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