
Acting
Born April 9, 1946 · Gyulably, Agdamskiy rayon, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR
Jeyhun Jamil oglu Mirzayev (Azerbaijani: Ceyhun Mirzəyev) was an Azerbaijani actor and film director. Mirzayev was born in the Gulabli village, in Aghdam, Azerbaijan, to Jamil Mirzayev and his second wife Margarita. He had a half-sister from his mother's previous marriage to Yusif Mammadaliyev's brother Ibrahim. Mirzayev's father died when he was three years old. Noted for his good performance skills, he became a child actor in 1955 when he acted in the film The Meeting. Three years later, at age 12, Mirzayev played the leading role of young Ismayil in the film Stepmother. He later graduated from Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts majoring in film directing. He was most notable for starring and directing an Azerbaijani war film The Squall in 1993. Mirzayev was expected to be on movie's opening but he died from sudden heart attack.

The Scream
1993

The Joke
1990

The Humble Cemetery
1989

Saddle these Horses
1985

The Road Story
1981

The Winds Blow in Baku
1974

The Tempestuous Kura
1969

In the Name of the Law
1968

The Inquiry is Going On
1966

The Invincible Battalion
1965

Who Do We Love More?
1964

Black Gull
1962

Koroghlu
1960

Matteo Falcone
1960

Real Friend
1959

Stepmother
1958

The Meeting
1955