Shaun Toub
Known for: Acting
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
Series
NCIS
Khalid Mohammed Bakr
2003
Series
Castle
Philip Boyd
2009
Series
JAG
Prison Commandant
1995
Series
The Sopranos
Arouk Abboubi
1999
Series
Lost
Sami
2004
Series
Charmed
Triad Member
1998
Series
Seinfeld
Pinter Ranawat
1989
Series
Grimm
Conrad Bonaparte
2011
Series
Married... with Children
Akbar Johnson
1987
Series
Homeland
Majid Javadi
2011
Series
Columbo
Amir
1971
Series
ER
Butler
1994
Series
The Chosen
2019
Series
Scandal
Ambassador Marashi
2012
Series
Malcolm in the Middle
Janic
2000
Series
Chuck
Dr. Mohammed Zamir
2007
Series
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Asabi
1993
Series
Matlock
Rahmad Hussein
1986
Series
Nash Bridges
Cecil Riskin
1996
Series
Sliders
Kheri-Heb
1995
Series
The Unit
Misha Belikov
2006
Series
The Division
Yuri
2001
Series
Early Edition
Hassan Rejim
1996
Series
Snowpiercer
Terence
2020
Series
Pacific Blue
Mahmood
1996
Series
Walker, Texas Ranger
Lance Charles
1993
Series
Ellen
Foreign Man
1994
Film
Iron Man
Yinsen
2008
Series
The District
Boris
2000
Series
Just Shoot Me!
Ernesto
1997
Series
Hunter
DePaul
1984
Film
Iron Man 3
Ho Yinsen
2013
Series
Cybill
Scary Man
1995
Series
Living Single
The Cabby
1993
Series
The Agency
Colonel Tambour - Al Tayeh's Deputy
2001
Series
She Spies
Joshua Bick
2002
Film
War Dogs
Marlboro
2016
Series
Tehran
Faraz Kamali
2020
Film
The Last Airbender
Uncle Iroh
2010
Series
Son of the Beach
2000
Series
Special Unit 2
Herkamer
2001
Film
Bad Boys
Store Clerk
1995
Series
Little America
Faraz
2020
Film
Broken Arrow
Max
1996
Film
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Sleeping Guard
1993
Series
The Visitor
1997
Film
Crash
Farhad
2005
Series
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989
Series
Soldier of Fortune, Inc.
Hamzed Ali Amin
1997
Film
Executive Decision
Terrorist
1996
Series
Can't Hurry Love
Mattress Salesman
1995
Series
Can't Hurry Love
Ahmed
1995
Film
Charlie Wilson's War
Hassan (uncredited)
2007
Series
Bodies of Evidence
1992
Series
Smith
2006
Film
The Kite Runner
Rahim Kahn
2007
Film
Ghosts of War
Mr. Helwig
2020
Series
Cafe Americain
Colonel Faisal
1993
Film
The Nativity Story
Joachim
2006
Series
CI5: The New Professionals
1999
Film
Stigmata
Doctor
1999
Series
The Path to 9/11
Emad Salem
2006
Film
Land of Plenty
Hassan
2004
Film
Setup
Roth
2011
Film
Out to Sea
Bettor in Front
1997
Film
Stretch
Nasseem
2014
Film
Live from Baghdad
Sadoun Al-Jenabi
2002
Film
D.R.E.A.M. Team
Prince Ali Saleed
1999
Film
Maryam
Dr. Darius Armin
2002
Film
Unity
Narrator (voice)
2015
Film
Papa Hemingway in Cuba
Evan Shipman
2015
Film
Out of Time
Speechmaker
1988
Film
Suddenly
1996
Film
Steel Sharks
Capt. Reza Lashgar
1997
Film
Forgive Me
Davood
2019