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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 2, 1968
Place of Birth
Mashhad, Iran
Also Known As
- 네이비드 네가반
- نوید نگهبان
Navid Negahban
1.1 Popularity
Biography
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
Known For
6.4
Reza "Gunther" Karimi (voice)
Splinter Cell: Deathwatch
2025
7.5
Loroc (voice)
WondLa
2024
5.7
Tofik Gasimov
Am Abgrund
2024
7.0
Isaac
Sitting in Bars with Cake
2023
6.8
Mohammad 'Mo' Doud
Kandahar
2023
6.7
Ali Reza Asgari (2007)
Ghosts of Beirut
2023
0.0
In the Garden of Tulips
2023
7.7
Abbas Mansuri
The Night Agent
2023
6.7
Ra's al Ghul (voice)
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
2023
6.0
Narrator (voice)
Tehranto
2022
Credits
Splinter Cell: Deathwatch
as Reza "Gunther" Karimi (voice)
2025
6.4
WondLa
as Loroc (voice)
2024
7.5
Am Abgrund
as Tofik Gasimov
2024
5.7
Sitting in Bars with Cake
as Isaac
2023
7.0
Kandahar
as Mohammad 'Mo' Doud
2023
6.8
Ghosts of Beirut
as Ali Reza Asgari (2007)
2023
6.7
In the Garden of Tulips
2023
0.0
The Night Agent
as Abbas Mansuri
2023
7.7
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
as Ra's al Ghul (voice)
2023
6.7
Tehranto
as Narrator (voice)
2022
6.0
The Serpent Queen
as Claude de Lorraine
2022
7.4
Pantheon
as Farhad (voice)
2022
8.0
The Old Man
as Faraz Hamzad
2022
7.2
The Cleaning Lady
as Hayak Barsamian
2022
7.4
Dark Corners
as Karim
2021
3.8
The First Goodbye
2021
0.0
Tehran
as Masoud Tabrizi
2020
7.5
London Arabia
as Mo
2019
0.0
In Full Bloom
as The Shepherd (voice)
2019
6.8
Aladdin
as Sultan
2019
7.1
Saat des Terrors
as Kashif Baqri
2018
4.4
God Friended Me
as Hasan
2018
7.7
God Friended Me
as Hassan
2018
7.7
12 Strong
as General Dostum
2018
6.3
Osprey
as Adam Zakaria
2017
2.0
Damascus Cover
as Sarraj
2017
5.6
Carving a Life
as Dr. Kasem
2017
9.0
American Assassin
as Minister Behurz
2017
6.4
Castlevania
as Sala (voice)
2017
8.3
Price for Freedom
as Victor Daniels
2017
2.0
Sand Castle
as Kadeer
2017
6.5
Window Horses
as Mehran (voice)
2017
6.7
Brain on Fire
as Dr. Najjar
2017
7.0
Legion
as Amahl Farouk / Shadow King
2017
7.5
Becoming the Enemy
as Victor Daniels
2017
0.0
Sniper: Ghost Shooter
as Mothershed
2016
6.3
Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero
as Mohammad Mohammad-Mohammadi
2016
5.3
Baba Joon
as Itzhak
2015
6.8
Day One
as Dr. Nasir
2015
5.8
The Team
as Said Gharbour
2015
6.4
American Sniper
as Sheikh Al-Obeidi
2014
7.4
Scorpion
as Agent Khara
2014
8.2
Words and Pictures
as Rashid
2014
6.4
The Moment
as Malik Jamil
2013
4.5
The Power of Few
as Sahel
2013
5.3
Arrow
as Al Ow-Al
2012
6.8
Veep
as Abbas
2012
7.5
Homeland
as Abu Nazir
2011
7.6
Person of Interest
as Ali Hasan
2011
8.1
Atlas Shrugged: Part I
as Dr. Robert Stadler
2011
5.4
Heal
as Abdul
2010
7.0
Brothers
as Murad
2009
7.3
Dead Air
as Abir
2009
5.1
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Aziz Anshiri
2009
7.5
Liberation
as Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
2009
0.0
Dark Blue
as Ahmad Satar
2009
6.9
🎬
Diplomacy
as Iranian Foreign Minister
2009
0.0
The Stoning of Soraya M.
as Ali
2009
7.6
Powder Blue
as Doctor Brooks
2009
6.1
The Ambassador's Wife
as Ambassador
2009
0.0
Stellina Blue
as Amir Keshavarz
2009
5.0
The Mentalist
as Hassan Zarif
2008
8.4
Fringe
as Dr. Malik Yusef
2008
8.1
🎬
Djinn
as Djinn
2008
3.5
Charlie Wilson's War
as Refugee Camp Translator
2007
6.5
Broken
as Keith
2007
5.4
Moonlight
as Amir Fayed
2007
7.3
Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
as Sheik Ahmad
2007
7.4
Richard III
as Sir James Tyrrel
2007
2.0
Shark
as Amir Khan
2006
6.7
Over There
as Iraqi Father
2005
6.5
Criminal Minds
as Hassan Nadir
2005
8.3
The Closer
as Dr. al-Thani
2005
7.9
The Fallen Ones
as Ammon
2005
3.7
Pretty Persuasion
as Mr. Azzouni
2005
5.8
Lost
as Omar
2004
7.9
Saving Jessica Lynch
as Fedayeen Colonel
2003
4.1
Las Vegas
as Farouk Naeem
2003
7.0
Threat Matrix
as Fred
2003
6.0
War Stories
as Al Qaeda Rebel at Bridge
2003
4.3
Without a Trace
as Nazar Rahim
2002
7.2
CSI: Miami
as Rahim Farooq
2002
7.7
The Shield
as Zayed Al-Thani
2002
8.1
24
as Abdullah
2001
7.8
24
as Jamot
2001
7.8
Alias
as Foreman
2001
6.8
The Agency
as Palestinian Officer
2001
6.5
The Agency
as Arab Driver
2001
6.5
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Morsi
2000
8.0
Boundaries
as Trombonist
2000
0.0
The West Wing
as Maz
1999
8.2
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Sam Farhidi
1999
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Rankesh Chanoor
1999
7.9
JAG
as Jamal Bin Fahad Al-Hadi
1995
7.3
Law & Order
as Imam Ibrahim
1990
7.4
Scene of the Crime
as Harun
1970
6.1