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.
2020
as Mr. Helwig
2020
as Faraz Kamali
2020
as Terence
2020
as Faraz
2019
as Davood
2016
as Marlboro
2015
as Evan Shipman
2015
as Narrator (voice)
2014
as Nasseem
2013
as Ho Yinsen
2012
as Ambassador Marashi
2011
as Conrad Bonaparte
2011
as Roth
2011
as Majid Javadi
2010
as Uncle Iroh
2009
as Philip Boyd
2008
as Yinsen
2007
as Hassan (uncredited)
2007
as Rahim Kahn
2007
as Dr. Mohammed Zamir
2006
as Joachim
2006
2006
as Emad Salem
2006
2005
as Farhad
2004
as Sami
2004
as Hassan
2003
as Khalid Mohammed Bakr
2002
as Sadoun Al-Jenabi
2002
as Joshua Bick
2002
as Dr. Darius Armin
2001
as Herkamer
2001
2000
as Boris
2000
2000
as Janic
1999
as Prince Ali Saleed
1999
1999
as Doctor
1999
as Arouk Abboubi
1998
as Triad Member
1997
as Capt. Reza Lashgar
1997
as Hamzed Ali Amin
1997
1997
as Ernesto
1996
1996
1996
1996
as Terrorist
1996
as Mahmood
1996
as Max
1995
as Prison Commandant
1995
as Store Clerk
1995
as Kheri-Heb
1994
as Butler
1993
as Colonel Faisal
1993
as Asabi
1993
as Sleeping Guard
1993
as Lance Charles
1992
1989
1989
as Pinter Ranawat
1988
as Speechmaker
1987
as Shaun Toub
1986
1984
as DePaul
1971
as Amir