---
name: "Shaun Toub"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/shaun-toub"
fi1m_id: "shaun-toub"
imdb_id: "nm0869467"
tmdb_id: 17857
wikidata_id: "Q144643"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "6 April 1963"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 9
average_fi1m_score: 62
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 9
updated: "2026-10-07T18:51:35.008278+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."
---

# Shaun Toub

## Identity

Shaun Toub

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/shaun-toub
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** shaun-toub
- **IMDb ID:** nm0869467
- **TMDB ID:** 17857
- **Wikidata ID:** Q144643
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaun_Toub, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q144643, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0869467/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17857

Actor. Born 6 April 1963 in Tehran, Iran.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 6 April 1963, Tehran, Iran
- **Active:** 1993–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 62, as actor, over 9 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 64 (2), 2000s 65 (3), 2010s 50 (3), 2020s 82 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 62 to 61 across 8 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 5 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action 5, Drama 4, Adventure 3, Comedy 3, Science Fiction 2, Crime 1
- **Screen time:** 15 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,662m across 8 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaun_Toub, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q144643, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0869467/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17857

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*War Dogs*](https://film.one/film/war-dogs.md) (55), [*Crash*](https://film.one/film/crash-2005.md) (54)
- **Disney+:** [*Iron Man*](https://film.one/film/iron-man.md) (80)
- **Pluto TV:** [*The Kite Runner*](https://film.one/film/the-kite-runner.md) (60)
- **Apple TV:** [*The Last Airbender*](https://film.one/film/the-last-airbender.md) (24)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Shaun Toub is an Iranian-American actor. He is known for his roles as Yinsen in *Iron Man* (2008) and *Iron Man 3* (2013), Farhad in *Crash* (2004), and Rahim Khan in *The Kite Runner* (2007).

Born in Tehran, Iran, to an Iranian Jewish family, Toub moved to Manchester, England, at the age of two. He later lived in Switzerland before completing high school in Nashua, New Hampshire, and graduated from the University of Southern California. He has appeared in numerous television series, including *Homeland*, *Grimm*, and *Tehran*.

Toub received the Cinema Sepharad award at the 2022 Los Angeles Sephardic Film Festival. He resides in Los Angeles.

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

## On Fi1m (9)

- *Little America* (2020), Fi1m 82, as Faraz — [page](https://film.one/tv/little-america.md)
- *War Dogs* (2016), Fi1m 55, as Marlboro — [page](https://film.one/film/war-dogs.md)
- *Iron Man 3* (2013), Fi1m 72, as Ho Yinsen — [page](https://film.one/film/iron-man-3.md)
- *The Last Airbender* (2010), Fi1m 24, as Uncle Iroh — [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-airbender.md)
- *Iron Man* (2008), Fi1m 80, as Yinsen — [page](https://film.one/film/iron-man.md)
- *The Kite Runner* (2007), Fi1m 60, as Rahim Kahn — [page](https://film.one/film/the-kite-runner.md)
- *Crash* (2005), Fi1m 54, as Farhad — [page](https://film.one/film/crash-2005.md)
- *Broken Arrow* (1996), Fi1m 60, as Max — [page](https://film.one/film/broken-arrow.md)
- *Hot Shots! Part Deux* (1993), Fi1m 67, as Sleeping Guard — [page](https://film.one/film/hot-shots-part-deux.md)

## Complete filmography (74)

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

- *Ghosts of War* (2020), as Mr. Helwig
- *Tehran* (2020), series, as Faraz Kamali
- *Snowpiercer* (2020), series, as Terence — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/snowpiercer-2020.md)
- *Little America* (2020), series, as Faraz — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/little-america.md)
- *Forgive Me* (2019), as Davood · Producer
- *The Chosen* (2019), series, Actor — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-chosen.md)
- *War Dogs* (2016), as Marlboro — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/war-dogs.md)
- *Papa Hemingway in Cuba* (2015), as Evan Shipman
- *Unity* (2015), as Narrator (voice)
- *Stretch* (2014), as Nasseem
- *Iron Man 3* (2013), as Ho Yinsen — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/iron-man-3.md)
- *Scandal* (2012), series, as Ambassador Marashi
- *Grimm* (2011), series, as Conrad Bonaparte — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/grimm.md)
- *Setup* (2011), as Roth
- *Homeland* (2011), series, as Majid Javadi — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/homeland.md)
- *The Last Airbender* (2010), as Uncle Iroh — Fi1m 24, [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-airbender.md)
- *Castle* (2009), series, as Philip Boyd — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/castle.md)
- *Iron Man* (2008), as Yinsen — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/iron-man.md)
- *Charlie Wilson's War* (2007), as Hassan (uncredited)
- *The Kite Runner* (2007), as Rahim Kahn — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/the-kite-runner.md)
- *Chuck* (2007), series, as Dr. Mohammed Zamir — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/chuck.md)
- *The Nativity Story* (2006), as Joachim
- *Smith* (2006), series, Actor
- *The Path to 9/11* (2006), series, as Emad Salem
- *The Unit* (2006), series, as Misha Belikov
- *Crash* (2005), as Farhad — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/crash-2005.md)
- *Lost* (2004), series, as Sami — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/lost.md)
- *Land of Plenty* (2004), as Hassan
- *NCIS* (2003), series, as Khalid Mohammed Bakr — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md)
- *Live from Baghdad* (2002), as Sadoun Al-Jenabi
- *She Spies* (2002), series, as Joshua Bick
- *Maryam* (2002), as Dr. Darius Armin
- *The Agency* (2001), series, as Colonel Tambour - Al Tayeh's Deputy
- *Special Unit 2* (2001), series, as Herkamer
- *The Division* (2001), series, as Yuri
- *The District* (2000), series, as Boris
- *Son of the Beach* (2000), series, Actor
- *Malcolm in the Middle* (2000), series, as Janic
- *D.R.E.A.M. Team* (1999), as Prince Ali Saleed
- *CI5: The New Professionals* (1999), series, Actor
- *Stigmata* (1999), as Doctor
- *The Sopranos* (1999), series, as Arouk Abboubi — Fi1m 94, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sopranos.md)
- *Charmed* (1998), series, as Triad Member
- *Steel Sharks* (1997), as Capt. Reza Lashgar
- *Soldier of Fortune, Inc.* (1997), series, as Hamzed Ali Amin
- *The Visitor* (1997), series, Actor
- *Out to Sea* (1997), as Bettor in Front
- *Just Shoot Me!* (1997), series, as Ernesto
- *Suddenly* (1996), Actor
- *Early Edition* (1996), series, as Hassan Rejim
- *Nash Bridges* (1996), series, as Cecil Riskin
- *Executive Decision* (1996), as Terrorist
- *Pacific Blue* (1996), series, as Mahmood
- *Broken Arrow* (1996), as Max — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/broken-arrow.md)
- *JAG* (1995), series, as Prison Commandant
- *Can't Hurry Love* (1995), series, as Mattress Salesman, Ahmed
- *Bad Boys* (1995), as Store Clerk
- *Sliders* (1995), series, as Kheri-Heb
- *Cybill* (1995), series, as Scary Man
- *ER* (1994), series, as Butler — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Ellen* (1994), series, as Foreign Man
- *Cafe Americain* (1993), series, as Colonel Faisal
- *Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman* (1993), series, as Asabi
- *Living Single* (1993), series, as The Cabby
- *Hot Shots! Part Deux* (1993), as Sleeping Guard — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/hot-shots-part-deux.md)
- *Walker, Texas Ranger* (1993), series, as Lance Charles
- *Bodies of Evidence* (1992), series, Actor
- *Mancuso, F.B.I.* (1989), series, Actor
- *Seinfeld* (1989), series, as Pinter Ranawat — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/seinfeld.md)
- *Out of Time* (1988), as Speechmaker
- *Married... with Children* (1987), series, as Akbar Johnson
- *Matlock* (1986), series, as Rahmad Hussein
- *Hunter* (1984), series, as DePaul
- *Columbo* (1971), series, as Amir — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md)

## Gallery

- ![Shaun Toub at the 83rd Academy Awards in Hollywood Heights, Los Angeles, California. (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/100121/gallery-fd0cbb8709be.jpg) Shaun Toub at the 83rd Academy Awards in Hollywood Heights, Los Angeles, California. (2011) — Mingle MediaTV at https://www.flickr.com/photos/minglemediatv, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Shaun_Toub_2011.jpg/1280px-Shaun_Toub_2011.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Shaun Toub](https://film.one/media/person/100121/gallery-85b2e4bffea6.jpg) Shaun Toub — Shaun_Toub_2011.jpg MingleMediaTVNetwork *derivative work: Sirab, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/Shaun_Toub_2011_cropped.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![פראז כמאלי (שון טוּב), בעונה השנייה של טהרן. (2022)](https://film.one/media/person/100121/gallery-896588e1baff.jpg) פראז כמאלי (שון טוּב), בעונה השנייה של טהרן. (2022) — Kan 11 / Apple TV, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Tehran_%28TV_S%29_10.jpg/1280px-Tehran_%28TV_S%29_10.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![פראז כמאלי (שון טוּב), בעונה השנייה של טהרן. (2022)](https://film.one/media/person/100121/gallery-98a32c262654.jpg) פראז כמאלי (שון טוּב), בעונה השנייה של טהרן. (2022) — Domniki Mitropoulou / Kan 11 / Apple TV, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Tehran_%28TV_S%29_4.jpg/1280px-Tehran_%28TV_S%29_4.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Shaun Toub](https://film.one/media/person/100121/gallery-84d9edd15aaf.jpg) Shaun Toub — Image via TMDB

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