Shaun Toub
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 6, 1963 (age 63)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
Ghosts of War
Movie · as Mr. Helwig
Tehran
TV · as Faraz Kamali · 24 eps
Snowpiercer
TV · as Terence · 8 eps
Little America
TV · as Faraz · 1 ep
Forgive Me
Movie · as Davood
The Chosen
TV · 1 ep
War Dogs
Movie · as Marlboro
Unity
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Papa Hemingway in Cuba
Movie · as Evan Shipman
Stretch
Movie · as Nasseem
Iron Man 3
Movie · as Ho Yinsen
Scandal
TV · as Ambassador Marashi · 2 eps
Setup
Movie · as Roth
Grimm
TV · as Conrad Bonaparte · 3 eps
Homeland
TV · as Majid Javadi · 10 eps
The Last Airbender
Movie · as Uncle Iroh
Castle
TV · as Philip Boyd · 1 ep
Iron Man
Movie · as Yinsen
The Kite Runner
Movie · as Rahim Kahn
Charlie Wilson's War
Movie · as Hassan (uncredited)
Chuck
TV · as Dr. Mohammed Zamir · 1 ep
The Nativity Story
Movie · as Joachim
Smith
TV · 2 eps
The Unit
TV · as Misha Belikov · 1 ep
The Path to 9/11
TV · as Emad Salem · 2 eps
Crash
Movie · as Farhad
Land of Plenty
Movie · as Hassan
Lost
TV · as Sami · 1 ep
NCIS
TV · as Khalid Mohammed Bakr · 1 ep
Maryam
Movie · as Dr. Darius Armin
Live from Baghdad
Movie · as Sadoun Al-Jenabi
She Spies
TV · as Joshua Bick · 1 ep
The Division
TV · as Yuri · 1 ep
Special Unit 2
TV · as Herkamer · 1 ep
The Agency
TV · as Colonel Tambour - Al Tayeh's Deputy · 1 ep
Son of the Beach
TV · 1 ep
The District
TV · as Boris · 2 eps
Malcolm in the Middle
TV · as Janic · 1 ep
Stigmata
Movie · as Doctor
D.R.E.A.M. Team
Movie · as Prince Ali Saleed
CI5: The New Professionals
TV · 1 ep
The Sopranos
TV · as Arouk Abboubi · 1 ep
Charmed
TV · as Triad Member · 3 eps
Steel Sharks
Movie · as Capt. Reza Lashgar
Out to Sea
Movie · as Bettor in Front
Just Shoot Me!
TV · as Ernesto · 1 ep
The Visitor
TV · 1 ep
Soldier of Fortune, Inc.
TV · as Hamzed Ali Amin · 1 ep
Suddenly
Movie
Executive Decision
Movie · as Terrorist
Broken Arrow
Movie · as Max
Nash Bridges
TV · as Cecil Riskin · 1 ep
Early Edition
TV · as Hassan Rejim · 1 ep
Pacific Blue
TV · as Mahmood · 2 eps
Bad Boys
Movie · as Store Clerk
Sliders
TV · as Kheri-Heb · 1 ep
JAG
TV · as Prison Commandant · 1 ep
Can't Hurry Love
TV · as Mattress Salesman, Ahmed · 1 ep
Cybill
TV · as Scary Man · 1 ep
ER
TV · as Butler · 1 ep
Ellen
TV · as Foreign Man · 1 ep
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Movie · as Sleeping Guard
Walker, Texas Ranger
TV · as Lance Charles · 1 ep
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
TV · as Asabi · 6 eps
Cafe Americain
TV · as Colonel Faisal · 1 ep
Living Single
TV · as The Cabby · 1 ep
Bodies of Evidence
TV · 1 ep
Seinfeld
TV · as Pinter Ranawat · 1 ep
Mancuso, F.B.I.
TV · 1 ep
Out of Time
Movie · as Speechmaker
Married... with Children
TV · as Akbar Johnson · 1 ep
Matlock
TV · as Rahmad Hussein · 2 eps
Hunter
TV · as DePaul · 2 eps
Columbo
TV · as Amir · 1 ep