Navid Negahban
Actor
58 years (Jun 2, 1968)Mashhad, Iran
Known for
Long careers are rarer than they look, and Navid Negahban has become a familiar face known to audiences from a long list of titles rather than from one. Neither the cinema nor the television half of the career can be called the side project. In cinemas, 'American Sniper' is the work that stuck — Sheikh Al-Obeidi, specifically. 'Aladdin' counts among the more visible credits.
Navid Negahban
Actor
Known for
Long careers are rarer than they look, and Navid Negahban has become a familiar face known to audiences from a long list of titles rather than from one. Neither the cinema nor the television half of the career can be called the side project. In cinemas, 'American Sniper' is the work that stuck — Sheikh Al-Obeidi, specifically. 'Aladdin' counts among the more visible credits.
Movies: 41 titles
Plays Qasim
The Fix
2026
Plays Sheikh Al-Obeidi
American Sniper
2014
Plays Sultan
Aladdin
2019
Plays Minister Behurz
American Assassin
2017
Plays Murad
Brothers
2009
Plays General Dostum
12 Strong
2018
Plays Mohammad 'Mo' Doud
Kandahar
2023
Plays Mr. Azzouni
Pretty Persuasion
2005
Plays Refugee Camp Translator
Charlie Wilson's War
2007
Plays Mothershed
Sniper: Ghost Shooter
2016
Plays Lenny Gibbs
The Marshal
Plays Kadeer
Sand Castle
2017
Plays Doctor Brooks
Powder Blue
2009
Plays Ra's al Ghul (voice)
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
2023
Plays Dr. Najjar
Brain on Fire
2017
Plays Isaac
Sitting in Bars with Cake
2023
Plays Rashid
Words and Pictures
2014
Plays Ali
The Stoning of Soraya M.
2009
Plays Dr. Robert Stadler
Atlas Shrugged: Part I
2011
Plays The Shepherd (voice)
In Full Bloom
2019
Plays Sarraj
Damascus Cover
2017
Plays Mehran (voice)
Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming
2017
Plays Mohammad Mohammad-Mohammadi
Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero
2016
Plays Sahel
The Power of Few
2013
Plays Keith
Broken
2007
Plays Malik Jamil
The Moment
2013
Plays Abir
Dead Air
2009
Plays Karim
Dark Corners
2021
Plays Abdul
Heal
2010
Plays Itzhak
Baba Joon
2015
Plays Dr. Nasir
Day One
2015
TV Shows: 43 titles
Plays Abu Nazir
Homeland
2011
Plays Amahl Farouk / Shadow King
Legion
2017
Plays Hayak Barsamian
The Cleaning Lady
2022
Plays Sala (voice)
Castlevania
2017
Plays Faraz Hamzad
The Old Man
2022
Plays Abdullah
24
2001
Plays Reza "Gunther" Karimi (voice)
Splinter Cell: Deathwatch
2025
Plays Said Gharbour
The Team
2015
Plays Masoud Tabrizi
Tehran
2020
Plays Abbas Mansuri
The Night Agent
2023
Plays Ali Reza Asgari (2007)
Ghosts of Beirut
2023
Plays Farhad (voice)
Pantheon
2022
Plays Hasan
God Friended Me
2018
Plays Palestinian Officer
The Agency
2001
Plays Imam Ibrahim
Law & Order
1990
Plays Hassan Zarif
The Mentalist
2008
Plays Harun
Scene of the Crime
1970
Plays Agent Khara
Scorpion
2014
Plays Hassan Nadir
Criminal Minds
2005
Plays Morsi
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
Plays Ali Hasan
Person of Interest
2011
Plays Amir Fayed
Moonlight
2007
Plays Zayed Al-Thani
The Shield
2002
Plays Jamal Bin Fahad Al-Hadi
JAG
1995
Plays Abbas
Veep
2012
Plays Claude de Lorraine
The Serpent Queen
2022
Plays Maz
The West Wing
1999
Plays Dr. Malik Yusef
Fringe
2008
Plays Nazar Rahim
Without a Trace
2002
Plays Al Ow-Al
Arrow
2012
Latest Trailers
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The Fix
Full Filmography
The Fix
Qasim
2026
Splinter Cell: Deathwatch
Reza "Gunther" Karimi (voice) · 8 episodes
2025–
Pantheon
Farhad (voice)
2025Season 2
The Night Agent
Abbas Mansuri
2025Season 2
WondLa
Loroc (voice)
2024Season 1
Sitting in Bars with Cake
Isaac
2023
Kandahar
Mohammad 'Mo' Doud
2023
Ghosts of Beirut
Ali Reza Asgari (2007)
2023Season 1
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
Ra's al Ghul (voice)
2023
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Navid Negahban and where are they from?
Navid Negahban is 58 years old, born on June 2, 1968 in Mashhad, Iran.
What are the most famous roles of Navid Negahban?
Navid Negahban is best known for roles in American Sniper, Aladdin, Brothers.
How many movies has Navid Negahban been in?
Over a 26-year career (since 2000), Navid Negahban has appeared in 41 movies and 43 TV shows.
What was Navid Negahban's first movie?
The career of Navid Negahban began with Boundaries (2000).
What is Navid Negahban's most recent movie or series?
Navid Negahban's most recent release is The Fix, which premiered on September 10, 2026.
What TV shows has Navid Negahban appeared in?
On television, Navid Negahban has appeared in Arrow, Lost, The Mentalist, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
Navid Negahban
1968-06-02 · Mashhad, Iran
Navid Negahban is an Iranian-American actor, producer, and director whose work spans four decades, three continents, and over 166 credits in film, television, and video games.
Born in Mashhad, Iran, he discovered theater at eight years old. He left Iran in 1985, traveling through Turkey and Bulgaria before arriving at a refugee camp in Ingelheim, Germany, where he applied for asylum. He spent eight years performing with the Rheinland-Pfalz Theater in Kaiserslautern before moving to the United States in 1993. He is fluent in Persian, English, and German.
He is best known for playing Abu Nazir in Showtime's Homeland (2011–2013), Amahl Farouk / Shadow King in FX's Legion (2017–2019), The Sultan in Disney's live-action Aladdin (2019), General Abdul Rashid Dostum in 12 Strong (2018), Sheikh Al-Obodi in American Sniper (2014), Faraz Hamzad in FX's The Old Man (2022–2024), and Abbas Mansuri in Netflix's The Night Agent (2025).
As a producer, his film Baba Joon won five Ophir Awards including Best Picture at the Israeli Film Academy. As a director, his short film The Apple Tree won Best Short Film at the Japan Indies Film Festival (2025). He received a BAFTA Games Award nomination for Best Performer for his work on 1979 Revolution: Black Friday (2017).
He is represented by Innovative Artists. Official website: https://navidnegahban.com