Navid Negahban

Born: 1968-06-02

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 


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Aladdin

as Sultan
Released: 2019-05-22

A kindhearted street urchin named Aladdin embarks on a magical adventure after finding a lamp...

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Kandahar

as Mohammad 'Mo' Doud
Released: 2023-05-25

After his mission is exposed, an undercover CIA operative stuck deep in hostile territory in...

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American Sniper

as Sheikh Al-Obeidi
Released: 2014-12-25

U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle takes his sole mission—protect his comrades—to heart and becomes one...

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Brothers

as Murad
Released: 2009-12-02

When his helicopter goes down during his fourth tour of duty in Afghanistan, Marine Sam Cahill...

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12 Strong

as General Dostum
Released: 2018-01-18

A team of special forces head into Afghanistan in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks in...

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American Assassin

as Minister Behurz
Released: 2017-09-14

Following the murder of his fiancée, Mitch Rapp trains under the instruction of Cold War veteran...

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Sniper: Ghost Shooter

as Mothershed
Released: 2016-08-02

Elite snipers Brandon Beckett and Richard Miller are fighting extremists in the Middle East when...

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Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham

as Ra's al Ghul (voice)
Released: 2023-03-10

Explorer Bruce Wayne accidentally unleashes an ancient evil, and returns to Gotham after being...

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Sand Castle

as Kadeer
Released: 2017-04-21

Set during the occupation of Iraq, a squad of U.S. soldiers try to protect a small village.

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as Refugee Camp Translator
Released: 2007-12-19

The true story of Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his...

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Powder Blue

as Doctor Brooks
Released: 2009-05-08

On the gritty streets of LA, the destinies of four people desperate for connection and...

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Brain on Fire

as Dr. Najjar
Released: 2017-02-22

Susannah Cahalan, an up-and-coming journalist at the New York Post becomes plagued by voices in...

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Sitting in Bars with Cake

as Isaac
Released: 2023-09-07

Extrovert Corinne convinces Jane, a shy, talented baker, to commit to a year of bringing cakes...

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Atlas Shrugged: Part I

as Dr. Robert Stadler
Released: 2011-04-14

A powerful railroad executive, Dagny Taggart, struggles to keep her business alive while society...

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The Stoning of Soraya M.

as Ali
Released: 2009-06-26

In 1986 Iran, Sahebjam, whose car breaks down in a remote village, enters into a conversation...

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Pretty Persuasion

as Mr. Azzouni
Released: 2005-01-22

A 15-year-old girl incites chaos among her friends and a media frenzy when she accuses her drama...

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Damascus Cover

as Sarraj
Released: 2017-10-23

A spy navigates the precarious terrain of love and survival during an undercover mission in Syria.

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In Full Bloom

as The Shepherd (voice)
Released: 2019-06-19

Set shortly after the end of World War II, a philosophical boxing drama of two fighters from...

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The Power of Few

as Sahel
Released: 2013-02-15

Spies, cops and armed children cross paths on a day of danger, mystery and possible...

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Dead Air

as Abir
Released: 2009-10-27

Logan Burnhardt is the ego-king of the airwaves, but his unflappable persona is put to the test...

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Words and Pictures

as Rashid
Released: 2014-05-22

An art instructor and an English teacher form a rivalry that ends up with a competition at their...

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Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero

as Mohammad Mohammad-Mohammadi
Released: 2016-03-13

A wannabe private investigator wins the Green Card lottery and moves to America to pursue his...

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Broken

as Keith
Released: 2007-10-05

A waitress confronts all the wrong turns she has made in her short life and ultimately ends up...

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The Moment

as Malik Jamil
Released: 2013-04-21

Fearing she may be responsible, a mental patient (Jennifer Jason Leigh) tries to unravel the...

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Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming

as Mehran
Released: 2016-06-13

Rosie Ming, a young Canadian poet, is invited to perform at a Poetry Festival in Shiraz, Iran,...

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The Fallen Ones

as Ammon
Released: 2005-05-14

An archaeologist finds the mummified remains of a giant--the offspring of a Fallen Angel and a...

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Richard III

as Sir James Tyrrel
Released: 2007-06-13

Modern-day retelling of William Shakespeare's Richard III set in contemporary Hollywood.

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Day One

as Dr. Nasir
Released: 2015-02-27

On her first day in Afghanistan, an interpreter for the US Army is forced to deliver the child...

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Saat des Terrors

as Kashif Baqri
Released: 2018-11-21

In the feature film "Seed of Terror", a German secret service agent during her assignment abroad...

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Am Abgrund

as Tofik Gasimov
Released: 2024-03-01

Gerd Meineke is a committed member of the Bundestag and member of the Parliamentary Assembly in...

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Price for Freedom

as Victor Daniels
Released: 2017-07-07

“Price For Freedom” is based on the book written in 2013 by prominent NYC dental implant...

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Dark Corners

as Karim
Released: 2021-02-05

Jack Strachan, a shady ex-sports star in hiding out in Norway, is stalked by a mysterious woman...

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Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses

as Sheik Ahmad
Released: 2007-08-09

Dr. Maxwell is called in to investigate the kidnapping of a prize race horse. When the case...

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Carving a Life

as Dr. Kasem
Released: 2017-10-13

Mitch must confront the haunting memories of his mother's tragic death and overcome his alcohol...

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Heal

as Abdul
Released: 2010-03-26

In the midst of the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan and Pakistan, a gifted child makes an...

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Baba Joon

as Itzhak
Released: 2015-09-10

Yitzhak runs the turkey farm his father built with his own two hands after they emigrated from...

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Cash for Gold

as Ehsan
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Desperate for money, a women enters a pawn shop where she forms an unexpected connection.

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Osprey

as Adam Zakaria
Released: 2017-11-06

The CIA and a rogue assassin attempt to expose the source behind a corporate global intelligence...

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London Arabia

as Mo
Released: 2019-08-07

When a Luxury Building Development tries to force out a diverse community in London's 'Little...

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Becoming the Enemy

as Victor Daniels
Released: 2017-01-01

The Thrilling True Story of the Woman who Terrorized The Islamic Regime of Iran 1978 "The...

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Liberation

as Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
Released: 2009-07-26

In 1979, the Shah of Iran was overthrown by the country's Islamic Revolution. Forced into exile,...

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The First Goodbye

as uncredited
Released: 2021-02-01

A woman downloads an app that helps connect her to her estranged wife for a brief time.

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In the Garden of Tulips

as uncredited
Released: 2023-04-14

Amidst the 1988 war, Caroline takes a car ride with her father to the Iranian countryside of...

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Sam Farhidi
First aired: 1999-09-20

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Rankesh Chanoor
First aired: 1999-09-20

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...

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Arrow

as Al Ow-Al
First aired: 2012-10-10

Spoiled billionaire playboy Oliver Queen is missing and presumed dead when his yacht is lost at...

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JAG

as Jamal Bin Fahad Al-Hadi
First aired: 1995-09-23

Harmon "Harm" Rabb Jr. is a former pilot turned lawyer working for the military's JAG (Judge...

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Without a Trace

as Nazar Rahim
First aired: 2002-09-26

The series follows the ventures of a Missing Persons Unit of the FBI in New York City.

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Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Morsi
First aired: 2000-10-15

The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe...

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Person of Interest

as Ali Hasan
First aired: 2011-09-22

John Reese, former CIA paramilitary operative, is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive...

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Lost

as Omar
First aired: 2004-09-22

Stripped of everything, the survivors of a horrific plane crash must work together to stay...

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Homeland

as Abu Nazir
First aired: 2011-10-02

CIA officer Carrie Mathison is tops in her field despite being bipolar, which makes her volatile...

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Law & Order

as Imam Ibrahim
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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The Mentalist

as Hassan Zarif
First aired: 2008-09-23

Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and...

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God Friended Me

as Hasan
First aired: 2018-09-30

A self-proclaimed "pesky atheist" is encouraged to help strangers by someone claiming to be God...

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God Friended Me

as Hassan
First aired: 2018-09-30

A self-proclaimed "pesky atheist" is encouraged to help strangers by someone claiming to be God...

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Criminal Minds

as Hassan Nadir
First aired: 2005-09-22

An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating...

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Legion

as Amahl Farouk / Shadow King
First aired: 2017-02-08

David Haller, AKA Legion, is a troubled young man who may be more than human. Diagnosed as...

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Scorpion

as Agent Khara
First aired: 2014-09-22

Based on a true story, Scorpion is a high-octane drama about eccentric genius Walter O’Brien and...

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The Old Man

as Faraz Hamzad
First aired: 2022-06-16

Dan Chase absconded from the CIA decades ago and now lives off the grid. When an assassin...

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The Cleaning Lady

as Hayak Barsamian
First aired: 2022-01-03

A whip-smart doctor comes to the U.S. for a medical treatment to save her ailing son. But when...

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Scene of the Crime

as Harun
First aired: 1970-11-29

Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss, crime television series set in various parts of...

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The Closer

as Dr. al-Thani
First aired: 2005-06-13

Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit...

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The Shield

as Zayed Al-Thani
First aired: 2002-03-12

The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above...

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Castlevania

as Sala (voice)
First aired: 2017-07-07

A dark medieval fantasy following the last surviving member of the disgraced Belmont clan,...

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The Serpent Queen

as Claude de Lorraine
First aired: 2022-09-11

Considered an immigrant, common and plain, Catherine de Medici is married into the 16th century...

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Veep

as Abbas
First aired: 2012-04-22

A look into American politics, revolving around former Senator Selina Meyer who finds being Vice...

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Pantheon

as Farhad (voice)
First aired: 2022-09-01

A bullied teen receives mysterious help from someone online: a stranger soon revealed to be her...

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Tehran

as Masoud Tabrizi
First aired: 2020-06-22

Tamar is a Mossad hacker-agent who infiltrates Tehran under a false identity to help destroy...

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Moonlight

as Amir Fayed
First aired: 2007-09-28

Mick St. John is a captivating, charming and immortal private investigator from Los Angeles, who...

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The Team

as Said Gharbour
First aired: 2015-02-22

After a number of murders of prostitutes at a motorway stop near Berlin, in a rear courtyard in...

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Ghosts of Beirut

as Ali Reza Asgari (2007)
First aired: 2023-05-21

Told from the American, Israeli and Lebanese perspectives, discover one of the greatest...

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