Shaun Toub
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.
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.
Known for
Ghosts of War
Tehran
Snowpiercer
Little America
Forgive Me
War Dogs
Papa Hemingway in Cuba
Unity
Stretch
Iron Man 3
Scandal
Grimm
Setup
Homeland
The Last Airbender
Castle
Iron Man
Charlie Wilson's War
The Kite Runner
Chuck
The Nativity Story
Smith
The Path to 9/11
The Unit
Crash
Lost
Land of Plenty
NCIS
Live from Baghdad
She Spies
Maryam
Special Unit 2
The Division
The District
Son of the Beach
Malcolm in the Middle
D.R.E.A.M. Team
CI5: The New Professionals
Stigmata
The Sopranos
Charmed
Steel Sharks
Soldier of Fortune
The Visitor
Just Shoot Me!
Suddenly
Early Edition
Nash Bridges
Executive Decision
Broken Arrow
JAG
Bad Boys
Sliders
ER
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Walker, Texas Ranger
Bodies of Evidence
Mancuso, F.B.I.
Seinfeld
Out of Time
Married... with Children
Matlock
Hunter
Columbo