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Navid Negahban

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Navid Negahban
Navid Negahban speaks multiple languages. Here are a few of them.
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Born in Mashhad, Iran, Navid Negahban's passion for acting led him to Germany where he spent eight years before embarking on Hollywood. Dubbed as "the man of a thousand faces," he garnered critical acclaim for his role "Abu Nazir" on the Emmy® Award-winning series Homeland. His quiet and composed depiction of the al-Qaeda leader won Negahban worldwide recognition, but it was his portrayal of the Sultan, in Disney's remake of Aladdin, which made him a household name.

Negahban's film credits include Twelve Strong, American Assassin, Damascus Cover, Baba Joon, and American Sniper. His extensive and diverse television portfolio consists of the portrayal of "Amahl Farouk/The Shadow King" on FX's Legion, making him the first Farsi speaking character in the Marvel Universe. He has also guest starred in classics such as Curb Your Enthusiasm, Law & Order: SVU, Veep, CSI:NY, The Closer, The West Wing, and more.

Negahban received a historic BAFTA nomination for his performance as "Hajj Agha" in the video game 1979 Revolution: Black Friday, marking the first time a Middle Eastern and Muslim actor has been nominated in this category.

In 2019 he started Romany Road Artist Foundation, a safe haven celebrating artistry, built by artists for artists.
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 9 wins & 18 nominations total

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    Known for

    Will Smith, Alan Tudyk, Navid Negahban, Numan Acar, Marwan Kenzari, Naomi Scott, Mena Massoud, Adam Alzoubi, and Nathaniel Ellul in Aladdin (2019)
    Aladdin
    6.9
    • Sultan
    • 2019
    Thad Luckinbill, Lauren Chavez-Myers, Elsa Pataky, Michael Peña, Michael Shannon, Geoff Stults, Navid Negahban, Chris Hemsworth, Allison Gabriel, Kenneth Miller, Austin Stowell, Austin Hébert, and Trevante Rhodes in 12 Strong (2018)
    12 Strong
    6.5
    • General Dostum
    • 2018
    Claire Danes in Homeland (2011)
    Homeland
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Abu Nazir
    Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, and Philip Seymour Hoffman in Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
    Charlie Wilson's War
    7.0
    • Refugee Camp Translator
    • 2007

    Credits

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    Actor



    • Lili: Screen Life Thriller
      • Completed
      • Video Game
      • 2025
    • The Apple Tree
      • Gate keeper
      • Post-production
      • Short



    • Gabriel Basso in The Night Agent (2023)
      The Night Agent
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Abbas Mansuri
      • Abbas Zarif
      • Abbas Masuri
      • 2025
    • Jeff Bridges, John Lithgow, and Alia Shawkat in The Old Man (2022)
      The Old Man
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Faraz Hamzad
      • 2022–2024
    • WondLa (2024)
      WondLa
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Loroc (voice)
      • 2024
    • Am Abgrund (2024)
      Am Abgrund
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • Tofik Gasimov
      • 2024
    • Katie Chang in Pantheon (2022)
      Pantheon
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Farhad (voice)
      • 2023
    • Yara Shahidi and Odessa A'zion in Sitting in Bars with Cake (2023)
      Sitting in Bars with Cake
      6.4
      • Isaac
      • 2023
    • Ghosts of Beirut (2023)
      Ghosts of Beirut
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Ali Reza Asgari
      • 2023
    • Gerard Butler in Kandahar (2023)
      Kandahar
      6.1
      • Mohammad 'Mo' Doud
      • 2023
    • William Salyers, David Giuntoli, and Emily O'Brien in Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham (2023)
      Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
      6.1
      Video
      • Ra's al Ghul (voice)
      • 2023
    • America Young, Christopher Sean, Stephen Oyoung, and Sloane Morgan Siegel in Gotham Knights (2022)
      Gotham Knights
      6.3
      Video Game
      • Ra's al Ghul (voice)
      • 2022
    • Elodie Yung in The Cleaning Lady (2022)
      The Cleaning Lady
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Hayak Barsamian
      • 2022
    • Samantha Morton in The Serpent Queen (2022)
      The Serpent Queen
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Duke of Guise
      • 2022
    • Mo Zeighami and Sammy Azero in Tehranto (2022)
      Tehranto
      5.2
      • Narrator
      • 2022
    • City of Ghosts (2021)
      City of Ghosts
      5.5
      Podcast Series
      • Massoud Sari
      • 2021
    • London Arabia (2021)
      London Arabia
      • Mo
      • 2021

    Producer



    • The Apple Tree
      • producer
      • Post-production
      • Short



    • Mo Zeighami and Sammy Azero in Tehranto (2022)
      Tehranto
      5.2
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • London Arabia (2021)
      London Arabia
      • producer
      • 2021
    • London Arabia (2019)
      London Arabia
      7.1
      Short
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Navid Negahban and Lindsy Campbell in The Divorce (2019)
      The Divorce
      Short
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Osprey (2017)
      Osprey
      6.7
      • co-producer
      • 2017
    • 1979 Revolution: Black Friday (2016)
      1979 Revolution: Black Friday
      6.8
      Video Game
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Baba Joon (2015)
      Baba Joon
      6.7
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • The REAL Shahs of Beverly Hills (2015)
      The REAL Shahs of Beverly Hills
      • co-executive producer
      • 2015
    • 51
      Short
      • producer
      • 2014
    • IM Nowruz
      7.1
      Short
      • supervising producer
      • 2012
    • Conflict Zone (2009)
      Conflict Zone
      Short
      • producer
      • 2009
    • No Second Thoughts
      Short
      • co-producer
      • 2004

    Stunts



    • Michael Madsen and David Carradine in Road of No Return (2009)
      Road of No Return
      4.2
      • fight choreographer
      • 2009
    • Boundaries (2000)
      Boundaries
      6.2
      Short
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2000

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    Navid Negahban's Demo Reel
    Demo Reel 6:04
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    Window Horses
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    The Stoning of Soraya M.
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      • Navid Negaban
    • Height
      • 5′ 11¾″ (1.82 m)
    • Born
      • June 2
      • Iran
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      [on performing as a complicated villain in 'Homeland'] It is like reading a foreign book with ten different dictionaries sitting there. When I am playing a villain, I'm not really 'playing a villain' because a villain never looks at himself as a villain. He is being judged by the audience whether he is a villain or a hero. So you just need to be very non-judgmental when you play those types of characters. They are fascinating. That torture and torment and dark side inside us is all just point-of-view. That's what make it dark or light.

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