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Shaun Toub

Shaun Toub

Actor · Born 1963-04-06 · Tehran, Iran

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Iron Man (2008) — Yinsen
  2. Iron Man 3 (2013) — Ho Yinsen
  3. Bad Boys (1995) — Store Clerk
  4. War Dogs (2016) — Marlboro
  5. Lost (2004) — Sami
  6. Malcolm in the Middle (2000) — Janic
  7. The Last Airbender (2010) — Uncle Iroh
  8. Crash (2005) — Farhad
  9. Grimm (2011) — Conrad Bonaparte
  10. The Sopranos (1999) — Arouk Abboubi
  11. Homeland (2011) — Majid Javadi
  12. Charmed (1998) — Triad Member
  13. NCIS (2003) — Khalid Mohammed Bakr
  14. Seinfeld (1989) — Pinter Ranawat
  15. Castle (2009) — Philip Boyd
  16. Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993) — Sleeping Guard
  17. Broken Arrow (1996) — Max
  18. Charlie Wilson's War (2007) — Hassan (uncredited)
  19. Snowpiercer (2020) — Terence
  20. Stigmata (1999) — Doctor
  21. The Kite Runner (2007) — Rahim Kahn
  22. Married... with Children (1987) — Akbar Johnson
  23. Chuck (2007) — Dr. Mohammed Zamir
  24. Executive Decision (1996) — Terrorist
  25. ER (1994) — Butler
  26. The Chosen (2019)
  27. Columbo (1971) — Amir
  28. Stretch (2014) — Nasseem
  29. Scandal (2012) — Ambassador Marashi
  30. Ghosts of War (2020) — Mr. Helwig
  31. Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) — Lance Charles
  32. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993) — Asabi
  33. Sliders (1995) — Kheri-Heb
  34. Setup (2011) — Roth
  35. JAG (1995) — Prison Commandant
  36. Tehran (2020) — Faraz Kamali
  37. The Nativity Story (2006) — Joachim
  38. The Unit (2006) — Misha Belikov
  39. Just Shoot Me! (1997) — Ernesto
  40. Early Edition (1996) — Hassan Rejim