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
WondLa
Loroc (voice) · (1 episode)
2024
Am Abgrund
Tofik Gasimov
2024
Sitting in Bars with Cake
Isaac
2023
Kandahar
Mohammad 'Mo' Doud
2023
Ghosts of Beirut
Ali Reza Asgari (2007) · (3 episodes)
2023
In the Garden of Tulips
2023
The Night Agent
Abbas Mansuri · (7 episodes)
2023
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
Ra's al Ghul (voice)
2023
Tehranto
Narrator (voice)
2022
The Serpent Queen
Claude de Lorraine · (1 episode)
2022
Pantheon
Farhad (voice) · (3 episodes)
2022
The Old Man
Faraz Hamzad · (9 episodes)
2022
The Cleaning Lady
Hayak Barsamian · (11 episodes)
2022
Dark Corners
Karim
2021
The First Goodbye
2021
Tehran
Masoud Tabrizi · (8 episodes)
2020
London Arabia
Mo
2019
In Full Bloom
The Shepherd (voice)
2019
Aladdin
Sultan
2019
Saat des Terrors
Kashif Baqri
2018
God Friended Me
Hasan · (1 episode)
2018
God Friended Me
Hassan · (1 episode)
2018
12 Strong
General Dostum
2018
Osprey
Adam Zakaria
2017
Damascus Cover
Sarraj
2017
Carving a Life
Dr. Kasem
2017
American Assassin
Minister Behurz
2017
Price for Freedom
Victor Daniels
2017
Castlevania
Sala (voice) · (10 episodes)
2017
Sand Castle
Kadeer
2017
Window Horses
Mehran
2017
Brain on Fire
Dr. Najjar
2017
Legion
Amahl Farouk / Shadow King · (19 episodes)
2017
Becoming the Enemy
Victor Daniels
2017
Sniper: Ghost Shooter
Mothershed
2016
Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero
Mohammad Mohammad-Mohammadi
2016
Baba Joon
Itzhak
2015
Day One
Dr. Nasir
2015
The Team
Said Gharbour · (8 episodes)
2015
American Sniper
Sheikh Al-Obeidi
2014
Scorpion
Agent Khara · (1 episode)
2014
Words and Pictures
Rashid
2014
The Moment
Malik Jamil
2013
The Power of Few
Sahel
2013
Arrow
Al Ow-Al · (1 episode)
2012
Veep
Abbas · (1 episode)
2012
Homeland
Abu Nazir · (19 episodes)
2011
Person of Interest
Ali Hasan · (1 episode)
2011
Atlas Shrugged: Part I
Dr. Robert Stadler
2011
Heal
Abdul
2010
Brothers
Murad
2009
Dead Air
Abir
2009
NCIS: Los Angeles
Aziz Anshiri · (1 episode)
2009
Liberation
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
2009
Diplomacy
Iranian Foreign Minister
2009
The Stoning of Soraya M.
Ali
2009
Powder Blue
Doctor Brooks
2009
Stellina Blue
Amir Keshavarz
2009
The Mentalist
Hassan Zarif · (1 episode)
2008
Fringe
Dr. Malik Yusef · (1 episode)
2008
Djinn
Djinn
2008
Charlie Wilson's War
Refugee Camp Translator
2007
Broken
Keith
2007
Moonlight
Amir Fayed · (1 episode)
2007
Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
Sheik Ahmad
2007
Richard III
Sir James Tyrrel
2007
Criminal Minds
Hassan Nadir · (1 episode)
2005
The Closer
Dr. al-Thani · (1 episode)
2005
The Fallen Ones
Ammon
2005
Pretty Persuasion
Mr. Azzouni
2005
Lost
Omar · (1 episode)
2004
Saving Jessica Lynch
Fedayeen Colonel
2003
Threat Matrix
Fred · (1 episode)
2003
War Stories
Al Qaeda Rebel at Bridge
2003
Without a Trace
Nazar Rahim · (1 episode)
2002
The Shield
Zayed Al-Thani · (1 episode)
2002
Alias
Foreman · (1 episode)
2001
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Morsi · (1 episode)
2000
Boundaries
Trombonist
2000
The West Wing
Maz · (1 episode)
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Sam Farhidi · (1 episode)
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Rankesh Chanoor · (1 episode)
1999
JAG
Jamal Bin Fahad Al-Hadi · (1 episode)
1995
Law & Order
Imam Ibrahim · (1 episode)
1990
Scene of the Crime
Harun · (1 episode)
1970