Shaun Toub
Actor
Biography
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.
Filmography
Iron Man 3
as Ho Yinsen 2013
Bad Boys
as Store Clerk 1995
War Dogs
as Marlboro 2016
The Last Airbender
as Uncle Iroh 2010
Crash
as Farhad 2005
Hot Shots! Part Deux
as Sleeping Guard 1993
Broken Arrow
as Max 1996
Charlie Wilson's War
as Hassan (uncredited) 2007
The Kite Runner
as Rahim Kahn 2007
Stigmata
as Doctor 1999
Executive Decision
as Terrorist 1996
Stretch
as Nasseem 2014
Ghosts of War
as Mr. Helwig 2020
Setup
as Roth 2011
The Nativity Story
as Joachim 2006
Live from Baghdad
as Sadoun Al-Jenabi 2002