi. ^[-1]