Shaun Toub
Acting
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
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movieGhosts of War
2020
Mr. Helwig
tvTehran
2020
Faraz Kamali
tvSnowpiercer
2020
Terence
tvLittle America
2020
Faraz
movieForgive Me
2019
Davood
movieWar Dogs
2016
Marlboro
moviePapa Hemingway in Cuba
2015
Evan Shipman
movieUnity
2015
Narrator (voice)
movieStretch
2014
Nasseem
movieIron Man 3
2013
Ho Yinsen
tvScandal
2012
Ambassador Marashi
tvGrimm
2011
Conrad Bonaparte
movieSetup
2011
Roth
tvHomeland
2011
Majid Javadi
movieThe Last Airbender
2010
Uncle Iroh
tvCastle
2009
Philip Boyd
movieIron Man
2008
Yinsen
movieCharlie Wilson's War
2007
Hassan (uncredited)
movieThe Kite Runner
2007
Rahim Kahn
tvChuck
2007
Dr. Mohammed Zamir
movieThe Nativity Story
2006
Joachim
tvThe Path to 9/11
2006
Emad Salem
tvThe Unit
2006
Misha Belikov
movieCrash
2005
Farhad
tvLost
2004
Sami
movieLand of Plenty
2004
Hassan
tvNCIS
2003
Khalid Mohammed Bakr
movieLive from Baghdad
2002
Sadoun Al-Jenabi
tvShe Spies
2002
Joshua Bick
movieMaryam
2002
Dr. Darius Armin
tvThe Agency
2001
Colonel Tambour - Al Tayeh's Deputy
tvSpecial Unit 2
2001
Herkamer
tvThe District
2000
Boris
movieD.R.E.A.M. Team
1999
Prince Ali Saleed
movieStigmata
1999
Doctor
tvThe Sopranos
1999
Arouk Abboubi
tvCharmed
1998
Triad Member
movieSteel Sharks
1997
Capt. Reza Lashgar
tvSoldier of Fortune, Inc.
1997
Hamzed Ali Amin
tvJust Shoot Me!
1997
Ernesto
tvEarly Edition
1996
Hassan Rejim
tvNash Bridges
1996
Cecil Riskin
movieExecutive Decision
1996
Terrorist
tvPacific Blue
1996
Mahmood
tvJAG
1995
Prison Commandant
tvCan't Hurry Love
1995
Mattress Salesman / Ahmed
movieBad Boys
1995
Store Clerk
tvSliders
1995
Kheri-Heb
tvCybill
1995
Scary Man
tvER
1994
Butler
tvEllen
1994
Foreign Man
tvCafe Americain
1993
Colonel Faisal
tvLiving Single
1993
The Cabby
movieHot Shots! Part Deux
1993
Sleeping Guard
tvWalker, Texas Ranger
1993
Lance Charles
tvSeinfeld
1989
Pinter Ranawat
movieOut of Time
1988
Speechmaker
tvMarried... with Children
1987
Akbar Johnson
tvMatlock
1986
Rahmad Hussein
tvHunter
1984
DePaul
tvColumbo
1971
Amir
Production1
movieForgive Me
2019
Producer