Acting · Mashhad, Iran
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
The Fix
2026
as Qasim
TVSplinter Cell: Deathwatch
2025
as Reza "Gunther" Karimi (voice)
TVWondLa
2024
as Loroc (voice)
MovieAm Abgrund
2024
as Tofik Gasimov
MovieSitting in Bars with Cake
2023
as Isaac
MovieKandahar
2023
as Mohammad 'Mo' Doud
TVGhosts of Beirut
2023
as Ali Reza Asgari (2007)
MovieIn the Garden of Tulips
2023
TVThe Night Agent
2023
as Abbas Mansuri
MovieBatman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
2023
as Ra's al Ghul (voice)
MovieTehranto
2022
as Narrator (voice)
TVThe Serpent Queen
2022
as Claude de Lorraine
TVPantheon
2022
as Farhad (voice)
TVThe Old Man
2022
as Faraz Hamzad
TVThe Cleaning Lady
2022
as Hayak Barsamian
MovieDark Corners
2021
as Karim
MovieThe First Goodbye
2021
TVTehran
2020
as Masoud Tabrizi
MovieLondon Arabia
2019
as Mo
MovieIn Full Bloom
2019
as The Shepherd (voice)
MovieAladdin
2019
as Sultan
MovieSaat des Terrors
2018
as Kashif Baqri
TVGod Friended Me
2018
as Hasan
Movie12 Strong
2018
as General Dostum
MovieOsprey
2017
as Adam Zakaria
MovieDamascus Cover
2017
as Sarraj
MovieCarving a Life
2017
as Dr. Kasem
MovieAmerican Assassin
2017
as Minister Behurz
MoviePrice for Freedom
2017
as Victor Daniels
TVCastlevania
2017
as Sala (voice)
MovieSand Castle
2017
as Kadeer
MovieWindow Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming
2017
as Mehran (voice)
MovieBrain on Fire
2017
as Dr. Najjar
TVLegion
2017
as Amahl Farouk / Shadow King
MovieBecoming the Enemy
2017
as Victor Daniels
MovieSniper: Ghost Shooter
2016
as Mothershed
MovieJimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero
2016
as Mohammad Mohammad-Mohammadi
MovieBaba Joon
2015
as Itzhak
MovieDay One
2015
as Dr. Nasir
TVThe Team
2015
as Said Gharbour
MovieAmerican Sniper
2014
as Sheikh Al-Obeidi
TVScorpion
2014
as Agent Khara
MovieWords and Pictures
2014
as Rashid
MovieThe Moment
2013
as Malik Jamil
MovieThe Power of Few
2013
as Sahel
TVArrow
2012
as Al Ow-Al
TVVeep
2012
as Abbas
TVHomeland
2011
as Abu Nazir
TVPerson of Interest
2011
as Ali Hasan
MovieAtlas Shrugged: Part I
2011
as Dr. Robert Stadler
MovieHeal
2010
as Abdul
MovieBrothers
2009
as Murad
MovieDead Air
2009
as Abir
TVNCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Aziz Anshiri
MovieLiberation
2009
as Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
TVDark Blue
2009
as Ahmad Satar
Diplomacy
2009
as Iranian Foreign Minister
MovieThe Stoning of Soraya M.
2009
as Ali
MoviePowder Blue
2009
as Doctor Brooks
MovieThe Ambassador's Wife
2009
as Ambassador
MovieStellina Blue
2009
as Amir Keshavarz
TVThe Mentalist
2008
as Hassan Zarif
TVFringe
2008
as Dr. Malik Yusef
MovieDjinn
2008
as Djinn
MovieCharlie Wilson's War
2007
as Refugee Camp Translator
MovieBroken
2007
as Keith
TVMoonlight
2007
as Amir Fayed
MovieMurder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
2007
as Sheik Ahmad
MovieRichard III
2007
as Sir James Tyrrel
TVShark
2006
as Amir Khan
TVThe Unit
2006
as Faheed
TVOver There
2005
as Iraqi Father
TVCriminal Minds
2005
as Hassan Nadir
TVThe Closer
2005
as Dr. al-Thani
MovieThe Fallen Ones
2005
as Ammon
MoviePretty Persuasion
2005
as Mr. Azzouni
TVLost
2004
as Omar
MovieSaving Jessica Lynch
2003
as Fedayeen Colonel
TVNCIS
2003
as Jalil Shaloub
TVLas Vegas
2003
as Farouk Naeem
TVThreat Matrix
2003
as Fred
MovieWar Stories
2003
as Al Qaeda Rebel at Bridge
TVWithout a Trace
2002
as Nazar Rahim
TVCSI: Miami
2002
as Rahim Farooq
TVThe Shield
2002
as Zayed Al-Thani
TV24
2001
as Abdullah
TVAlias
2001
as Foreman
TVThe Agency
2001
as Palestinian Officer
TVCurb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Morsi
MovieBoundaries
2000
as Trombonist
TVThe West Wing
1999
as Maz
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Sam Farhidi
TVJAG
1995
as Jamal Bin Fahad Al-Hadi
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Imam Ibrahim
TVScene of the Crime
1970
as Harun
