Navid Negahban
Acting
Navid Negahban is an Iranian-American actor, producer, and director whose work spans four decades, three continents, and over 166 credits in film, television, and video games. Born in Mashhad, Iran, he discovered theater at eight years old. He left Iran in 1985, traveling through Turkey and Bulgaria before arriving at a refugee camp in Ingelheim, Germany, where he applied for asylum. He spent eight years performing with the Rheinland-Pfalz Theater in Kaiserslautern before moving to the United States in 1993. He is fluent in Persian, English, and German. He is best known for playing Abu Nazir in Showtime's Homeland (2011–2013), Amahl Farouk / Shadow King in FX's Legion (2017–2019), The Sultan in Disney's live-action Aladdin (2019), General Abdul Rashid Dostum in 12 Strong (2018), Sheikh Al-Obodi in American Sniper (2014), Faraz Hamzad in FX's The Old Man (2022–2024), and Abbas Mansuri in Netflix's The Night Agent (2025). As a producer, his film Baba Joon won five Ophir Awards including Best Picture at the Israeli Film Academy. As a director, his short film The Apple Tree won Best Short Film at the Japan Indies Film Festival (2025). He received a BAFTA Games Award nomination for Best Performer for his work on 1979 Revolution: Black Friday (2017). He is represented by Innovative Artists. Official website: https://navidnegahban.com
Known for
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tvSplinter Cell: Deathwatch
2025
Reza "Gunther" Karimi (voice)
tvWondLa
2024
Loroc (voice)
movieAm Abgrund
2024
Tofik Gasimov
movieKandahar
2023
Mohammad 'Mo' Doud
tvGhosts of Beirut
2023
Ali Reza Asgari (2007)
tvThe Night Agent
2023
Abbas Mansuri
movieBatman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
2023
Ra's al Ghul (voice)
movieTehranto
2022
Narrator (voice)
tvThe Serpent Queen
2022
Claude de Lorraine
tvPantheon
2022
Farhad (voice)
tvThe Old Man
2022
Faraz Hamzad
tvThe Cleaning Lady
2022
Hayak Barsamian
tvTehran
2020
Masoud Tabrizi
movieIn Full Bloom
2019
The Shepherd (voice)
movieAladdin
2019
Sultan
movieSaat des Terrors
2018
Kashif Baqri
tvGod Friended Me
2018
Hasan / Hassan
movie12 Strong
2018
General Dostum
movieOsprey
2017
Adam Zakaria
movieDamascus Cover
2017
Sarraj
movieCarving a Life
2017
Dr. Kasem
movieAmerican Assassin
2017
Minister Behurz
moviePrice for Freedom
2017
Victor Daniels
tvCastlevania
2017
Sala (voice)
movieSand Castle
2017
Kadeer
movieBrain on Fire
2017
Dr. Najjar
tvLegion
2017
Amahl Farouk / Shadow King
movieBecoming the Enemy
2017
Victor Daniels
movieSniper: Ghost Shooter
2016
Mothershed
movieJimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero
2016
Mohammad Mohammad-Mohammadi
movieBaba Joon
2015
Itzhak
movieDay One
2015
Dr. Nasir
tvThe Team
2015
Said Gharbour
movieAmerican Sniper
2014
Sheikh Al-Obeidi
tvScorpion
2014
Agent Khara
movieThe Moment
2013
Malik Jamil
tvArrow
2012
Al Ow-Al
tvVeep
2012
Abbas
tvHomeland
2011
Abu Nazir
tvPerson of Interest
2011
Ali Hasan
movieAtlas Shrugged: Part I
2011
Dr. Robert Stadler
movieHeal
2010
Abdul
movieBrothers
2009
Murad
tvNCIS: Los Angeles
2009
Aziz Anshiri
movieLiberation
2009
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
tvDark Blue
2009
Ahmad Satar
Diplomacy
2009
Iranian Foreign Minister
moviePowder Blue
2009
Doctor Brooks
movieThe Ambassador's Wife
2009
Ambassador
movieStellina Blue
2009
Amir Keshavarz
tvThe Mentalist
2008
Hassan Zarif
tvFringe
2008
Dr. Malik Yusef
movieDjinn
2008
Djinn
movieCharlie Wilson's War
2007
Refugee Camp Translator
movieBroken
2007
Keith
tvMoonlight
2007
Amir Fayed
movieMurder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
2007
Sheik Ahmad
movieRichard III
2007
Sir James Tyrrel
tvShark
2006
Amir Khan
tvThe Unit
2006
Faheed
tvOver There
2005
Iraqi Father
tvCriminal Minds
2005
Hassan Nadir
tvThe Closer
2005
Dr. al-Thani
moviePretty Persuasion
2005
Mr. Azzouni
tvLost
2004
Omar
movieSaving Jessica Lynch
2003
Fedayeen Colonel
tvNCIS
2003
Jalil Shaloub
tvLas Vegas
2003
Farouk Naeem
movieWar Stories
2003
Al Qaeda Rebel at Bridge
tvWithout a Trace
2002
Nazar Rahim
tvCSI: Miami
2002
Rahim Farooq
tvThe Shield
2002
Zayed Al-Thani
tv24
2001
Abdullah / Jamot
tvAlias
2001
Foreman
tvThe Agency
2001
Palestinian Officer / Arab Driver
movieBoundaries
2000
Trombonist
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Sam Farhidi / Rankesh Chanoor
tvJAG
1995
Jamal Bin Fahad Al-Hadi
tvLaw & Order
1990
Imam Ibrahim
Production2
movieLondon Arabia
2019
Producer
movieOsprey
2017
Co-Producer