Navid Negahban
Navid Negahban (born June 2, 1968 in Mashhad , Iran ) is an Iranian - American actor . He became known through the television series 24 and Homeland .
life and career
Negahban first came into contact with the theater at the age of eight and earned audiences applause for his portrayal of an old man. He left Iran at the age of 20 and moved to Turkey and later to Germany , where he lived for almost nine years. He worked at the theater in Germany and moved to the USA in 1993. Negahban is fluent in English , Persian , Dari and German . He has been an actor since 2000, mainly for television. He has appeared on series such as The Shield , The West Wing , Lost and CSI: Miami . He lends his voice to the crazy doctor Challus Mercer in the video game Dead Space . He gained great fame through his role in Homeland . In 2011 he won the Acting Award for the Iranian short film Liberation at the Noor Iranian Film Festival , in 2012 he was the official festival jury member.
Filmography (selection)
- 2003: The Shield - Law of Violence ( The Shield , TV series, episode 2x02)
- 2004: Threat Matrix - Red Alert ( Threat Matrix , TV series, episode 1x13)
- 2004: The West Wing - In the center of power ( The West Wing , TV series, episode 5x22)
- 2004: Lost (TV series, episode 1x09)
- 2005, 2010: 24 (TV series, 9 episodes)
- 2006: Criminal Minds (TV series, episode 1x21)
- 2009: Dead Air
- 2010: CSI: Miami (TV series, episode 8x18)
- 2011: The Atlas Trilogy - Who is John Galt? (Atlas Shrugged, Part I)
- 2011–2013: Homeland (TV series, 15 episodes)
- 2014: Words & Pictures - Everything is allowed in love and art (Words and Pictures)
- 2014: Jimmy Vestvood: American Hero
- 2014: American Sniper
- 2014: The Mentalist (TV series, episode 6x12)
- 2014: Tatort - The Cowardice of the Lion (TV movie)
- 2015: Veep - The Vice President ( Veep , TV series, episode 4x04)
- 2015: Day One (short film)
- 2015: The Messengers (TV series, 4 episodes)
- 2015: Baba Joon
- 2016: Sniper: Ghost Shooter
- 2016: Mistresses (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 2017: Sand Castle
- 2017: American Assassin
- 2018: Operation: 12 Strong (12 Strong)
- 2018: Seeds of Terror (TV movie)
- 2018: The Team (TV series, episodes 2x01–2x08)
- 2018–2019: Legion (TV series, 17 episodes)
- 2019: Aladdin
Web links
- Navid Negahban in Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Showtime Mini-Biography . Archived from the original on September 25, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
- ↑ Matt Ross: In Depth: Navid Negahban . Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
- ↑ a b Noah Laracy: Navid Negahban: A Back Stage Exclusive . Retrieved December 10, 2012.
- ↑ a b IMDb: Navid Negahban . Retrieved December 10, 2012.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Negahban, Navid |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Iranian-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd June 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mashhad , Iran |