Faran Tahir

Faran Tahir (2008)

Faran Tahir (* 16th February 1963 in Los Angeles , California as Faran Tahir Haroon ) is a Pakistani - American actor .

Life

Tahir was born in Los Angeles as the first child of a Muslim family of actors. His Pakistani parents were studying directing and acting at the University of California (UCLA) at the time of his birth . His father Naeem Tahir is now Director General of the Pakistan National Council of the Arts. Tahir's family, parents, brother Ali and sister-in-law Wajeeah Tahir are well-known television personalities in Pakistan.

Tahir grew up in Pakistan but returned to Los Angeles in 1980 at the age of 17 to study theater at the University of California, Berkeley . He graduated from UCLA and also from the Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University .

Career

Tahir has already been nominated for several awards. He played u. a. in individual episodes of Alias - The Agent , Lost , Cold Case - No Victim Is Ever Forgotten , Monk and Charmed - Magical Witches with.

In 2009 he became known to a larger audience in the role of Captain Robau in the reinterpretation of Star Trek . He also appeared as a guest on Grey's Anatomy in 2009 , Navy CIS: LA in 2010 and Criminal Minds in 2014 . In 2014, Tahir played alongside Serinda Swan in the horror film Jinn , which was released in the USA on April 4, 2014 and will be released directly on DVD and Blu-ray in Germany from October 31, 2014 .

Filmography (selection)

1989: Der Nachtfalke ( Midnight Caller , TV series, episode 2x09)
1994: The Jungle Book
1997: The booked man (Picture Perfect)
1998: A Price Above Rubies
1998: Urban Relics
1999: Anywhere but Here (Anywhere But Here)
1999: ABCD
2000: Practice - The Lawyers ( The Practice , TV series, episode 4x18)
2002: Diagnosis: Murder (Diagnosis Murder - A Town Without Pity)
2002: A Heavenly Family ( 7th Heaven , TV series, episode 6x12)
2003: Boston Public (TV series, episode 4x08)
2005: Over There - Kommando Irak ( Over There , TV series, episode 1x05)
2005: Manticore - Bloody Claws (Manticore)
2006: Monk (TV series, episode 4x13)
2007: Charlie Wilson's War (Charlie Wilson's War)
2008: Iron Man
2008: Lost (TV series, episode 4x09)
2008: Ashes
2009: Grey's Anatomy (TV series, episode 6x07)
2009: Star Trek
2010: Navy CIS: LA ( NCIS: Los Angeles , TV series, episode 1x20)
2010-2013: Warehouse 13 (TV series, 11 episodes)
2012: Burn Notice (TV series, episode 6x03)
2012–2013: Dallas (TV series, 8 episodes)
2013: Private Practice (TV series, episode 6x12)
2013: Escape Plan
2013: Elysium
2013: Super Athlete
2013: Torn
2014: Crisis (TV series, episode 1x02)
2014: Elementary (TV series, episode 2x12)
2014: Jinn
2014–2015: Criminal Minds (TV series, 2 episodes)
2015: Backstrom (TV series, episode 1x09)
2015: Flight World War II
2015: How to Get Away with Murder (TV series, episode 1x10)
2015: Satisfaction (TV series, 3 episodes)
2015: The Blacklist (TV series, episode 2x11)
2015: Supergirl (TV series, episode 1x01)
2016: American Crime (TV series, 6 episodes)
2016: Hawaii Five-0 (TV series, episode 7x02)
2016-2017: Once Upon a Time - Once Upon a Time ... ( Once Upon a Time , TV series, 3 episodes)
2017: Prison Break (TV series, 3 episodes)
2017-2018: 12 Monkeys (TV series, 7 episodes)
2017: Mindhack: #savetheworld
2017: Scandal (TV series)

Awards

2009: Boston Society of Film Critics Award in the category " Best ensemble cast " for Star Trek
2009: Denver Film Critics Society Award for Best Acting Ensemble for Star Trek