Navid Negahban
Mashhad, Iran
Navid Negahban is an actor whose career stretches back to the 2000s. They are internationally recognised for roles such as Sheikh Al-Obeidi in American Sniper, Sultan in Aladdin and Murad in Brothers. Their work further includes Aladdin and Homeland. Over more than 26 years they have gathered close to 51 films and 48 TV productions, working mainly across genres like drama, action.
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Aladdin
2019
American Sniper
2014
Brothers
2009
American Assassin
2017
12 Strong
2018
Kandahar
2023
Pretty Persuasion
2005
Powder Blue
2009
Sniper: Ghost Shooter
2016
Atlas Shrugged: Part I
2011
Charlie Wilson's War
2007
Sand Castle
2017
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
2023
The Stoning of Soraya M.
2009
Brain on Fire
2017
Damascus Cover
2017
The Moment
2013
Dark Corners
2021
Words and Pictures
2014
Dead Air
2009
Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming
2017
In Full Bloom
2019
The Power of Few
2013
Sitting in Bars with Cake
2023
Day One
2015
Broken
2007
Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero
2016
Baba Joon
2015
Heal
2010
TV Shows
Homeland
2011
Legion
2017
The Cleaning Lady
2022
Castlevania
2017
The Old Man
2022
The Team
2015
Tehran
2020
24
2001
Splinter Cell: Deathwatch
2025
The Night Agent
2023
Ghosts of Beirut
2023
Pantheon
2022
Law & Order
1990
The Mentalist
2008
Scene of the Crime
1970
Scorpion
2014
Criminal Minds
2005
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
Person of Interest
2011
Moonlight
2007
The Shield
2002
God Friended Me
2018
JAG
1995
Veep
2012
The Serpent Queen
2022
The West Wing
1999
Without a Trace
2002
Fringe
2008
Arrow
2012
WondLa
2024
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Reza "Gunther" Karimi (voice)
2025–
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WondLa
Loroc (voice)
2024–
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Sitting in Bars with Cake
Isaac
2023
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Kandahar
Mohammad 'Mo' Doud
2023
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Ghosts of Beirut
Ali Reza Asgari (2007)
2023–
TV
The Night Agent
Abbas Mansuri
2023–
TV
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
Ra's al Ghul (voice)
2023
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The Serpent Queen
Claude de Lorraine
2022–
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Pantheon
Farhad (voice)
2022–
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Navid Negahban from?
Navid Negahban was born in Mashhad, Iran.
What are the most famous roles of Navid Negahban?
Navid Negahban is best known as an actor for American Sniper, Aladdin, Brothers.
How many movies has Navid Negahban been in?
Navid Negahban has appeared in 51 movies and 44 TV shows.
What was Navid Negahban's first movie?
Navid Negahban's first credited film was Boundaries (2000).
What is Navid Negahban's most recent movie?
Navid Negahban's most recent movie is Am Abgrund (2024).
What are Navid Negahban's best movies?
Navid Negahban's most acclaimed films include: American Sniper (2014), Aladdin (2019), Brothers (2009), American Assassin (2017), 12 Strong (2018).
What TV shows has Navid Negahban appeared in?
Navid Negahban is known for TV work including: Arrow, Lost, The Mentalist, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
Does Navid Negahban have any upcoming projects?
Yes, Navid Negahban's upcoming work includes: Hotel Tehran (2026).
How long has Navid Negahban been working in film?
Navid Negahban has been active since 2000 — a career spanning 26 years.
Navid Negahban
· 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