Acting
Shaun Toub
Born Apr 6, 1963 · Tehran, Iran
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.
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Acting
Ghosts of War
2020
Horror · Thriller · War
Tehran
2020
Drama
Snowpiercer
2020
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
Little America
2020
Drama · Comedy
Forgive Me
2019
The Chosen
2019
Action & Adventure · Family · Drama
War Dogs
2016
Comedy · Crime · Drama
Papa Hemingway in Cuba
2015
Drama
Unity
2015
Documentary
Stretch
2014
Action · Comedy · Thriller
Iron Man 3
2013
Action · Adventure · Science Fiction
Scandal
2012
Drama
Grimm
2011
Drama · Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Setup
2011
Action · Crime · Drama
Homeland
2011
Drama · War & Politics · Crime
The Last Airbender
2010
Action · Adventure · Fantasy
Castle
2009
Drama · Crime
Iron Man
2008
Action · Science Fiction · Adventure
Charlie Wilson's War
2007
Comedy · Drama · History
The Kite Runner
2007
Drama
Chuck
2007
Action & Adventure · Comedy · Drama
The Nativity Story
2006
Drama
Smith
2006
Drama · Action & Adventure
The Path to 9/11
2006
Drama
The Unit
2006
Action & Adventure · Drama
Crash
2005
Drama
Lost
2004
Mystery · Action & Adventure · Drama
Land of Plenty
2004
Drama
NCIS
2003
Crime · Drama · Action & Adventure
Live from Baghdad
2002
Drama · War · TV Movie
She Spies
2002
Action & Adventure · Comedy
Maryam
2002
Drama
The Agency
2001
Drama
Special Unit 2
2001
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Comedy · Action & Adventure
The Division
2001
Drama
The District
2000
Drama
Son of the Beach
2000
Comedy
Malcolm in the Middle
2000
Comedy
D.R.E.A.M. Team
1999
Adventure · Action
CI5: The New Professionals
1999
Crime · Action & Adventure
Stigmata
1999
Horror · Thriller
The Sopranos
1999
Crime · Drama
Charmed
1998
Comedy · Drama · Mystery
Steel Sharks
1997
Action · Adventure · Thriller
Soldier of Fortune, Inc.
1997
Action & Adventure · Drama
The Visitor
1997
Drama
Out to Sea
1997
Comedy · Romance
Just Shoot Me!
1997
Comedy
Suddenly
1996
Drama · TV Movie
Early Edition
1996
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Comedy
Nash Bridges
1996
Action & Adventure · Drama
Executive Decision
1996
Action · Adventure · Drama
Pacific Blue
1996
Drama · Action & Adventure · Crime
Broken Arrow
1996
Action · Thriller
JAG
1995
Drama · Action & Adventure · Crime
Can't Hurry Love
1995
Comedy
Bad Boys
1995
Action · Comedy · Crime
Sliders
1995
Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Cybill
1995
Comedy
ER
1994
Drama
Ellen
1994
Comedy
Cafe Americain
1993
Comedy
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
Action & Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Living Single
1993
Comedy
Hot Shots! Part Deux
1993
Action · Comedy · War
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
Drama · Western · Crime
Bodies of Evidence
1992
Crime · Drama
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989
Drama
Seinfeld
1989
Comedy
Out of Time
1988
Action · Comedy
Married... with Children
1987
Comedy
Matlock
1986
Drama · Crime
Hunter
1984
Action & Adventure · Drama
Columbo
1971
Crime · Drama · Mystery