Navid Negahban

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 

Known For

Birth Location Mashhad, Iran
Born 1968-06-02

Movies

Am Abgrund as Tofik Gasimov
2024
Kandahar as Mohammad 'Mo' Doud
2023
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham as Ra's al Ghul (voice)
2023
Dark Corners as Karim
2021
2019
In Full Bloom as The Shepherd (voice)
2019
Aladdin as Sultan
2019
Saat des Terrors as Kashif Baqri
2018
12 Strong as General Dostum
2018
Osprey as Adam Zakaria
2017
Damascus Cover as Sarraj
2017
Carving a Life as Dr. Kasem
2017
American Assassin as Minister Behurz
2017
Price for Freedom as Victor Daniels
2017
Sand Castle as Kadeer
2017
Brain on Fire as Dr. Najjar
2017
Becoming the Enemy as Victor Daniels
2017
Sniper: Ghost Shooter as Mothershed
2016
Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero as Mohammad Mohammad-Mohammadi
2016
Baba Joon as Itzhak
2015
Day One as Dr. Nasir
2015
American Sniper as Sheikh Al-Obeidi
2014
Words and Pictures as Rashid
2014
The Moment as Malik Jamil
2013
The Power of Few as Sahel
2013
Cash for Gold as Ehsan
2013
Atlas Shrugged: Part I as Dr. Robert Stadler
2011
Heal as Abdul
2010
Brothers as Murad
2009
Dead Air as Abir
2009
Liberation as Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
2009
Diplomacy as Iranian Foreign Minister
2009
Powder Blue as Doctor Brooks
2009
Stellina Blue as Amir Keshavarz
2009
Djinn as Djinn
2008
Charlie Wilson's War as Refugee Camp Translator
2007
Broken as Keith
2007
2007
Richard III as Sir James Tyrrel
2007
The Fallen Ones as Ammon
2005
Pretty Persuasion as Mr. Azzouni
2005

Movies

London Arabia Producer
2019
Osprey Co-Producer
2017