Born in Plymouth, Pezhmaan Alinia has dual British and Iranian citizenship. He was the first born of 3 children to Monir, a Chartered Accountant and Hassan Alinia, an ex-Naval Officer and Entrepreneur. Pezhmaan began his love affair with drama after watching a performance of Shakespeare's Henry IV pt 1 at the Theatre Royal in Plymouth and subsequently acted in a number of school productions and became an avid cinephile spurred on by chance meetings as a teenager with Telly Savalas in London and John Travolta in Paris.
An academically gifted straight-A student, Pezhmaan took up a place at Cambridge University to study Medicine eventually specializing as a Psychiatrist and practicing for a number of years as a junior doctor in London. During his adult life he developed his passion for the performing Arts and Cinema with his involvement in a series of low-budget short films as actor as well as formal training in Meisner and Method Acting and enrolled on the Masters program in filmmaking at the London Film School.
His switch to the full-time dedication to his craft of acting coincided with his Off West-End debut in the ensemble cast of Patrick Kinmonth's reprisal of "Haydn's Creation" (2013) at Ambika P3, London and the lead role of Hassan in David Planell's award winning play "Bazaar" (2014) at the Arcola Theatre, London.
Subsequently an audition for Sam Mendes saw him cast in the role of Blofield's Chief Analyst in the forthcoming Bond Movie: "Spectre" (2015). Upcoming TV roles include the lead role as Avi in the docudrama: "Holy Land Foundation" (2015) directed by Rick Platt for Al-Jazeera USA and the guest role of Houtan Vosoughi in the second season of the highly acclaimed French thriller series: "Le bureau des légendes": directed by Eric Rochant for Canal +.
