Navid Negahban
Actor, Producer
June 2, 1968 (57 years)
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
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
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Known For
Filmography
| 2025 | Splinter Cell: Deathwatch · as Reza "gunther" Karimi (voice) |
| 2024 | WondLa · as Loroc (voice) |
| 2024 | Am Abgrund · as Tofik Gasimov |
| 2023 | Sitting in Bars with Cake · as Isaac |
| 2023 | Kandahar · as Mohammad 'mo' DoudOn Plex |
| 2023 | Ghosts of Beirut · as Ali Reza Asgari (2007) |
| 2023 | Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham · as Ra's Al Ghul (voice) |
| 2023 | The Night Agent · as Abbas Mansuri |
| 2022 | Tehranto · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2022 | The Serpent Queen · as Claude De Lorraine |
| 2022 | Pantheon · as Farhad (voice) |
| 2022 | The Old Man · as Faraz Hamzad |
| 2022 | The Cleaning Lady · as Hayak Barsamian |
| 2021 | Dark Corners · as KarimOn Plex |
| 2020 | Tehran · as Masoud Tabrizi |
| 2019 | In Full Bloom · as The Shepherd (voice) |
| 2019 | Aladdin · as Sultan |
| 2018 | Saat des Terrors · as Kashif Baqri |
| 2018 | God Friended Me · as Hasan |
| 2018 | 12 Strong · as General Dostum |
| 2017 | Damascus Cover · as Sarraj |
| 2017 | Carving A Life · as Dr. KasemOn Plex |
| 2017 | American Assassin · as Minister Behurz |
| 2017 | Price for Freedom · as Victor Daniels |
| 2017 | Castlevania · as Sala (voice) |
| 2017 | Sand Castle · as Kadeer |
| 2017 | Legion · as Amahl Farouk / Shadow King |
| 2016 | Brain on Fire · as Dr. NajjarOn Plex |
| 2016 | Sniper: Ghost Shooter · as Mothershed |
| 2016 | Window Horses · as Mehran (voice) |
| 2016 | Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero · as Mohammad Mohammad-Mohammadi |
| 2016 | The Catch · as Qasim Halabi |
| 2015 | Baba Joon · as Itzhak |
| 2015 | The Messengers (2015) · as Prime Minister Nazar |
| 2015 | Day One · as Dr. Nasir |
| 2015 | The Team · as Said Gharbour |
| 2014 | American Sniper · as Sheikh Al-Obeidi |
| 2014 | Scorpion · as Agent Khara |
| 2013 | Words and Pictures · as RashidOn Plex |
| 2013 | Mistresses (US) · as Jonathan Amadi |
| 2013 | The Moment · as Malik JamilOn Plex |
| 2013 | The Power of Few · as Sahel |
| 2012 | Arrow · as Al Ow-Al |
| 2012 | Veep · as Abbas |
| 2011 | Homeland · as Abu Nazir |
| 2011 | Person of Interest · as Ali Hasan |
| 2011 | Atlas Shrugged: Part I · as Dr. Robert Stadler |
| 2010 | The Whole Truth · as Paul Bagdazarian |
| 2010 | Covert Affairs · as Cast |
| 2009 | Brothers · as Murad |
| 2009 | Dead Air · as Abir |
| 2009 | Powder Blue · as Doctor BrooksOn Plex |
| 2009 | NCIS: Los Angeles · as Aziz Anshiri |
| 2009 | Liberation · as Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi |
| 2009 | Dark Blue · as Ahmad Satar |
| 2009 | Diplomacy · as Iranian Foreign Minister |
| 2009 | The Ambassador's Wife · as Ambassador |
| 2009 | Stellina Blue · as Amir Keshavarz |
| 2008 | The Mentalist · as Hassan Zarif |
| 2008 | Fringe · as Dr. Malik Yusef |
| 2008 | The Stoning of Soraya M. · as Ali |
| 2008 | Djinn · as Djinn |
| 2007 | Charlie Wilson's War · as Refugee Camp Translator |
| 2007 | Richard III · as Sir James Tyrrel |
| 2007 | Moonlight · as Amir FayedOn Plex |
| 2007 | Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses · as Sheik Ahmad |
| 2006 | Broken · as KeithOn Plex |
| 2006 | The Game · as Martin Sheibani |
| 2006 | Shark · as Amir Khan |
| 2006 | The Path to 9/11 · as Khalili |
| 2006 | The Unit · as Faheed |
| 2006 | Murder 101 · as Sheik Ahmad |
| 2006 | Clear Cut, Simple · as Ismail Tahair |
| 2005 | Sleeper Cell · as The Colonel |
| 2005 | The Fallen Ones · as AmmonOn Plex |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds · as Hassan Nadir |
| 2005 | Over There · as Iraqi Father |
| 2005 | The Closer · as Dr. Al-Thani |
| 2005 | Pretty Persuasion · as Mr. AzzouniOn Plex |
| 2004 | Lost · as Omar |
| 2004 | CSI: NY · as Zane Kalim |
| 2004 | Homeland Security · as Mohammad Hassan |
| 2004 | Celeste in the City · as Cab Driver |
| 2003 | Saving Jessica Lynch · as Fedayeen Colonel |
| 2003 | Las Vegas · as Farouk Naeem |
| 2003 | Threat Matrix · as Fred |
| 2003 | NCIS · as Jalil Shaloub |
| 2003 | L.A. Dragnet · as Clerk |
| 2003 | War Stories · as Al Qaeda Rebel At Bridge |
| 2002 | Without a Trace · as Nazar Rahim |
| 2002 | CSI: Miami · as Rahim Farooq |
| 2002 | The Shield · as Zayed Al-Thani |
| 2001 | 24 · as Jamot |
| 2001 | Alias · as Foreman |
| 2001 | The Agency · as Arab Driver |
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm · as Morsi |
| 2000 | The Invisible Man · as Oman Tariq |
| 1999 | The West Wing · as Maz |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · as Rankesh Chanoor |
| 1995 | JAG · as Jamal Bin Fahad Al-Hadi |
| 1990 | Law & Order · as Imam Ibrahim |
| 1970 | Tatort · as Harun |
| 2022 | The Voice of Dust and Ash · as Self |