Saeed Rad is an Iranian stage and screen actor and playwright He started his career in 1967 Rad left Iran in 1986 and lived in Canada but returned in 2000 to continue his career After a minor role in Conquerors of the Desert 1969 M Zarrindast he was invited by Amir Naderi for the leading role of his debut Adieu Friend 1971 Because of his solemn stern gaze and to some extent a rough complexion Rad has played the role of rebel individuals in the margin of society He is one of the main figures in New Wave of Iranian cinema which rose in the early 1970s and faded in the middle of the decade