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Navid Negahban

Navid Negahban

Acting June 2, 1968 Mashhad, Iran
Navid Negahban is an Iranian-American actor, producer, and director whose work spans four decades, three continents, and over 166 credits in film, television, and video games.

Born in Mashhad, Iran, he discovered theater at eight years old. He left Iran in 1985, traveling through Turkey and Bulgaria before arriving at a refugee camp in Ingelheim, Germany, where he applied for asylum. He spent eight years performing with the Rheinland-Pfalz Theater in Kaiserslautern before moving to the United States in 1993. He is fluent in Persian, English, and German.

He is best known for playing Abu Nazir in Showtime's Homeland (2011–2013), Amahl Farouk / Shadow King in FX's Legion (2017–2019), The Sultan in Disney's live-action Aladdin (2019), General Abdul Rashid Dostum in 12 Strong (2018), Sheikh Al-Obodi in American Sniper (2014), Faraz Hamzad in FX's The Old Man (2022–2024), and Abbas Mansuri in Netflix's The Night Agent (2025).

As a producer, his film Baba Joon won five Ophir Awards including Best Picture at the Israeli Film Academy. As a director, his short film The Apple Tree won Best Short Film at the Japan Indies Film Festival (2025). He received a BAFTA Games Award nomination for Best Performer for his work on 1979 Revolution: Black Friday (2017).

He is represented by Innovative Artists. Official website: https://navidnegahban.com

Movies

The Fix
7.0
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Qasim
The Fix
2026
American Sniper
7.4
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Sheikh Al-Obeidi
American Sniper
2014
Brothers
7.3
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Murad
Brothers
2009
Kandahar
6.8
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Mohammad 'Mo' Doud
Kandahar
2023

TV Shows

24
7.8
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Abdullah
24
2001
24
7.8
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Jamot
24
2001
Homeland
7.6
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Abu Nazir
Homeland
2011
Scorpion
8.2
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Agent Khara
Scorpion
2014
The Night Agent
7.7
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Abbas Mansuri
The Night Agent
2023
The Cleaning Lady
7.4
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Hayak Barsamian
The Cleaning Lady
2022
Legion
7.5
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Amahl Farouk / Shadow King
Legion
2017
Tehran
7.5
Masoud Tabrizi
Tehran
2020
The Old Man
7.2
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Faraz Hamzad
The Old Man
2022

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