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Shaun Toub
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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 ye…
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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.
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Shaun Toub's Filmography
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Ghosts of War
as Mr. Helwig
Forgive Me
as Davood
War Dogs
as Marlboro
Papa Hemingway in Cuba
as Evan Shipman
Unity
as Narrator (voice)
Stretch
as Nasseem
Iron Man 3
as Ho Yinsen
Setup
as Roth
The Last Airbender
as Uncle Iroh
Iron Man
as Yinsen
Charlie Wilson's War
as Hassan (uncredited)
The Kite Runner
as Rahim Kahn
The Nativity Story
as Joachim
Crash
as Farhad
Land of Plenty
as Hassan
Live from Baghdad
as Sadoun Al-Jenabi
Maryam
as Dr. Darius Armin
D.R.E.A.M. Team
as Prince Ali Saleed
Stigmata
as Doctor
Steel Sharks
as Capt. Reza Lashgar
Out to Sea
as Bettor in Front
Suddenly
Executive Decision
as Terrorist
Broken Arrow
as Max
Bad Boys
as Store Clerk
Hot Shots! Part Deux
as Sleeping Guard
Out of Time
as Speechmaker