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