Mehdi Pakdel (born July 1, 1980) is an Iranian actor.

Mehdi Pakdel lived in his hometown until the age of 17 when he left for the capital, Tehran, to pursue a career in arts.

While studying graphic arts at the Islamic Azad University, he designed a few theatrical posters and later established his own graphic studio to broaden his field of work.

His first stage appearance was in 1997, after which he began to pursue an acting career.

While his main focus has been on stage acting, he had several cinematic and television roles which gained him nationwide fame.

Pakdel has appeared in the series ‘The Scarlet Pearl’ (2004), ‘The Silence of the Sea’ (2005), ‘The First Night of Peace’ (2005), ‘The Innocent Ones’ (2008), ‘The Night Shall Pass’ (2008), ‘Missing’ (2010), ‘Setayesh’ (2009-2010), and ‘Kimiya’ (2013-2015), ‘The Accomplice’ (2020), ‘Jeyran’ (2022)

He has also acted in a number of movies, including ‘Blue’ (2000), ‘Fish Fall in Love’ (2004), ‘Hardships of the Maiden’ (2006), ‘Trouble’ (2007), ‘Tambourine’ (2007), ‘The Snitch’ (2008), ‘Without Permission’ (2010), ‘The Freeway’ (2010), ‘A Decent Ceremony’ (2011), and ‘Muhammad: The Messenger of God’ (2014).