Farhad Safinia was born in 1975 in Tehran, Iran. He is a writer and producer, known for Apocalypto (2006), The Professor and the Madman (2019) and Boss (2011). He has been married to Laura Regan since 2007.

Farhad Safinia at an event for Boss (2011)

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Kelsey Grammer, Sanaa Lathan, Dee Johnson, Farhad Safinia, Tip 'T.I.' Harris, and Jonathan Groff in Boss (2011)

Kelsey Grammer and Farhad Safinia in Boss (2011)

Farhad Safinia and Artur Dzieweczynski in Outside the Box (2001)

Anetta Klemens, Farhad Safinia, and Artur Dzieweczynski in Outside the Box (2001)

María Isabel Díaz Lago, Antonio Monroi, Mayra Serbulo, Pepe Suárez, Gerardo Taracena, Raoul Max Trujillo, Jonathan Brewer, Hiram Soto, Morris Birdyellowhead, Rudy Youngblood, Dalia Hernández, Sayuri Gutierrez, Ricardo Diaz Mendoza, Carlos Emilio Báez, Israel Ríos, Ariel Galvan, Iazua Larios, Amilcar Ramírez, Bernardo Ruiz, Espiridion Acosta Cache, Itandehui Gutierrez, Israel Contreras, Lorena Heranandez, Rodolfo Palacios, and Carlos Ramos in Apocalypto (2006)

Mel Gibson and Sean Penn in The Professor and the Madman (2019)

Kelsey Grammer, Connie Nielsen, Sanaa Lathan, Kathleen Robertson, Jeff Hephner, Jonathan Groff, and Hannah Ware in Boss (2011)

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