Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
February 16, 1963
Place of Birth:
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Faran Tahir
Biography
Faran Haroon Tahir (Urdu: فاران ہارون طاہر) is an American actor.
Tahir made his film debut as Nathoo in Disney's 1994 film The Jungle Book. He went on to star in a variety of roles, such as Raza in Iron Man (2008), Captain Robau in Star Trek (2009), and President Patel in Elysium (2013). In 2016, he played the title role of Othello in a production by the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Martial Artist | Dada |
| 2024 | UmroAyyar - A New Beginning | |
| 2024 | Paper Flowers | Mr. Shah |
| 2024 | Coup! | Kaan |
| 2024 | Witness | Imam Mustafa |
| 2024 | The Window | Farhad |
| 2021 | Lamya's Poem | Baha Walad (voice) |
| 2021 | Injustice | Ra's al Ghul (vocie) |
| 2020 | I'll Meet You There | Majeed |
| 2019 | Boris and the Bomb | Sammi |
| 2017 | Mad Genius | Eden |
| 2016 | Honeyglue | Dr. Konig |
| 2015 | Flight World War II | William Strong |
| 2014 | Jinn | Ali |
| 2013 | Elysium | President Patel |
| 2013 | Star Trek: Secrets of the Universe | Richar Robau (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2013 | Escape Plan | Javed |
| 2013 | Torn | Ali Munsif |
| 2013 | Mr. Jones | The Anthropologist |
| 2011 | Ashes | Kartik |
| 2009 | Star Trek | Captain Robau |
| 2008 | Iron Man | Raza |
| 2007 | Charlie Wilson's War | Brigadier Rashid |
| 2005 | Manticore | Umari |
| 1999 | Anywhere but Here | Hisham Badir |
| 1999 | ABCD | Raj |
| 1998 | Urban Relics | Rasheed |
| 1998 | A Price Above Rubies | Hrundi Kapoor |
| 1997 | Picture Perfect | Sajit |
| 1994 | The Jungle Book | Nathoo |
| IJ Inspector Jamshed | Zafar Burki |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Old Man | Rahmani |
| 2021 | CSI: Vegas | Gray Suit |
| 2018 | FBI | Ravi Sharma |
| 2017 | Rewind with Samina Peerzada | Himself |
| 2016 | MacGyver | The Fence |
| 2015 | Supergirl | The Commander |
| 2015 | 12 Monkeys | Mallick |
| 2015 | The Magicians | The Great Cock of the Darkling Woods |
| 2015 | American Crime | Rhys Bashir |
| 2014 | Crisis | Tariq Rind |
| 2014 | How to Get Away with Murder | Terrence Amos |
| 2012 | Dallas | 'Smiling' Frank |
| 2012 | Elementary | Ramses Mattoo |
| 2012 | Scandal | President Rashad |
| 2011 | Once Upon a Time | Captain Nemo |
| 2011 | Shameless | Adeeb Singh |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0 | Lucky Morad |
| 2009 | Warehouse 13 | Adwin Kosan |
| 2009 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Hassad Al-Jahiri |
| 2008 | Childrens Hospital | Malik |
| 2007 | Chuck | Farrokh Bulsara |
| 2007 | Burn Notice | Ahmad Damour |
| 2007 | Private Practice | Charles |
| 2005 | Supernatural | Osiris |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Isaac |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds | Tivon Askari |
| 2004 | Lost | Ishmael Bakir |
| 2002 | Monk | Museum Official |
| 2001 | 24 | Tomas Sherek |
| 2001 | Alias | Mokhtar |
| 2000 | FreakyLinks | Doctor |
| 2000 | Boston Public | Mr. Mubarik |
| 1999 | The West Wing | Manny |
| 1999 | Family Law | Dr. Singh |
| 1998 | Charmed | Savard |
| 1996 | 7th Heaven | Mr. Halawi |
| 1995 | JAG | Amad Bin Atwa |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Mr. Khan |
| Untitled Vision Series | Raza |