Amir Arison

Amir Arison is an American actor who became familiar to television viewers as Aram Mojtabai, the FBI tech expert he played on NBC's The Blacklist across ten seasons, from 2013 to 2023. Born in St. Louis, he was five when his family settled in Fort Lauderdale, where he attended Pine Crest School and won its drama club award in sixth grade and a fine arts award in acting as a senior; he also performed with the improv group ComedySportz and got his SAG card at sixteen through a Sonic Drive-In commercial. He went on to earn a BA in English at Columbia University. His producing and directing credits include the 2016 short Fortress, which Anna Ziegler wrote, and Tati's Fashion Show. In 2023 he took a Theater World Award for his Broadway debut in The Kite Runner, along with an Emmy for hosting the Clear the Shelters campaign for NBC and Telemundo.