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Shaun Toub

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Shaun Toub

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

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Place of Birth

Tehran, Iran

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.

Known For

Acting
2020Ghosts of WarMr. Helwig
2020TehranFaraz Kamali
2020SnowpiercerTerence
2020Little AmericaFaraz
2019Forgive MeDavood
2019The Chosen
2016War DogsMarlboro
2015UnityNarrator (voice)
2015Papa Hemingway in CubaEvan Shipman
2014StretchNasseem
2013Iron Man 3Ho Yinsen
2012ScandalAmbassador Marashi
2011SetupRoth
2011GrimmConrad Bonaparte
2011HomelandMajid Javadi
2010The Last AirbenderUncle Iroh
2009CastlePhilip Boyd
2008Iron ManYinsen
2008I Am 'Iron Man'Self
2007The Kite RunnerRahim Kahn
2007Charlie Wilson's WarHassan (uncredited)
2007ChuckDr. Mohammed Zamir
2006The Nativity StoryJoachim
2006Smith
2006The Unit
2006The Path to 9/11Emad Salem
2005CrashFarhad
2004Land of PlentyHassan
2004LostSami
2003NCISKhalid Mohammed Bakr
2002MaryamDr. Darius Armin
2002Live from BaghdadSadoun Al-Jenabi
2002She SpiesJoshua Bick
2001The DivisionYuri
2001Special Unit 2Herkamer
2001The AgencyColonel Tambour - Al Tayeh's Deputy
2000Son of the Beach
2000The DistrictBoris
2000Malcolm in the MiddleJanic
1999StigmataDoctor
1999D.R.E.A.M. TeamPrince Ali Saleed
1999CI5: The New Professionals
1999The SopranosArouk Abboubi
1998CharmedTriad Member
1997Steel SharksCapt. Reza Lashgar
1997Just Shoot Me!Ernesto
1997The Visitor
1997Soldier of Fortune, Inc.Hamzed Ali Amin
1996Suddenly
1996Executive DecisionTerrorist
1996Broken ArrowMax
1996Nash BridgesCecil Riskin
1996Early EditionHassan Rejim
1996Pacific BlueMahmood
1995Bad BoysStore Clerk
1995SlidersKheri-Heb
1995JAGPrison Commandant
1995Can't Hurry LoveMattress Salesman
1995Can't Hurry LoveAhmed
1995CybillScary Man
1994ERButler
1994EllenForeign Man
1993Hot Shots! Part DeuxSleeping Guard
1993Walker, Texas RangerLance Charles
1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanAsabi
1993Cafe AmericainColonel Faisal
1993Living SingleThe Cabby
1992Bodies of Evidence
1989SeinfeldPinter Ranawat
1989Mancuso, F.B.I.
1988Out of TimeSpeechmaker
1987Married... with ChildrenShaun Toub
1986MatlockRahmad Hussein
1984HunterDePaul
1971ColumboAmir
Production
2019Forgive MeProducer