Shaun Toub
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.
Known for
ActingBirthday
February 15, 1958Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
27Place of birth
Tehran, IranAlso known as
샤운 토웁Cast credits
Land of Plenty
HassanIron Man
YinsenThe Last Airbender
Uncle IrohStigmata
DoctorThe Nativity Story
JoachimIron Man 3
Ho YinsenThe Kite Runner
Rahim KahnBroken Arrow
MaxSteel Sharks
Capt. Reza LashgarSetup
RothD.R.E.A.M. Team
Prince Ali SaleedStretch
NasseemMaryam
Dr. Darius ArminCrash
FarhadUnity
Narrator (voice)War Dogs
MarlboroPapa Hemingway in Cuba
Evan ShipmanOut of Time
SpeechmakerExecutive Decision
TerroristGhosts of War
Mr. HelwigBad Boys
Store Clerk