Navid Negahban

Personal Info

Birthday

June 2, 1968

(57 years old)

Place of Birth

Mashhad, Iran

Also Known As

네이비드 네가반

نوید نگهبان

Navid Negahban

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.

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Criminal Minds

Law & Order

The Mentalist

Lost

Arrow

NCIS: Los Angeles

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Filmography

2024
Am Abgrund
as Tofik Gasimov
2023
Sitting in Bars with Cake
as Isaac
Kandahar
as Mohammad 'Mo' Doud
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
as Ra's al Ghul (voice)
2022
Tehranto
as Narrator (voice)
2021
Dark Corners
as Karim
2019
London Arabia
as Mo
In Full Bloom
as The Shepherd (voice)
Aladdin
as Sultan
2018
Saat des Terrors
as Kashif Baqri
12 Strong
as General Dostum
2017
Osprey
as Adam Zakaria
Damascus Cover
as Sarraj
Carving a Life
as Dr. Kasem
American Assassin
as Minister Behurz
Price for Freedom
as Victor Daniels
Sand Castle
as Kadeer
Window Horses
as Mehran (voice)
Brain on Fire
as Dr. Najjar
Becoming the Enemy
as Victor Daniels
2016
Sniper: Ghost Shooter
as Mothershed
Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero
as Mohammad Mohammad-Mohammadi
2015
Baba Joon
as Itzhak
Day One
as Dr. Nasir
2014
American Sniper
as Sheikh Al-Obeidi
Words and Pictures
as Rashid
2013
The Moment
as Malik Jamil
The Power of Few
as Sahel
2011
Atlas Shrugged: Part I
as Dr. Robert Stadler
2010
Heal
as Abdul
2009
Brothers
as Murad
Dead Air
as Abir
Liberation
as Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
Diplomacy
as Iranian Foreign Minister
The Stoning of Soraya M.
as Ali
Powder Blue
as Doctor Brooks
Stellina Blue
as Amir Keshavarz
2008
Djinn
as Djinn
2007
Charlie Wilson's War
as Refugee Camp Translator
Broken
as Keith
Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
as Sheik Ahmad
Richard III
as Sir James Tyrrel
2005
The Fallen Ones
as Ammon
Pretty Persuasion
as Mr. Azzouni
2003
Saving Jessica Lynch
as Fedayeen Colonel
War Stories
as Al Qaeda Rebel at Bridge
2000
Boundaries
as Trombonist