Shaun Toub

Biography

Shaun Toub is an Iranian-American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Farhad in the 2004 movie Crash, as Rahim Khan in the movie The Kite Runner, and as Yinsen in the film adaptation of the Iron Man comic book series. Toub, who is of Persian Jewish background, was born in Tehran, Iran and raised in Manchester, England (his family left Iran before the 1979 revolution). At the age of fourteen, he moved to Switzerland and after a two year stay, he crossed the Atlantic to Nashua, New Hampshire to finish his last year of high school. His high school yearbook notes: "The funniest guy in school and the most likely to succeed in the entertainment world." After two years of college in Massachusetts, Shaun transferred to USC. Shaun is active in the Iranian Jewish community. Through various charity events and public speaking engagements, he inspires the community to embrace the arts, as the arts enhance everyday life. He has been a recipient of the Sephard award at the Los Angeles Sephardic Film Festival. Toub currently resides in Los Angeles.

Most Known For

NCIS

as Khalid Mohammed Bakr

Lost

as Sami

Homeland

as Majid Javadi

Homeland

as Majid Navadi

The Sopranos

as Arouk Abboubi

Seinfeld

as Pinter Ranawat

Columbo

as Amir

Castle

as Philip Boyd

Grimm

as Conrad Bonaparte

Charmed

as Triad Member

JAG

as Prison Commandant

Married... with Children

as Shaun Toub

ER

as Butler

Scandal

as Ambassador Marashi

Malcolm in the Middle

as Janic

Tehran

as Faraz Kamali

The Chosen

Chuck

as Dr. Mohammed Zamir

Sliders

as Kheri-Heb

Snowpiercer

as Terence