Acting · Tehran, Iran · Born April 6, 1963
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.
MovieGhosts of War
2020
as Mr. Helwig
TVTehran
2020
as Faraz Kamali
TVSnowpiercer
2020
as Terence
TVLittle America
2020
as Faraz
MovieForgive Me
2019
as Davood
TVThe Chosen
2019
MovieWar Dogs
2016
as Marlboro
MoviePapa Hemingway in Cuba
2015
as Evan Shipman
MovieUnity
2015
as Narrator (voice)
MovieStretch
2014
as Nasseem
MovieIron Man 3
2013
as Ho Yinsen
TVScandal
2012
as Ambassador Marashi
TVGrimm
2011
as Conrad Bonaparte
MovieSetup
2011
as Roth
TVHomeland
2011
as Majid Javadi
MovieThe Last Airbender
2010
as Uncle Iroh
TVCastle
2009
as Philip Boyd
MovieI Am 'Iron Man'
2008
as Self
MovieIron Man
2008
as Yinsen
MovieCharlie Wilson's War
2007
as Hassan (uncredited)
MovieThe Kite Runner
2007
as Rahim Kahn
TVChuck
2007
as Dr. Mohammed Zamir
MovieThe Nativity Story
2006
as Joachim
TVSmith
2006
TVThe Path to 9/11
2006
as Emad Salem
TVThe Unit
2006
as Misha Belikov
MovieCrash
2005
as Farhad
TVLost
2004
as Sami
MovieLand of Plenty
2004
as Hassan
TVNCIS
2003
as Khalid Mohammed Bakr
MovieLive from Baghdad
2002
as Sadoun Al-Jenabi
TVShe Spies
2002
as Joshua Bick
MovieMaryam
2002
as Dr. Darius Armin
TVThe Agency
2001
as Colonel Tambour - Al Tayeh's Deputy
TVSpecial Unit 2
2001
as Herkamer
TVThe Division
2001
as Yuri
TVThe District
2000
as Boris
TVSon of the Beach
2000
TVMalcolm in the Middle
2000
as Janic
MovieD.R.E.A.M. Team
1999
as Prince Ali Saleed
TVCI5: The New Professionals
1999
MovieStigmata
1999
as Doctor
TVThe Sopranos
1999
as Arouk Abboubi
TVCharmed
1998
as Triad Member
MovieSteel Sharks
1997
as Capt. Reza Lashgar
TVSoldier of Fortune, Inc.
1997
as Hamzed Ali Amin
TVThe Visitor
1997
TVJust Shoot Me!
1997
as Ernesto
MovieSuddenly
1996
TVEarly Edition
1996
as Hassan Rejim
TVNash Bridges
1996
as Cecil Riskin
MovieExecutive Decision
1996
as Terrorist
TVPacific Blue
1996
as Mahmood
MovieBroken Arrow
1996
as Max
TVJAG
1995
as Prison Commandant
TVCan't Hurry Love
1995
as Mattress Salesman
MovieBad Boys
1995
as Store Clerk
TVSliders
1995
as Kheri-Heb
TVCybill
1995
as Scary Man
TVER
1994
as Butler
TVEllen
1994
as Foreign Man
TVCafe Americain
1993
as Colonel Faisal
TVLois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
as Asabi
TVLiving Single
1993
as The Cabby
MovieHot Shots! Part Deux
1993
as Sleeping Guard
TVWalker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Lance Charles
TVBodies of Evidence
1992
TVMancuso, F.B.I.
1989
TVSeinfeld
1989
as Pinter Ranawat
MovieOut of Time
1988
as Speechmaker
TVMarried... with Children
1987
as Akbar Johnson
TVMatlock
1986
as Rahmad Hussein
TVHunter
1984
as DePaul
TVColumbo
1971
as Amir
