Shaun Toub
Acting
From: Tehran, Iran
Credits: 30 titles
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.
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghosts of War | Mr. Helwig | 2020 | 6.25 |
| Forgive Me | Davood | 2019 | — |
| War Dogs | Marlboro | 2016 | 6.94 |
| Unity | Narrator (voice) | 2015 | 7.5 |
| Papa Hemingway in Cuba | Evan Shipman | 2015 | 5.4 |
| Stretch | Nasseem | 2014 | 6.191 |
| Iron Man 3 | Ho Yinsen | 2013 | 6.931 |
| Setup | Roth | 2011 | 4.859 |
| The Last Airbender | Uncle Iroh | 2010 | 4.648 |
| Iron Man | Yinsen | 2008 | 7.657 |
| I Am 'Iron Man' | Self | 2008 | — |
| The Kite Runner | Rahim Kahn | 2007 | 7.329 |
| Charlie Wilson's War | Hassan (uncredited) | 2007 | 6.538 |
| The Nativity Story | Joachim | 2006 | 6.921 |
| Crash | Farhad | 2005 | 7.216 |
| Land of Plenty | Hassan | 2004 | 6.204 |
| Maryam | Dr. Darius Armin | 2002 | 8.0 |
| Live from Baghdad | Sadoun Al-Jenabi | 2002 | 6.722 |
| Son of the Beach TV | 2000 | 6.591 | |
| Stigmata | Doctor | 1999 | 6.292 |
| D.R.E.A.M. Team | Prince Ali Saleed | 1999 | 5.375 |
| Steel Sharks | Capt. Reza Lashgar | 1997 | 5.286 |
| Suddenly | 1996 | 5.333 | |
| Executive Decision | Terrorist | 1996 | 6.342 |
| Broken Arrow | Max | 1996 | 6.062 |
| Nash Bridges TV | Cecil Riskin | 1996 | 6.656 |
| Bad Boys | Store Clerk | 1995 | 6.829 |
| Hot Shots! Part Deux | Sleeping Guard | 1993 | 6.543 |
| Seinfeld TV | Pinter Ranawat | 1989 | 8.258 |
| Out of Time | Speechmaker | 1988 | 6.4 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| From | Tehran, Iran |