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 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
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Filmography (Movies)
Am Abgrund
Character:Tofik Gasimov
Release Date:01/03/2024
Sitting in Bars with Cake
Character:Isaac
Release Date:07/09/2023
Kandahar
Character:Mohammad 'Mo' Doud
Release Date:25/05/2023
In the Garden of Tulips
Character:
Release Date:14/04/2023
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
Character:Ra's al Ghul (voice)
Release Date:10/03/2023
Tehranto
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:25/11/2022
Dark Corners
Character:Karim
Release Date:05/02/2021
The First Goodbye
Character:
Release Date:01/02/2021
London Arabia
Character:Mo
Release Date:07/08/2019
In Full Bloom
Character:The Shepherd (voice)
Release Date:19/06/2019
Aladdin
Character:Sultan
Release Date:22/05/2019
Saat des Terrors
Character:Kashif Baqri
Release Date:21/11/2018
12 Strong
Character:General Dostum
Release Date:18/01/2018
Osprey
Character:Adam Zakaria
Release Date:06/11/2017
Damascus Cover
Character:Sarraj
Release Date:23/10/2017
Carving a Life
Character:Dr. Kasem
Release Date:13/10/2017
American Assassin
Character:Minister Behurz
Release Date:14/07/2017
Price for Freedom
Character:Victor Daniels
Release Date:07/07/2017
Sand Castle
Character:Kadeer
Release Date:21/04/2017
Window Horses
Character:Mehran (voice)
Release Date:10/03/2017
Brain on Fire
Character:Dr. Najjar
Release Date:22/02/2017
Becoming the Enemy
Character:Victor Daniels
Release Date:01/01/2017
Sniper: Ghost Shooter
Character:Mothershed
Release Date:02/08/2016
Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero
Character:Mohammad Mohammad-Mohammadi
Release Date:13/03/2016
Baba Joon
Character:Itzhak
Release Date:10/09/2015
Day One
Character:Dr. Nasir
Release Date:27/02/2015
American Sniper
Character:Sheikh Al-Obeidi
Release Date:25/12/2014
Words and Pictures
Character:Rashid
Release Date:22/05/2014
The Moment
Character:Malik Jamil
Release Date:21/04/2013
The Power of Few
Character:Sahel
Release Date:15/02/2013
Atlas Shrugged: Part I
Character:Dr. Robert Stadler
Release Date:14/04/2011
Heal
Character:Abdul
Release Date:26/03/2010
Brothers
Character:Murad
Release Date:02/12/2009
Dead Air
Character:Abir
Release Date:27/10/2009
Liberation
Character:Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
Release Date:26/07/2009
Diplomacy
Character:Iranian Foreign Minister
Release Date:10/07/2009
The Stoning of Soraya M.
Character:Ali
Release Date:26/06/2009
Powder Blue
Character:Doctor Brooks
Release Date:08/05/2009
The Ambassador's Wife
Character:Ambassador
Release Date:01/02/2009
Stellina Blue
Character:Amir Keshavarz
Release Date:01/01/2009
Djinn
Character:Djinn
Release Date:06/03/2008
Charlie Wilson's War
Character:Refugee Camp Translator
Release Date:19/12/2007
Broken
Character:Keith
Release Date:05/10/2007
Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
Character:Sheik Ahmad
Release Date:09/08/2007
Richard III
Character:Sir James Tyrrel
Release Date:13/06/2007
The Fallen Ones
Character:Ammon
Release Date:14/05/2005
Pretty Persuasion
Character:Mr. Azzouni
Release Date:22/01/2005
Saving Jessica Lynch
Character:Fedayeen Colonel
Release Date:08/11/2003
War Stories
Character:Al Qaeda Rebel at Bridge
Release Date:29/01/2003
Boundaries
Character:Trombonist
Release Date:26/07/2000
Television Appearances
Splinter Cell: Deathwatch
Character:Reza "Gunther" Karimi (voice)
WondLa
Character:Loroc (voice)
Ghosts of Beirut
Character:Ali Reza Asgari (2007)
The Night Agent
Character:Abbas Mansuri
The Serpent Queen
Character:Claude de Lorraine
Pantheon
Character:Farhad (voice)
The Old Man
Character:Faraz Hamzad
The Cleaning Lady
Character:Hayak Barsamian
Tehran
Character:Masoud Tabrizi
God Friended Me
Character:Hasan
God Friended Me
Character:Hassan
Castlevania
Character:Sala (voice)
Legion
Character:Amahl Farouk / Shadow King
The Team
Character:Said Gharbour
Scorpion
Character:Agent Khara
Arrow
Character:Al Ow-Al
Veep
Character:Abbas
Homeland
Character:Abu Nazir
Person of Interest
Character:Ali Hasan
NCIS: Los Angeles
Character:Aziz Anshiri
Dark Blue
Character:Ahmad Satar
The Mentalist
Character:Hassan Zarif
Fringe
Character:Dr. Malik Yusef
Moonlight
Character:Amir Fayed
Shark
Character:Amir Khan
Over There
Character:Iraqi Father
Criminal Minds
Character:Hassan Nadir
The Closer
Character:Dr. al-Thani
Lost
Character:Omar
Las Vegas
Character:Farouk Naeem
Threat Matrix
Character:Fred
Without a Trace
Character:Nazar Rahim
CSI: Miami
Character:Rahim Farooq
The Shield
Character:Zayed Al-Thani
24
Character:Abdullah
24
Character:Jamot
Alias
Character:Foreman
The Agency
Character:Palestinian Officer
The Agency
Character:Arab Driver
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Character:Morsi
The West Wing
Character:Maz
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:Sam Farhidi
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:Rankesh Chanoor
JAG
Character:Jamal Bin Fahad Al-Hadi
Law & Order
Character:Imam Ibrahim
Scene of the Crime
Character:Harun
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