{{short description|American actor}} {{Use American English|date=October 2018}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Eman Esfandi | image = Eman Esfandi.jpg | alt = | caption = Eman Esfandi in 2025 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|9|27}} | birth_place = [[Laredo, Texas]], U.S. | alma_mater = [[Laredo College]] [[Associate's degree|(AAS)]]<br>[[University of Texas at Austin]] [[Bachelor of Science|(BS)]] | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2017–present | partner = | children = | awards = }}
'''Eman Esfandi''' ({{langx|fa|ایمان اسفندی}}) (born September 27, 1994) is an American actor.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davids |first=Brian |date=2023-12-30 |title=‘Ahsoka’ Star Eman Esfandi Fulfilled His Own ‘Star Wars’ Prophecy: "I’m Going to Play Ezra" |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/ahsoka-eman-esfandi-season-2-movie-1235777004/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> He is best known for portraying the Jedi [[Ezra Bridger]] in the [[Disney+]] series [[Ahsoka (TV series)|''Ahsoka'']].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Amin |first=Arezou |date=2022-09-09 |title='Ahsoka': Eman Esfandi Cast as Ezra Bridger |url=https://collider.com/ahsoka-eman-esfandi-cast-ezra-bridger-star-wars/ |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=Collider |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Baver |first=Kristin |title=Inside Ahsoka: Eman Esfandi and Diana Lee Inosanto on Finding Ezra Bridger and Morgan Elsbeth |url=https://www.starwars.com/news/ahsoka-interview-eman-esfandi-diana-lee-inosanto |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=StarWars.com |language=en}}</ref>
==Biography== Eman Esfandi was born in [[Laredo, Texas]], to immigrant parents. His father is Iranian and his mother is from Ecuador.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}} Before pursuing a career in acting, he obtained an associate's degree in business administration from [[Laredo College]] and a bachelor's degree in economics from the [[University of Texas at Austin]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://voyagela.com/interview/check-eman-esfandis-artwork/|title=Check out Eman Esfandi's Artwork|date=2019-08-06|work=voyagela.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909224147/http://voyagela.com/interview/check-eman-esfandis-artwork/|archive-date=2022-09-09|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Filmography == ===As actor=== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Role ! class="unsortable" |Notes |- |2017 |''Socius Rex'' |Franz |Short |- |2017 |''FU Glory Days'' |Hammer |Short |- |2017 |''A Palestinian Christmas'' |Nader |Short |- |2017 |''10 Minutes to Show'' |Duncan |Short |- |2017 |''Death by Script'' |Protageist |Short |- |2017 |''Mother of the Golds'' |Ea |Short |- |2018 |''Why We Fight'' |Khalid |Short |- |2018 |''Tightly Wound'' |Jerk |Short |- |2018 |''[[Red 11]]'' |Funny Guy |Film |- |2018 |''Phadera'' |Apollo |Film |- |2018 |''Clean Break'' |Brian |Short |- |2018 |''Rebel Without a Crew: The Series'' |Himself |TV series |- |2019 |''Official Latino Film and Arts Festival'' |Himself |TV Special |- |2019 |''I Am Mackenzie'' |Skater |Short |- |2019 |''Austin Weird'' |Sam |Film |- |2021 |''[[King Richard (film)|King Richard]]'' |Barry |Theatrical film |- |2022 |''[[The Inspection]]'' |Ismail |Theatrical film |- |2022 |''Day Trip'' |Julian |Short |- |2023 |''That F**king Word'' |Sam |Short |- |2023–present |''[[Ahsoka (TV series)|Ahsoka]]'' |[[Ezra Bridger]] |[[Disney+]] series |- |2026 |''[[Spider-Man: Brand New Day]]'' |TBA |Theatrical film |}
===As filmmaker=== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Role ! class="unsortable" |Notes |- |2018 |''Pepito'' |Director, producer |Short |- |2018 |''120'' |Director, producer, and editor |Short |}
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