Saber Abar, also known as Saber Abbar (Persian: صابر ابَر‎) (born June 8, 1984) is an Iranian actor, theater director and writer, best known for his role in the 2009 film, About Elly. Abar has received two Crystal Simorgh Award Nominations, both for Best Supporting Actor at the 25th and 27th Fajr International Film Festival.

Abar began his career hosting television shows such as Rainbow, a children's TV show, and a game show called In 100 Seconds'. He later gained recognition with his role in Mohsen Makhmalbaf's Sha'ere Zobale. In 2006, he starred alongside Ezzatollah Entezami in Minaye Shahr-e Khamush as a driver and that role earned him a Crystal Simorgh Prize Nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Abar's talent did not go unnoticed in Dayere Zangi (2007), as he then was offered a role in Asghar Farhadi's About Elly. The movie received positive reviews, such as the review from David Bordwell, who called it a masterpiece. Abar played "Alireza", whose fiancée goes missing. The role earned him another nomination in the Fajr International Film Festival.

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