Biography
Behrooz Afrakhan is an actor, producer and director. He appeared as Moamar in the 1991 film Dying Young and as the Middle Eastern Anchor in Contact (1997). His other acting credits include an uncredited role as a bartender in Earth Girls Are Easy (1988), Moezin (uncredited) in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), Majid in Veiled Threat (1989) and Valet in Party Line (1988).
Afrakhan is a native of Tehran who lives in Los Angeles. He holds a degree in TV-Film from Columbia College-Hollywood and began his career at KVEA, the Telemundo flagship station in Los Angeles, working as a stage manager, video tape supervisor, cameraman and editor, and producing soccer segments. He later became an award-winning broadcaster, announcing international soccer matches and reporting on sporting events in Asia and Europe, including Farsi-language coverage.
Afrakhan has also produced films including Veiled Threat (1989) and directed the 2006 short Pedal Around the World for Peace.
