Rasoul Najafian (Persian: رسول نجفیان; born 19 January 1952[1][2] in Tehran) is an Iranian actor, director, and singer.

Playing the role of Amir Nejati, caught in the governmental bureaucracy, in this piece brought Najafian fame, and for many years people recalled him by that name.

In the sixties, he and Panahi collaborated in writing and directing many tele-theaters such as Flower and Spring (1984), Two Ducks in the Mist (1985), American Style (1986), Like a Smile (1991).

He worked later with Mirbagheri on stage, where he performed in one of the lead roles in Loveville (عشق آباد) (1996), which is among the most commercially successful plays in Iran.

In 1988 Najafian worked as the assistant to the director Saeid Ebrahimifar in the critically acclaimed movie Fire and Reed (نار و نی).