Shaun Toub
27 movies · 47 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 6, 1963 (age 63)
- Place of birth
- Tehran, Iran
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.
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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
Shaun Toub: movies and TV shows
Acting (74)
- 2020 Ghosts of War
as Mr. Helwig
- 2020
- 2020
- 2020
- 2019 Forgive Me
as Davood
- 2019
- 2016 War Dogs
as Marlboro
- 2015 Papa Hemingway in Cuba
as Evan Shipman
- 2015 Unity
as Narrator (voice)
- 2014 Stretch
as Nasseem
- 2013 Iron Man 3
as Ho Yinsen
- 2012
- 2011
- 2011 Setup
as Roth
- 2011
- 2010 The Last Airbender
as Uncle Iroh
- 2009
- 2008 Iron Man
as Yinsen
- 2007 Charlie Wilson's War
as Hassan (uncredited)
- 2007 The Kite Runner
as Rahim Kahn
- 2007
- 2006 The Nativity Story
as Joachim
- 2006
- 2006
- 2006
- 2005 Crash
as Farhad
- 2004
- 2004 Land of Plenty
as Hassan
- 2003
- 2002 Live from Baghdad
as Sadoun Al-Jenabi
- 2002
- 2002 Maryam
as Dr. Darius Armin
- 2001
- 2001
- 2001
- 2000
- 2000
- 2000
- 1999 D.R.E.A.M. Team
as Prince Ali Saleed
- 1999
- 1999 Stigmata
as Doctor
- 1999
- 1998
- 1997 Steel Sharks
as Capt. Reza Lashgar
- 1997
- 1997
- 1997 Out to Sea
as Bettor in Front
- 1997
- 1996
- 1996
- 1996
- 1996 Executive Decision
as Terrorist
- 1996
- 1996 Broken Arrow
as Max
- 1995
- 1995
- 1995 Bad Boys
as Store Clerk
- 1995
- 1995
- 1994
- 1994
- 1993
- 1993
- 1993
- 1993 Hot Shots! Part Deux
as Sleeping Guard
- 1993
- 1992
- 1989
- 1989
- 1988 Out of Time
as Speechmaker
- 1987
- 1986
- 1984
- 1971
Behind the camera (1)
- 2019 Forgive Me
Producer