1968-06-02 Mashhad, Iran
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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Am Abgrund | Tofik Gasimov | 2024-03-01 |
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Sitting in Bars with Cake | Isaac | 2023-09-07 |
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Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham | Ra's al Ghul (voice) | 2023-03-10 |
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Kandahar | Mohammad 'Mo' Doud | 2023-05-25 |
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In the Garden of Tulips | 2023-04-14 | |
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Tehranto | Narrator (voice) | 2022-11-25 |
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Dark Corners | Karim | 2021-02-05 |
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The First Goodbye | 2021-02-01 | |
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London Arabia | Mo | 2019-08-07 |
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Aladdin | Sultan | 2019-05-22 |
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In Full Bloom | The Shepherd (voice) | 2019-06-19 |
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12 Strong | General Dostum | 2018-01-18 |
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Saat des Terrors | Kashif Baqri | 2018-11-21 |
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Becoming the Enemy | Victor Daniels | 2017-01-01 |
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Damascus Cover | Sarraj | 2017-10-23 |
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Window Horses | Mehran | 2017-03-10 |
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Sand Castle | Kadeer | 2017-04-21 |
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Brain on Fire | Dr. Najjar | 2017-02-22 |
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Osprey | Adam Zakaria | 2017-11-06 |
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Price for Freedom | Victor Daniels | 2017-07-07 |
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Carving a Life | Dr. Kasem | 2017-10-13 |
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American Assassin | Minister Behurz | 2017-09-14 |
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Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero | Mohammad Mohammad-Mohammadi | 2016-03-13 |
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Sniper: Ghost Shooter | Mothershed | 2016-08-02 |
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Day One | Dr. Nasir | 2015-02-27 |
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באבא ג'ון | Itzhak | 2015-09-10 |
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American Sniper | Sheikh Al-Obeidi | 2014-12-25 |
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Words and Pictures | Rashid | 2014-05-22 |
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The Moment | Malik Jamil | 2013-04-21 |
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The Power of Few | Sahel | 2013-02-15 |
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Atlas Shrugged: Part I | Dr. Robert Stadler | 2011-04-14 |
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Heal | Abdul | 2010-03-26 |
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Liberation | Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi | 2009-07-26 |
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Stellina Blue | Amir Keshavarz | 2009-01-01 |
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Diplomacy | Iranian Foreign Minister | 2009-07-10 |
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Brothers | Murad | 2009-12-02 |
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Dead Air | Abir | 2009-10-27 |
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The Stoning of Soraya M. | Ali | 2009-06-26 |
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Powder Blue | Doctor Brooks | 2009-05-08 |
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Djinn | Djinn | 2008-03-06 |
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Richard III | Sir James Tyrrel | 2007-06-13 |
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Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses | Sheik Ahmad | 2007-08-09 |
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Broken | Keith | 2007-10-05 |
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Charlie Wilson's War | Refugee Camp Translator | 2007-12-19 |
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Pretty Persuasion | Mr. Azzouni | 2005-01-22 |
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The Fallen Ones | Ammon | 2005-05-14 |
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Boundaries | Trombonist | 2000-07-26 |