Shaun Toub
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.
Acted in
Ghosts of War
2020
as Mr. Helwig
Tehran
2020
as Faraz Kamali
Snowpiercer
2020
as Terence
Little America
2020
as Faraz
Forgive Me
2019
as Davood
War Dogs
2016
as Marlboro
Papa Hemingway in Cuba
2015
as Evan Shipman
Unity
2015
as Narrator (voice)
Stretch
2014
as Nasseem
Iron Man 3
2013
as Ho Yinsen
Scandal
2012
as Ambassador Marashi
Grimm
2011
as Conrad Bonaparte
Setup
2011
as Roth
Homeland
2011
as Majid Javadi
The Last Airbender
2010
as Uncle Iroh
Castle
2009
as Philip Boyd
Iron Man
2008
as Yinsen
Charlie Wilson's War
2007
as Hassan (uncredited)
The Kite Runner
2007
as Rahim Kahn
Chuck
2007
as Dr. Mohammed Zamir
The Nativity Story
2006
as Joachim
Smith
2006
The Path to 9/11
2006
as Emad Salem
The Unit
2006
Crash
2005
as Farhad
Lost
2004
as Sami
Land of Plenty
2004
as Hassan
NCIS
2003
as Khalid Mohammed Bakr
Live from Baghdad
2002
as Sadoun Al-Jenabi
She Spies
2002
as Joshua Bick
Maryam
2002
as Dr. Darius Armin
Special Unit 2
2001
as Herkamer
The Division
2001
The District
2000
as Boris
Son of the Beach
2000
Malcolm in the Middle
2000
as Janic
D.R.E.A.M. Team
1999
as Prince Ali Saleed
CI5: The New Professionals
1999
Stigmata
1999
as Doctor
The Sopranos
1999
as Arouk Abboubi
Charmed
1998
as Triad Member
Steel Sharks
1997
as Capt. Reza Lashgar
Soldier of Fortune, Inc.
1997
as Hamzed Ali Amin
The Visitor
1997
Just Shoot Me!
1997
as Ernesto
Suddenly
1996
Early Edition
1996
Nash Bridges
1996
Executive Decision
1996
as Terrorist
Pacific Blue
1996
as Mahmood
Broken Arrow
1996
as Max
JAG
1995
as Prison Commandant
Bad Boys
1995
as Store Clerk
Sliders
1995
as Kheri-Heb
ER
1994
as Butler
Cafe Americain
1993
as Colonel Faisal
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
as Asabi
Hot Shots! Part Deux
1993
as Sleeping Guard
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Lance Charles
Bodies of Evidence
1992
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989
Seinfeld
1989
as Pinter Ranawat
Out of Time
1988
as Speechmaker
Married... with Children
1987
as Shaun Toub
Matlock
1986
Hunter
1984
as DePaul
Columbo
1971
as Amir