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Shaun Toub

Actor | * 04/06/1963 (61) | Tehran (Iran)
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Shaun Toub (Persian: شان توب; ; born February 15, 1958) 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). ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Action & Adventure

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After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble. ...

The Kite Runner

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2007 | 3.7/5 | 2h 8min
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In post-Sept. 11 Los Angeles, tensions erupt when the lives of a Brentwood housewife, her district attorney husband, a Persian shopkeeper, two cops, a pair of carjackers and a Korean couple converge d ...

Crash

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2005 | 3.6/5 | 1h 52min
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A Mossad agent embarks on her first mission as a computer hacker in her home town of Tehran. ...

Tehran

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2020- | 3.8/5 | 45min per episode
Drama
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Movies with Shaun Toub as Actor(26)

as Mr. Helwig2020 Ghosts of War
as Davood2019 Forgive Me
as Marlboro2016 War Dogs
as Narrator (voice)2015 Unity
as Evan Shipman2015 Papa Hemingway in Cuba
as Nasseem2014 Stretch
as Ho Yinsen2013 Iron Man 3
as Roth2011 Setup
as Uncle Iroh2010 The Last Airbender
as Yinsen2008 Iron Man
as Hassan (uncredited)2007 Charlie Wilson's War
as Rahim Kahn2007 The Kite Runner
as Joachim2006 The Nativity Story
as Farhad2005 Crash
as Hassan2004 Land of Plenty
as Sadoun Al-Jenabi2002 Live from Baghdad
as Dr. Darius Armin2002 Maryam
as Prince Ali Saleed1999 D.R.E.A.M. Team
as Doctor1999 Stigmata
as Capt. Reza Lashgar1997 Steel Sharks
as Terrorist1996 Executive Decision
as Max1996 Broken Arrow
1996 Suddenly
as Store Clerk1995 Bad Boys
as Sleeping Guard1993 Hot Shots! Part Deux
as Speechmaker1988 Out of Time

TV Shows/Series with Shaun Toub as Actor(36)

as Faraz2020 Little America
as Terence2020 Snowpiercer
as Faraz Kamali2020 Tehran
as Majid Javadi2011 Homeland
as Conrad Bonaparte2011 Grimm
as Philip Boyd2009 Castle
as Dr. Mohammed Zamir2007 Chuck
2006 The Unit
as Emad Salem2006 The Path to 9/11
2006 Smith
as Sami2004 Lost
as Khalid Mohammed Bakr2003 NCIS
as Joshua Bick2002 She Spies
2001 The Division
as Herkamer2001 Special Unit 2
2000 Son of the Beach
as Janic2000 Malcolm in the Middle
as Boris2000 The District
as Arouk Abboubi1999 The Sopranos
1999 CI5: The New Professionals
as Triad Member1998 Charmed
1997 Just Shoot Me!
1997 The Visitor
1996 Nash Bridges
1996 Early Edition
as Kheri-Heb1995 Sliders
as Prison Commandant1995 JAG
as Butler1994 ER
as Lance Charles1993 Walker, Texas Ranger
as Asabi1993 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1992 Bodies of Evidence
1989 Mancuso, F.B.I.
as Pinter Ranawat1989 Seinfeld
1986 Matlock
as DePaul1984 Hunter
as Amir1971 Columbo

Movies with Shaun Toub as Crew(1)

Production/Producer2019 Forgive Me

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Full Name: Shaun Toub
Born: Saturday, 04/06 1963 (April) in Tehran (Iran) (current age: 61 years + 17 days)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: University of Southern California
Other names for Shaun Toub (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"샤운 토웁"
Shaun Toub frequently works together with these people:
Larry David (31x, Actor)
Norman Brenner (24x, Actor)
Patrick St. Esprit (14x, Actor)
Donald P. Bellisario (13x, Crew)
Deck McKenzie (13x, Actor)
Clyde Kusatsu (11x, Actor)
Lawrence Mandley (11x, Actor)
Nigel Gibbs (11x, Actor)
Fredric Lehne (10x, Actor)
John Rubinstein (10x, Actor)
Molly Hagan (10x, Actress)
Stan Lee (6x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:3441, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/01/2024