Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 2, 1968
Place of Birth:
Mashhad, Iran
Navid Negahban was born and raised in Mashhad, Iran. His passion for acting led him to Germany, where he spent eight years honing his theatrical skills prior to arriving in the US. Navid has been building a strong resume ever since, playing a broad range of intriguing characters for film, theatre, and television.
Navid has a powerful leading role in the stunning dramatic feature The Stoning of Soraya M., and significant supporting roles in Brothers with Tobey Maguire, directed by Jim Sheridan, Powder Blue with Jessica Biel and Forest Whitaker, and Charlie Wilson's War opposite Tom Hanks, directed by Mike Nichols. On TV, Navid had a recurring role on the eighth and final season of 24, and guest appearances include Lost, CSI: Miami, Law & Order, Covert Affairs, and NCIS: Los Angeles. Navid recently (2011) appeared as Dr. Robert Stadler in Atlas Shrugged Part 1. He also shot The Power of Few in New Orleans with Christopher Walken and Christian Slater. Navid is currently (2011/2012) playing the chilling Abu Nazir on Showtime's Homeland, with Damian Lewis and Claire Danes. Credit: J. Bass
Year | Movie | Role |
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2024 | Am Abgrund | Tofik Gasimov |
2023 | Kandahar | Mohammad 'Mo' Doud |
2023 | Sitting in Bars with Cake | Isaac |
2023 | Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham | Ra's al Ghul (voice) |
2023 | In the Garden of Tulips | |
2022 | Tehranto | Narrator (voice) |
2021 | The First Goodbye | |
2021 | Dark Corners | Karim |
2019 | Aladdin | Sultan |
2019 | In Full Bloom | The Shepherd (voice) |
2019 | London Arabia | Mo |
2018 | 12 Strong | General Dostum |
2018 | Saat des Terrors | Kashif Baqri |
2017 | Becoming the Enemy | Victor Daniels |
2017 | Osprey | Adam Zakaria |
2017 | Damascus Cover | Sarraj |
2017 | Sand Castle | Kadeer |
2017 | Window Horses | Mehran |
2017 | American Assassin | Minister Behurz |
2017 | Brain on Fire | Dr. Najjar |
2017 | Carving a Life | Dr. Kasem |
2017 | Price for Freedom | Victor Daniels |
2016 | Sniper: Ghost Shooter | Mothershed |
2016 | Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero | Mohammad Mohammad-Mohammadi |
2015 | Day One | Dr. Nasir |
2015 | Baba Joon | Itzhak |
2014 | American Sniper | Sheikh Al-Obeidi |
2014 | Words and Pictures | Rashid |
2013 | The Moment | Malik Jamil |
2013 | The Power of Few | Sahel |
2011 | Atlas Shrugged: Part I | Dr. Robert Stadler |
2010 | Heal | Abdul |
2009 | Dead Air | Abir |
2009 | The Stoning of Soraya M. | Ali |
2009 | Powder Blue | Doctor Brooks |
2009 | Brothers | Murad |
2009 | Stellina Blue | Amir Keshavarz |
2009 | Diplomacy | Iranian Foreign Minister |
2009 | Liberation | Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi |
2008 | Djinn | Djinn |
2007 | Richard III | Sir James Tyrrel |
2007 | Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses | Sheik Ahmad |
2007 | Broken | Keith |
2007 | Charlie Wilson's War | Refugee Camp Translator |
2005 | The Fallen Ones | Ammon |
2005 | Pretty Persuasion | Mr. Azzouni |
2000 | Boundaries | Trombonist |
Year | TV Show | Role |
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2024 | WondLa | Loroc (voice) |
2023 | Ghosts of Beirut | Ali Reza Asgari (2007) |
2023 | The Night Agent | Abbas Mansuri |
2022 | The Cleaning Lady | Hayak Barsamian |
2022 | Pantheon | Farhad (voice) |
2022 | The Old Man | Faraz Hamzad |
2022 | The Serpent Queen | Claude de Lorraine |
2020 | Tehran | Masoud Tabrizi |
2018 | God Friended Me | Hasan |
2018 | God Friended Me | Hassan |
2017 | Legion | Amahl Farouk / Shadow King |
2017 | Castlevania | Sala (voice) |
2015 | The Team | Said Gharbour |
2014 | Scorpion | Agent Khara |
2012 | Veep | Abbas |
2012 | Arrow | Al Ow-Al |
2011 | Homeland | Abu Nazir |
2011 | Person of Interest | Ali Hasan |
2009 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Aziz Anshiri |
2008 | The Mentalist | Hassan Zarif |
2008 | Fringe | Dr. Malik Yusef |
2007 | Moonlight | Amir Fayed |
2005 | Criminal Minds | Hassan Nadir |
2005 | The Closer | Dr. al-Thani |
2004 | Lost | Omar |
2003 | Threat Matrix | Fred |
2002 | The Shield | Zayed Al-Thani |
2002 | Without a Trace | Nazar Rahim |
2001 | Alias | Foreman |
2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Morsi |
1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Sam Farhidi |
1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Rankesh Chanoor |
1999 | The West Wing | Maz |
1995 | JAG | Jamal Bin Fahad Al-Hadi |
1990 | Law & Order | Imam Ibrahim |
1970 | Scene of the Crime | Harun |