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name: "Navid Negahban"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/navid-negahban"
roles: []
born: "2 June 1968"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T14:41:40.588455+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Navid Negahban

Actor. Born 2 June 1968 in Mashhad, Iran.

## Details

- **Born:** 2 June 1968, Mashhad, Iran
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navid_Negahban, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q723366, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1041023/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/103330

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Legion*](https://film.one/tv/legion.md) (77)

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## Biography

Navid Negahban is an Iranian-American actor. He was born on 2 June 1968 in Mashhad, Iran. He left Iran in 1985 and spent eight years working with a theatre company in Germany before moving to the United States in 1993. He is fluent in Persian, English and German.

Negahban is known for his television roles as Abu Nazir in *Homeland* (2011–2013) and Amahl Farouk / Shadow King in *Legion* (2017–2019). His film credits include Sheikh Al-Obodi in *American Sniper* (2014), the Sultan in *Aladdin* (2019) and General Abdul Rashid Dostum in *12 Strong* (2018). He has also appeared in *Lost* (2004), *The Mentalist* (2008) and *American Assassin* (2017).

As a producer, Negahban worked on *Baba Joon*, which won five Ophir Awards including Best Picture. He received a BAFTA Games Award nomination for his performance in the video game *1979 Revolution: Black Friday* (2017).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, fxnetworks.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Legion* (2017), Fi1m 77, as Amahl Farouk / Shadow King — [page](https://film.one/tv/legion.md)

## Complete filmography (97)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Fix* (2026), as Qasim
- *Splinter Cell: Deathwatch* (2025), series, as Reza "Gunther" Karimi (voice)
- *WondLa* (2024), series, as Loroc (voice)
- *Am Abgrund* (2024), as Tofik Gasimov
- *Sitting in Bars with Cake* (2023), as Isaac
- *Kandahar* (2023), as Mohammad 'Mo' Doud
- *Ghosts of Beirut* (2023), series, as Ali Reza Asgari (2007)
- *In the Garden of Tulips* (2023), Acting
- *The Night Agent* (2023), series, as Abbas Mansuri
- *Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham* (2023), as Ra's al Ghul (voice)
- *Tehranto* (2022), as Narrator (voice)
- *The Serpent Queen* (2022), series, as Claude de Lorraine
- *Pantheon* (2022), series, as Farhad (voice)
- *The Old Man* (2022), series, as Faraz Hamzad
- *The Cleaning Lady* (2022), series, as Hayak Barsamian
- *Dark Corners* (2021), as Karim
- *The First Goodbye* (2021), Acting
- *Tehran* (2020), series, as Masoud Tabrizi
- *London Arabia* (2019), as Mo, Producer
- *In Full Bloom* (2019), as The Shepherd (voice)
- *Aladdin* (2019), as Sultan
- *Saat des Terrors* (2018), as Kashif Baqri
- *God Friended Me* (2018), series, as Hasan, Hassan
- *12 Strong* (2018), as General Dostum
- *Osprey* (2017), as Adam Zakaria, Co-Producer
- *Damascus Cover* (2017), as Sarraj
- *Carving a Life* (2017), as Dr. Kasem
- *American Assassin* (2017), as Minister Behurz
- *Castlevania* (2017), series, as Sala (voice)
- *Price for Freedom* (2017), as Victor Daniels
- *Sand Castle* (2017), as Kadeer
- *Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming* (2017), as Mehran (voice)
- *Brain on Fire* (2017), as Dr. Najjar
- *Legion* (2017), series, as Amahl Farouk / Shadow King — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/legion.md)
- *Becoming the Enemy* (2017), as Victor Daniels
- *Sniper: Ghost Shooter* (2016), as Mothershed
- *Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero* (2016), as Mohammad Mohammad-Mohammadi
- *Baba Joon* (2015), as Itzhak
- *Day One* (2015), as Dr. Nasir
- *The Team* (2015), series, as Said Gharbour
- *American Sniper* (2014), as Sheikh Al-Obeidi
- *Scorpion* (2014), series, as Agent Khara
- *Words and Pictures* (2014), as Rashid
- *The Moment* (2013), as Malik Jamil
- *The Power of Few* (2013), as Sahel
- *Arrow* (2012), series, as Al Ow-Al
- *Veep* (2012), series, as Abbas — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/veep.md)
- *Homeland* (2011), series, as Abu Nazir
- *Person of Interest* (2011), series, as Ali Hasan — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/person-of-interest.md)
- *Atlas Shrugged: Part I* (2011), as Dr. Robert Stadler
- *Heal* (2010), as Abdul
- *Brothers* (2009), as Murad
- *Dead Air* (2009), as Abir
- *NCIS: Los Angeles* (2009), series, as Aziz Anshiri
- *Liberation* (2009), as Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
- *Dark Blue* (2009), series, as Ahmad Satar
- *Diplomacy* (2009), as Iranian Foreign Minister
- *The Stoning of Soraya M.* (2009), as Ali
- *Powder Blue* (2009), as Doctor Brooks
- *The Ambassador's Wife* (2009), as Ambassador
- *Stellina Blue* (2009), as Amir Keshavarz
- *The Mentalist* (2008), series, as Hassan Zarif
- *Fringe* (2008), series, as Dr. Malik Yusef — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/fringe.md)
- *Djinn* (2008), as Djinn
- *Charlie Wilson's War* (2007), as Refugee Camp Translator
- *Broken* (2007), as Keith
- *Moonlight* (2007), series, as Amir Fayed
- *Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses* (2007), as Sheik Ahmad
- *Richard III* (2007), as Sir James Tyrrel
- *Shark* (2006), series, as Amir Khan
- *The Unit* (2006), series, as Faheed
- *Over There* (2005), series, as Iraqi Father
- *Criminal Minds* (2005), series, as Hassan Nadir
- *The Closer* (2005), series, as Dr. al-Thani
- *The Fallen Ones* (2005), as Ammon
- *Pretty Persuasion* (2005), as Mr. Azzouni
- *Lost* (2004), series, as Omar — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/lost.md)
- *Saving Jessica Lynch* (2003), as Fedayeen Colonel
- *NCIS* (2003), series, as Jalil Shaloub
- *Las Vegas* (2003), series, as Farouk Naeem
- *Threat Matrix* (2003), series, as Fred
- *War Stories* (2003), as Al Qaeda Rebel at Bridge
- *Without a Trace* (2002), series, as Nazar Rahim
- *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, as Rahim Farooq
- *The Shield* (2002), series, as Zayed Al-Thani — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md)
- *24* (2001), series, as Abdullah, Jamot
- *Alias* (2001), series, as Foreman — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/alias.md)
- *The Agency* (2001), series, as Palestinian Officer, Arab Driver
- *Curb Your Enthusiasm* (2000), series, as Morsi — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm.md)
- *Boundaries* (2000), as Trombonist
- *The West Wing* (1999), series, as Maz — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md)
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Sam Farhidi, Rankesh Chanoor
- *JAG* (1995), series, as Jamal Bin Fahad Al-Hadi
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Imam Ibrahim
- *Scene of the Crime* (1970), series, as Harun
- *The Apple Tree*, Director
- *The Marshal*, as Lenny Gibbs

## Gallery

- ![Navid Negahban](https://film.one/media/person/486405/gallery-b98635e251b3.jpg) Navid Negahban — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Navid_Negahban_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/1280px-Navid_Negahban_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Aubrey Plaza, Jean Smart, Bill Irwin, Amber Midthunder, Jeremie Harris and Navid Negahban speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Legion", ](https://film.one/media/person/486405/gallery-a378e843726a.jpg) Aubrey Plaza, Jean Smart, Bill Irwin, Amber Midthunder, Jeremie Harris and Navid Negahban speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Legion",  — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Aubrey_Plaza%2C_Jean_Smart%2C_Bill_Irwin%2C_Amber_Midthunder%2C_Jeremie_Harris_%26_Navid_Negahban_%2842917339275%29.jpg/1280px-Aubrey_Plaza%2C_Jean_Smart%2C_Bill_Irwin%2C_Amber_Midthunder%2C_Jeremie_Harris_%26_Navid_Negahban_%2842917339275%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Aubrey Plaza and Navid Negahban speaking at the 2019 WonderCon, for "Legion", at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Please attribute to Gage ](https://film.one/media/person/486405/gallery-b4426eb90f8f.jpg) Aubrey Plaza and Navid Negahban speaking at the 2019 WonderCon, for "Legion", at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Please attribute to Gage  — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Aubrey_Plaza_%26_Navid_Negahban_%2846609750835%29.jpg/1280px-Aubrey_Plaza_%26_Navid_Negahban_%2846609750835%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Ben Travers, John Cameron, Jeph Loeb, Nathaniel Halpern, Dan Stevens, Rachel Keller, Aubrey Plaza, Jean Smart, Bill Irwin, Amber Midthunder, Jeremie Harris and  (2018)](https://film.one/media/person/486405/gallery-a5914b2cad66.jpg) Ben Travers, John Cameron, Jeph Loeb, Nathaniel Halpern, Dan Stevens, Rachel Keller, Aubrey Plaza, Jean Smart, Bill Irwin, Amber Midthunder, Jeremie Harris and  (2018) — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Ben_Travers%2C_John_Cameron%2C_Jeph_Loeb%2C_Nathaniel_Halpern%2C_Dan_Stevens%2C_Rachel_Keller%2C_Aubrey_Plaza%2C_Jean_Smart%2C_Bill_Irwin%2C_Amber_Midthunder%2C_Jeremie_Harris_%26_Navid_Negahban_%2842012505400%29.jpg/1280px-thumbnail.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Navid Negahban](https://film.one/media/person/486405/gallery-b05b393ff761.jpg) Navid Negahban — Image via TMDB
- ![Navid Negahban](https://film.one/media/person/486405/gallery-fc8808462d24.jpg) Navid Negahban — Image via TMDB
- ![Navid Negahban](https://film.one/media/person/486405/gallery-2dbd81412228.jpg) Navid Negahban — Image via TMDB
- ![Jeremie Harris and Navid Negahban speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Legion", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Califor](https://film.one/media/person/486405/gallery-9346f22a13bb.jpg) Jeremie Harris and Navid Negahban speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Legion", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Califor — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Jeremie_Harris_%26_Navid_Negahban_%2843772657722%29.jpg/1280px-Jeremie_Harris_%26_Navid_Negahban_%2843772657722%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Star of Homeland, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Aladdin, and Legion. NYC Jan '18.](https://film.one/media/person/486405/gallery-766a9adbc9d7.jpg) Star of Homeland, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Aladdin, and Legion. NYC Jan '18. — Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Navid_Negahban_%2839720560802%29.jpg/1280px-Navid_Negahban_%2839720560802%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- British Academy Games Award for Performer 2017: British Academy Games Award for Performer (nominated), for *1979 Revolution: Black Friday*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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