American actor (born 1958)
Shaun Toub (born February 15, 1958) [ 2] is an American actor. He has played the character Yinsen in Iron Man (2008) and Iron Man 3 (2013); Farhad in Crash (2004); Rahim Khan in The Kite Runner (2007); Majid Javadi in the Showtime television series Homeland ; and Faraz Kamali in the Apple TV+ Israeli series Tehran (2020).[ 3]
Early life
Toub was born to an Iranian Jewish family,[ 4] in Tehran ,[ 1] Imperial State of Iran . His parents were both podiatrists. At age 2, he moved to Manchester , England ,[ 5] where his mother attended podiatry school. He returned to Iran, where he lived until he was 13, before moving to Switzerland . He moved to Nashua, New Hampshire to finish his last year of high school.[citation needed ] He decided at age five to become an actor.[ 6]
He received the Cinema Sepharad award at the 2022 Los Angeles Sephardic Film Festival .[ 7]
Career
Toub in 2007
His filmography includes his performance in Michael Bay 's Bad Boys with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence , John Woo 's Broken Arrow with John Travolta and Christian Slater and Mick Jackson 's Live from Baghdad starring Michael Keaton and Helena Bonham Carter for HBO . His performance as Farhad in Paul Haggis 's Oscar -winning film Crash received positive reviews.[ 8] He played the part of the Virgin Mary 's father in The Nativity Story . He also played Rahim Khan in The Kite Runner (2007).[ 9]
In the series Grimm , he played the part of Bonaparte, one of the villains of the latest series.[ 10]
Filmography
Films
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1988
Hunter
Phillip DePaul/Stephen Avak
Episodes "Need Justice: Part 1" and "Need Justice: Part 2"
1990
Columbo
Amir
Episode: "Agenda for Murder"
Matlock
Rahmad Hussein
Episode: "Nowhere to Turn"
Dragnet
Ralph Singas
Episode: "Queen of Hearts"
Gabriel's Fire
Attendant
Episode: "Windows"
1991
Under Cover
Jeep Soldier
Episode: "Sacrifices"
In the Heat of the Night
Cabby
Episode: "Unfinished Business"
1993
Bodies of Evidence
Rajeeb Kambata
Episode: "Eleven Grains of Sand"
1993–97
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Asabi
Episodes "Pilot", "Neverending Battle", "I'm Looking Through You" and "All Shook Up", "Seconds" and "I've Got You Under My Skin"
1994
Living Single
Cabby
Episode: "Fatal Distraction"
Café Americain
Colonel Faisal
Episode: "Love the One You're With"
One West Waikiki
Joseph Kastrami
Episode: "Terminal Island"
The Bold and the Beautiful
Moustafa
2 episodes
Married... with Children
Akbar
Episode: "A Man for No Seasons"
1995
Ellen
Foreign Man
Episode: "Hello, I Must Be Going"
JAG
Prison Commandant
Episode: "Scimitar"
1996
Sisters
Weatherman
Episode: "Don't Go to Springfield"
1996
Nash Bridges
Cecil Riskin
Episode: "Hit Parade"
1996
Sliders
Kheri-Heb
Episode: "Slide Like an Egyptian"
1996–97
Pacific Blue
Mahmood
Episodes "Outlaw Extreme" and "The Last Ride"
1997
Walker, Texas Ranger
Lance
Episode: "Last Hope"
ER
Butler
Episode: "Ground Zero"
Seinfeld
Pinter
Episode: "The Betrayal "[ 13]
The Visitor
—
Episode: "Going Home"
1998
Early Edition
Hassan Rejim
Episode: "Mum's the Word"
Cybill
Scary Man
Episode: "Ka-Boom!"
Soldier of Fortune, Inc.
Hamzed Ali Amin
Episode: "Iraq and Roll"
1999
G vs E
Dr. Clean
Episode: "Evilator"
CI5: The New Professionals
Shabadi
Episode: "Orbit"
Just Shoot Me!
Ernesto
Episode: "Love Is in the Air"
2000
Cover Me
Spiros
Episode: "Where Have You Gone, Sandy Koufax?"
Charmed
Triad Member #2
Episodes "Magic Hour", "Sight Unseen" and "Power Outrage"
2001
Malcolm in the Middle
Janic
Episode: "Hal Quits"
The Sopranos
Arouk Abboubi
Episode: "Employee of the Month"
Son of the Beach
Mohammed
Episode: "Chip's a Goy"
Special Unit 2
Herkamer
Episode: "The Wraps"
The District
Boris
Episodes "Fools Russian: Part 1" and "Fools Russian: Part 2"
The Division
Yuri
Episode: "The First Hit's Free, Baby"
2002
She Spies
Joshua Bick
Episode: "Poster Girl"
2003
The Agency
Colonel Tambour - Al Tayeh's Deputy
Episode: "Unholy Alliances"
2006–07
Smith
Jerry
Episodes "Pilot", "Three" and "Four"
2007
Lost
Sami
Episode: "Enter 77 "
2008
NCIS
Khalid Mohammed Bakr
Episode: "Tribes"
2009
The Unit
Misha Belikov
Episode: "Bad Beat"
Chuck
Dr. Mohammed Zamir
Episode: "Chuck Versus the Broken Heart "
2011
Castle
Philip Boyd
Episode: "Head Case"
2012
Luck
Dr. Khan
Episodes "Ace Forces Escalante to Swap Jockeys" and "Two Prized Colts Go Head-to-Head"
Last Resort
Admiral Safir Ahsan
Episode: "Cinderella Liberty"
2013, 2017
Homeland
Majid Javadi
10 Episodes[ 14] [ 12]
2015
The Blacklist
Commander Kushan
Episode: "Ruslan Denisov"
2016
Grimm
Conrad Bonaparte
4 Episodes[ 3]
2020
Little America
Faraz
Episode: "The Rock"[ 15]
2020-21
Snowpiercer
Terence
8 Episodes
2020, 2022
Tehran
Faraz Kamali
[ 3]
Video game
References
^ a b Saba, Behrouz (November 29, 2005). " 'Tehrangeles' Rising - Iranian-Americans Make Their Mark in Hollywood" . Pacific News Service . Archived from the original on November 23, 2007.
^ @ShaunToub (16 February 2017). "This is how I spent my Valentine's/ birthday, courtesy of my lovely wife. #Caviar #Champagne #Lobster #Pasta #cake" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ a b c Guglielmo, Connie. "Shaun Toub Bridges Israeli-Iranian Relations as a Spy Chaser in 'Tehran' " . CNET . Retrieved 2022-06-30 .
^ Beale, Lewis (December 12, 2007). " 'Kite Runner' defies film stereotypes of Muslims" . Newsday . Archived from the original on December 14, 2007.
^ Elliott, David (December 17, 2007). "Wise in the old ways" . The San Diego Union-Tribune . Archived from the original on May 7, 2008.
^ Sadri, Iman (September 19, 2016). "Prime Time Persian: Q+A with Shaun Toub: The Most Prolific Iranian American Actor in Hollywood History" . Persian Observer . Archived from the original on March 7, 2021. Retrieved March 23, 2017 .
^ Schleier, Curt (October 28, 1999). "A Night at the Sephardic Film Festival" . The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles . Retrieved November 27, 2018 .
^ Nathan Southern (2014). "Shaun Toub" . Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2013 .
^ Accomando, Beth (December 21, 2007). "The Kite Runner Interview With Shaun Toub" . KPBS (TV) . Retrieved December 16, 2013 .
^ Vkanty, Edward (May 14, 2016). " 'Grimm' Actor Shaun Toub Reveals 'Bad Night' was just the beginning of Bonaparte's Plot' " . Inquisitr .
^ a b Price, Matthew. "Word Balloons: Shaun Toub gets to be a good guy" . The Oklahoman . Retrieved 2022-06-30 .
^ a b Trock, Gary (May 24, 2019). " 'Iron Man' Star Shaun Toub Files for Divorce" . yahoo finance . Retrieved 2022-06-30 .
^ Bjorklund, Dennis (2021-04-11). Seinfeld Ultimate Episode Guide . Praetorian Publishing. p. 295. ISBN 978-1-4944-0595-3 .
^ O'Connell, Michael (July 16, 2013). " 'Homeland' Casts Martin Donovan, 'Iron Man' Actor for Season 3" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved July 17, 2013 .
^ Sepinwall, Alan (2020-01-10). " 'Little America' Review: Exiles on Main Street" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved 2022-06-30 .
^ Film Review . Orpheus Pub. 2008. p. 158.
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