Mostafa Oskooyi (Persian: مصطفی اسکویی; February 23, 1924[1] – November 6, 2005[2]) was the first professional actor, director, arts critic, and veteran activist of Iranian theatre who qualified as an actor in Tehran.

While studying, he had already embarked on his practical stage work which covered a period of 50 years.

His major contributions in numerous productions came with his return from Europe in 1958 at a time when Iranian theatre was on the decline.

After the Revolution of 1979, Oskooyi was elected to the presidency of the National Centre for Iranian Theatre and was re-elected for each of the three successive two year terms.

As professor, he penned numerous theoretical works, theses, and articles, and elevated theatre to an academic discipline for research.