Shaun Toub

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. 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.

Filmografi

Iron Man2008 · YinsenIron Man 32013 · Ho YinsenWar Dogs2016 · MarlboroBad Boys1995 · Store ClerkBroken Arrow1996 · MaxThe Last Airbender2010 · Uncle IrohHot Shots! Part Deux1993 · Sleeping GuardCrash2005 · FarhadCharlie Wilson's War2007 · Hassan (uncredited)Executive Decision1996 · TerroristSuddenly1996 · Ghosts of War2020 · Mr. HelwigThe Kite Runner2007 · Rahim KahnStigmata1999 · DoctorMaryam2002 · Dr. Darius ArminSetup2011 · RothThe Nativity Story2006 · JoachimOut to Sea1997 · Bettor in FrontLand of Plenty2004 · HassanStretch2014 · NasseemUnity2015 · Narrator (voice)Papa Hemingway in Cuba2015 · Evan ShipmanLive from Baghdad2002 · Sadoun Al-JenabiOut of Time1988 · Speechmaker