Navid Negahban
Acting • Born 1968-06-02
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
Filmography
98 credits
Dead Air
Movie • 2009
Abir
Becoming the Enemy
Movie • 2017
Victor Daniels
The Stoning of Soraya M.
Movie • 2009
Ali
The Fallen Ones
Movie • 2005
Ammon
Powder Blue
Movie • 2009
Doctor Brooks
Kandahar
Movie • 2023
Mohammad 'Mo' Doud
Atlas Shrugged: Part I
Movie • 2011
Dr. Robert Stadler
Richard III
Movie • 2007
Sir James Tyrrel
Sniper: Ghost Shooter
Movie • 2016
Mothershed
Heal
Movie • 2010
Abdul
The Moment
Movie • 2013
Malik Jamil
Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
Movie • 2007
Sheik Ahmad
Brothers
Movie • 2009
Murad
Broken
Movie • 2007
Keith
American Sniper
Movie • 2014
Sheikh Al-Obeidi
Sitting in Bars with Cake
Movie • 2023
Isaac
Words and Pictures
Movie • 2014
Rashid
Osprey
Movie • 2017
Adam Zakaria
The First Goodbye
Movie • 2021
Day One
Movie • 2015
Dr. Nasir
Am Abgrund
Movie • 2024
Tofik Gasimov
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
Movie • 2023
Ra's al Ghul (voice)
Damascus Cover
Movie • 2017
Sarraj
In the Garden of Tulips
Movie • 2023
Baba Joon
Movie • 2015
Itzhak
Stellina Blue
Movie • 2009
Amir Keshavarz
Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero
Movie • 2016
Mohammad Mohammad-Mohammadi
Boundaries
Movie • 2000
Trombonist
Sand Castle
Movie • 2017
Kadeer
Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming
Movie • 2017
Mehran (voice)
Diplomacy
Movie • 2009
Iranian Foreign Minister
12 Strong
Movie • 2018
General Dostum
American Assassin
Movie • 2017
Minister Behurz
Brain on Fire
Movie • 2017
Dr. Najjar
Liberation
Movie • 2009
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
Saat des Terrors
Movie • 2018
Kashif Baqri
Aladdin
Movie • 2019
Sultan
Pretty Persuasion
Movie • 2005
Mr. Azzouni
Charlie Wilson's War
Movie • 2007
Refugee Camp Translator
In Full Bloom
Movie • 2019
The Shepherd (voice)
Dark Corners
Movie • 2021
Karim
Carving a Life
Movie • 2017
Dr. Kasem
Djinn
Movie • 2008
Djinn
Price for Freedom
Movie • 2017
Victor Daniels
The Power of Few
Movie • 2013
Sahel
London Arabia
Movie • 2019
Mo
Tehranto
Movie • 2022
Narrator (voice)
Saving Jessica Lynch
Movie • 2003
Fedayeen Colonel
War Stories
Movie • 2003
Al Qaeda Rebel at Bridge
The Ambassador's Wife
Movie • 2009
Ambassador
Hotel Tehran
Movie
Qasim
Homeland
TV • 2011
Abu Nazir
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Imam Ibrahim
The Mentalist
TV • 2008
Hassan Zarif
Scene of the Crime
TV • 1970
Harun
Scorpion
TV • 2014
Agent Khara
Criminal Minds
TV • 2005
Hassan Nadir
Ghosts of Beirut
TV • 2023
Ali Reza Asgari (2007)
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV • 2000
Morsi
The Cleaning Lady
TV • 2022
Hayak Barsamian
Person of Interest
TV • 2011
Ali Hasan
Moonlight
TV • 2007
Amir Fayed
Pantheon
TV • 2022
Farhad (voice)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Sam Farhidi
The Shield
TV • 2002
Zayed Al-Thani
The Old Man
TV • 2022
Faraz Hamzad
The Team
TV • 2015
Said Gharbour
God Friended Me
TV • 2018
Hasan
JAG
TV • 1995
Jamal Bin Fahad Al-Hadi
God Friended Me
TV • 2018
Hassan
Veep
TV • 2012
Abbas
The Serpent Queen
TV • 2022
Claude de Lorraine
Legion
TV • 2017
Amahl Farouk / Shadow King
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Rankesh Chanoor
The West Wing
TV • 1999
Maz
Castlevania
TV • 2017
Sala (voice)
Fringe
TV • 2008
Dr. Malik Yusef
Without a Trace
TV • 2002
Nazar Rahim
Arrow
TV • 2012
Al Ow-Al
WondLa
TV • 2024
Loroc (voice)
Tehran
TV • 2020
Masoud Tabrizi
The Closer
TV • 2005
Dr. al-Thani
Lost
TV • 2004
Omar
Threat Matrix
TV • 2003
Fred
NCIS: Los Angeles
TV • 2009
Aziz Anshiri
The Night Agent
TV • 2023
Abbas Mansuri
Alias
TV • 2001
Foreman
Las Vegas
TV • 2003
Farouk Naeem
24
TV • 2001
Abdullah
24
TV • 2001
Jamot
Splinter Cell: Deathwatch
TV • 2025
Reza "Gunther" Karimi (voice)
Over There
TV • 2005
Iraqi Father
Shark
TV • 2006
Amir Khan
CSI: Miami
TV • 2002
Rahim Farooq
The Agency
TV • 2001
Palestinian Officer
The Agency
TV • 2001
Arab Driver
Dark Blue
TV • 2009
Ahmad Satar
NCIS
TV • 2003
Jalil Shaloub