Shaun Toub

Biography

Shaun Toub is an American actor who was born in Tehran and spent parts of his childhood in England, Iran and Switzerland. He settled on acting as a career when he was five, and went on to work in film and television. He played Yinsen in Iron Man (2008) and Iron Man 3 (2013), and his turn as Farhad in Paul Haggis's Oscar-winning Crash (2005) drew positive reviews. The Kite Runner (2007) cast him as Rahim Khan, and he appeared in John Woo's Broken Arrow (1996) and as the father of the Virgin Mary in The Nativity Story (2006). On television he played Majid Javadi in Homeland and Faraz Kamali in Tehran, and he took the role of Bonaparte in Grimm. In 2022 the Los Angeles Sephardic Film Festival gave him its Cinema Sepharad Award.

63years old

Turns 64 on April 6in 146 days

Born April 6, 1963Tehran
Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19

Movie Career

Films: 13
Career span: 24 years1996 to 2020

Genres

Drama54%, 7 films
Action38%, 5 films
Adventure31%, 4 films
Sci-Fi23%, 3 films
Comedy15%, 2 films

First and latest

Shaun Toub movies on Netflix

Ghosts of War2020IMDb rating 5.6as Mr. Helwig
War Dogs2016IMDb rating 7.1as Marlboro
Iron Man 32013IMDb rating 7.1as Ho Yinsen
Setup2011IMDb rating 4.4as Roth
The Last Airbender2010IMDb rating 3.9as Uncle Iroh
Iron Man2008IMDb rating 7.9as Yinsen
The Kite Runner2007IMDb rating 7.5as Rahim Khan
The Nativity Story2006IMDb rating 6.8as Joaquim
Crash2005IMDb rating 7.7as Farhad
Land of Plenty2004IMDb rating 6.4as Hassan
Stigmata1999IMDb rating 6.2as Doctor
Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing.1997IMDb rating 6.8as El Sayyid Nosair
Broken Arrow1996IMDb rating 6.1as Max

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Iron Man2008 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fias Yinsen
IMDb rating 7.91.3M votes
The Last Airbender2010 Action, Adventure, Familyas Uncle Iroh
IMDb rating 3.9183K votes
War Dogs2016as Marlboro
IMDb rating 7.1308K votes
The Kite Runner2007as Rahim Khan
IMDb rating 7.586K votes
Crash2005as Farhad
IMDb rating 7.7464K votes
Iron Man 32013as Ho Yinsen
IMDb rating 7.1984K votes
The Nativity Story2006as Joaquim
IMDb rating 6.812K votes
Setup2011as Roth
IMDb rating 4.422K votes

Most often with

Seven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Robert Downey Jr.

Terrence Howard

Don Cheadle

Ryan Phillippe

Gwyneth Paltrow

Jon Favreau

Films together

Robert Downey Jr.2 films together, 2008 to 2013
Robert Downey Jr.'s page
- Iron Man 32013IMDb rating 7.1Toub as Ho YinsenDowney as Tony Stark
- Iron Man2008IMDb rating 7.9Toub as YinsenDowney as Tony Stark
Terrence Howard2 films together, 2005 to 2008
Terrence Howard's page
- Iron Man2008IMDb rating 7.9Toub as YinsenHoward as Rhodey
- Crash2005IMDb rating 7.7Toub as FarhadHoward as Cameron Thayer
Don Cheadle2 films together, 2005 to 2013
Don Cheadle's page
- Iron Man 32013IMDb rating 7.1Toub as Ho YinsenCheadle as Colonel James Rhodes
- Crash2005IMDb rating 7.7Toub as FarhadCheadle as Det. Graham Waters
Ryan Phillippe2 films together, 2005 to 2011
Ryan Phillippe's page
- Setup2011IMDb rating 4.4Toub as RothPhillippe as Vincent Long
- Crash2005IMDb rating 7.7Toub as FarhadPhillippe as Officer Tom Hansen
Gwyneth Paltrow2 films together, 2008 to 2013
Gwyneth Paltrow's page
- Iron Man 32013IMDb rating 7.1Toub as Ho YinsenPaltrow as Pepper Potts
- Iron Man2008IMDb rating 7.9Toub as YinsenPaltrow as Pepper Potts
Jon Favreau2 films together, 2008 to 2013
Jon Favreau's page
- Iron Man 32013IMDb rating 7.1Toub as Ho YinsenFavreau as Happy Hogan
- Iron Man2008IMDb rating 7.9Toub as YinsenFavreau as Hogan
Also two films together1 more actor
- Paul BettanyIron Man 3 (2013) and Iron Man (2008)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.