Farhad Israfilov was born on January 5, 1955 in Baku. From 1975 to 1979, he was enrolled in the Acting Faculty of the Moscow State Conservatory. Since that year he has begun working at the Azerbaijanfilm studio. He has been working at the “Yuğ” Theater since 1989. Farhad Israfilov, begins his career with the film "Şərikli Çörək", which came in screens in 1969.