Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
26
Gender
Male
Birthday
February 15, 1958 ( 66 years old )
Place of Birth
Tehran, Iran
Also Known As
샤운 토웁
Shaun Toub
Shaun Toub is an Iranian-American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Farhad in the 2004 movie Crash, as Rahim Khan in the movie The Kite Runner, and as Yinsen in the film adaptation of the Iron Man comic book series. Toub, who is of Persian Jewish background, was born in Tehran, Iran and raised in Manchester, England (his family left Iran before the 1979 revolution). At the age of fourteen, he moved to Switzerland and after a two year stay, he crossed the Atlantic to Nashua, New Hampshire to finish his last year of high school. His high school yearbook notes: "The funniest guy in school and the most likely to succeed in the entertainment world." After two years of college in Massachusetts, Shaun transferred to USC. Shaun is active in the Iranian Jewish community. Through various charity events and public speaking engagements, he inspires the community to embrace the arts, as the arts enhance everyday life. He has been a recipient of the Sephard award at the Los Angeles Sephardic Film Festival. Toub currently resides in Los Angeles.
Known For
Land of Plenty
2004-09-10The Last Airbender
2010-06-30Iron Man
2008-04-30Stigmata
1999-09-02The Nativity Story
2006-11-30The Kite Runner
2007-12-14Steel Sharks
1997-10-10Forgive Me
2019-10-25Setup
2011-10-17Hot Shots! Part Deux
1993-05-21