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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1968-06-02 (56 years old)

Place of Birth

Mashhad, Iran

Navid Negahban

Biography:

Navid Negahban was born and raised in Mashhad, Iran. His passion for acting led him to Germany, where he spent eight years honing his theatrical skills prior to arriving in the US. Navid has been building a strong resume ever since, playing a broad range of intriguing characters for film, theatre, and television.

Navid has a powerful leading role in the stunning dramatic feature The Stoning of Soraya M., and significant supporting roles in Brothers with Tobey Maguire, directed by Jim Sheridan, Powder Blue with Jessica Biel and Forest Whitaker, and Charlie Wilson's War opposite Tom Hanks, directed by Mike Nichols. On TV, Navid had a recurring role on the eighth and final season of 24, and guest appearances include Lost, CSI: Miami, Law & Order, Covert Affairs, and NCIS: Los Angeles. Navid recently (2011) appeared as Dr. Robert Stadler in Atlas Shrugged Part 1. He also shot The Power of Few in New Orleans with Christopher Walken and Christian Slater. Navid is currently (2011/2012) playing the chilling Abu Nazir on Showtime's Homeland, with Damian Lewis and Claire Danes. Credit:  J. Bass 

Known For

Acting

2024

Am Abgrund as Tofik Gasimov
WondLa as Loroc (voice)

2023

Kandahar as Mohammad 'Mo' Doud
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham as Ra's al Ghul (voice)
Ghosts of Beirut as Ali Reza Asgari (2007)
The Night Agent as Abbas Mansuri

2022

Tehranto as Narrator (voice)
The Cleaning Lady as Hayak Barsamian
Pantheon as Farhad (voice)
The Old Man as Faraz Hamzad
The Serpent Queen as Claude de Lorraine

2021

2020

Tehran as Masoud Tabrizi

2019

Aladdin as Sultan
In Full Bloom as The Shepherd (voice)

2018

12 Strong as General Dostum
Saat des Terrors as Kashif Baqri
God Friended Me as Hassan

2017

Becoming the Enemy as Victor Daniels
Osprey as Adam Zakaria
Damascus Cover as Sarraj
Sand Castle as Kadeer
Window Horses as Mehran
American Assassin as Minister Behurz
Brain on Fire as Dr. Najjar
Carving a Life as Dr. Kasem
Price for Freedom as Victor Daniels
Legion as Amahl Farouk / Shadow King
Castlevania as Sala (voice)

2016

Sniper: Ghost Shooter as Mothershed
Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero as Mohammad Mohammad-Mohammadi

2015

Day One as Dr. Nasir
Baba Joon as Itzhak
The Team as Said Gharbour

2014

American Sniper as Sheikh Al-Obeidi
Scorpion as Agent Khara

2013

The Moment as Malik Jamil

2012

Veep as Abbas
Arrow as Al Ow-Al

2011

Atlas Shrugged: Part I as Dr. Robert Stadler
Homeland as Abu Nazir
Person of Interest as Ali Hasan

2010

Heal as Abdul

2009

Dead Air as Abir
Powder Blue as Doctor Brooks
Brothers as Murad
Stellina Blue as Amir Keshavarz
Diplomacy as Iranian Foreign Minister
Liberation as Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
NCIS: Los Angeles as Aziz Anshiri

2008

Djinn as Djinn
The Mentalist as Hassan Zarif
Fringe as Dr. Malik Yusef

2007

Richard III as Sir James Tyrrel
Broken as Keith
Charlie Wilson's War as Refugee Camp Translator
Moonlight as Amir Fayed

2005

Pretty Persuasion as Mr. Azzouni
Criminal Minds as Hassan Nadir
The Closer as Dr. al-Thani

2004

Lost as Omar

2003

2002

The Shield as Zayed Al-Thani
Without a Trace as Nazar Rahim

2000

Boundaries as Trombonist

1999

1995

JAG as Jamal Bin Fahad Al-Hadi

1990

Law & Order as Imam Ibrahim

1970

Production

2019

London Arabia as Producer

2017

Osprey as Co-Producer