Shaun Toub

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Shaun Toub

Acting 63 April 6, 1963

Tehran, Iran

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, a…

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Iron Man

Iron Man

7.7 2008 Movie
Iron Man 3

Iron Man 3

6.9 2013 Movie
Bad Boys

Bad Boys

6.8 1995 Movie
Lost

Lost

8.0 2004 TV Show
War Dogs

War Dogs

7.0 2016 Movie
Malcolm in the Middle

Malcolm in the Middle

8.5 2000 TV Show
NCIS

NCIS

7.6 2003 TV Show
The Sopranos

The Sopranos

8.7 1999 TV Show
Grimm

Grimm

8.3 2011 TV Show
The Last Airbender

The Last Airbender

4.6 2010 Movie
Castle

Castle

8.0 2009 TV Show
Crash

Crash

7.2 2005 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2020
    Ghosts of War

    Movie Mr. Helwig

  2. 2020
    Tehran

    TV show Faraz Kamali

  3. 2020
    Snowpiercer

    TV show Terence

  4. 2020
    Little America

    TV show Faraz

  5. 2019
    Forgive Me

    Movie Davood

  6. 2019
    The Chosen

    TV show

  7. 2016
    War Dogs

    Movie Marlboro

  8. 2015
    Papa Hemingway in Cuba

    Movie Evan Shipman

  9. 2015
    Unity

    Movie Narrator (voice)

  10. 2014
    Stretch

    Movie Nasseem

  11. 2013
    Iron Man 3

    Movie Ho Yinsen

  12. 2012
    Scandal

    TV show Ambassador Marashi

  13. 2011
    Grimm

    TV show Conrad Bonaparte

  14. 2011
    Setup

    Movie Roth

  15. 2011
    Homeland

    TV show Majid Javadi

  16. 2010
    The Last Airbender

    Movie Uncle Iroh

More credits
  1. 2009
    Castle

    TV show Philip Boyd

  2. 2008
    Iron Man

    Movie Yinsen

  3. 2007
    Charlie Wilson's War

    Movie Hassan (uncredited)

  4. 2007
    The Kite Runner

    Movie Rahim Kahn

  5. 2007
    Chuck

    TV show Dr. Mohammed Zamir

  6. 2006
    The Nativity Story

    Movie Joachim

  7. 2006
    Smith

    TV show

  8. 2006
    The Path to 9/11

    TV show Emad Salem

  9. 2006
    The Unit

    TV show Misha Belikov

  10. 2005
    Crash

    Movie Farhad

  11. 2004
    Lost

    TV show Sami

  12. 2004
    Land of Plenty

    Movie Hassan

  13. 2003
    NCIS

    TV show Khalid Mohammed Bakr

  14. 2002
    Live from Baghdad

    Movie Sadoun Al-Jenabi

  15. 2002
    She Spies

    TV show Joshua Bick

  16. 2002
    Maryam

    Movie Dr. Darius Armin

  17. 2001
    The Agency

    TV show Colonel Tambour - Al Tayeh's Deputy

  18. 2001
    Special Unit 2

    TV show Herkamer

  19. 2001
    The Division

    TV show Yuri

  20. 2000
    The District

    TV show Boris

  21. 2000
    Son of the Beach

    TV show

  22. 2000
    Malcolm in the Middle

    TV show Janic

  23. 1999
    D.R.E.A.M. Team

    Movie Prince Ali Saleed

  24. 1999
    CI5: The New Professionals

    TV show