Navid Negahban

Navid Negahban is an Iranian-American actor, producer, and director. He has appeared on 24, Homeland, Mistresses, and as Amahl Farouk / Shadow King in the second and third seasons of FX's Legion. He has also starred as the Sultan in the live-action remake of Aladdin, as General Abdul Rashid Dostum in 12 Strong, as Faraz Hamzad in The Old Man, and as Abbas Mansuri in The Night Agent.

Early life and education Navid Negahban was born in Mashhad, Iran. He took a liking to the theater when he was eight years old, while provoking laughter from a large audience by portraying an old man on stage. He also began learning French for his role on Legion.

Career He has appeared in The Shield, The West Wing, Lost, and CSI: Miami. He has collaborated twice with Iranian-American actress Necar Zadegan, once in 24, where her on-screen husband ordered his interrogation and the torturing of his family, and also in CSI: Miami, where, as his wife, she killed him.

Negahban also had two collaborations with another Iranian-American actress, Mozhan Marnò, in the TV series The Unit and the movie The Stoning of Soraya M., where he plays the husband of Soraya (Marnò). In 2008, Negahban voiced and provided his likeness to the character Dr. Challus Mercer in the survival horror game Dead Space. Of interest is that in the entire show his dialog is in Persian (Farsi) with subtitles in English, giving an added air of credibility to the character. His short film The Apple Tree (2025), which he directed, won Best Short Film at the Japan Indies Film Festival. He received a BAFTA Games Award nomination for Best Performer in 2017 for his work on the video game 1979 Revolution: Black Friday. As executive producer, his film Baba Joon won five Ophir Awards including Best Picture at the Israeli Film Academy.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2005 The Fallen Ones Ammon 2006 Broken Keith 2007 Waking Dreams Toly Charlie Wilson's War Refugee Camp Translator Richard III Sir James Tyrrel 2008 Djinn Djinn Ali 2009 Powder Blue Dr. Brooks Stellina Blue Amir Keshavarz Dead Air Abir Brothers Murad 2011 Atlas Shrugged: Part I Dr. Robert Stadler 2013 The Power of Few Sahel The Moment Malik Jamil Words and Pictures Headmaster Rashid 2014 American Sniper Sheikh Al-Obodi 2015 Baba Joon ItzhakAlso executive producer 2016 Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero Mohammad Mohammad-Mohammadi Brain on Fire Dr. Souhel Najjar Window Horses Mehran (voice) Sniper: Ghost Shooter Robert Mothershed 2017 Sand Castle Kadir American Assassin Minister BehruzCarving a LifeDr. Kasem Damascus Cover Sarraj 2018 12 Strong General Abdul Rashid Dostum 2019 Aladdin The Sultan 2022 Tehranto NarratorAlso executive producer2023 Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham Ra's al Ghul (voice) KandaharMohammad "Mo" DoudSitting in Bars with CakeIsaac 2025 The Apple Tree Gate Keeper Short film; Best Short Film — JIFF Japan Indies Film Festival

Television Year Title Role Notes 2000 The Invisible Man Oman Tariq 2002 The Shield Zayed Al-Thani 2003 The Agency Arab Driver / Palestinian Officer 2 episodes JAG Jamal Bin Fahad Al-Hadi 2004 Threat Matrix Fred The West Wing Maz Lost Omar Episode: "Solitary" 2005 Over There Iraqi Father 24 Abdullah 2006 Las Vegas Farouk Naeem The Unit Faheed Episode: "Security" Without a Trace Nazar Rahim The Path to 9/11 Khalili 2 episodes Criminal Minds Hassan Nadir Episode: "Secrets and Lies" Alias Foreman Law & Order Imam Ibrahim Episode: "Fear America" The Closer Dr. Al-Thani 2 episodes Sleeper Cell The Colonel 2007 Shark Amir Khan Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dr. Rankesh Chanoor Episode: "Outsider" NCIS Jalil Shaloub Moonlight Amir Fayed 2009 Fringe Dr. Malik Yusef Episode: "Fracture" 2010 CSI: Miami Rahim Farooq Episode: "Dishonor" 24 Jamot 8 episodes Dark Blue Ahmad Satar NCIS: Los Angeles Aziz Anshiri The Whole Truth Paul Bagdazarian 2011 Covert Affairs Unknown 2011–2013 Homeland Abu Nazir 20 episodes 2013 CSI: NY Zane Kalim The Game Martin Sheibani Episode: "I Love Luke...ahh!" Arrow Al-Owal Episode: "League of Assassins" 2014 The Mentalist Hassan Zarif Person of Interest Ali Hasan Episode: "Panopticon" Tatort Harun 2015 Scorpion Agent Khara Episode: "Forget Me Nots" Veep Abbas Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Sam Farhidi The Messengers Afghan Prime Minister 4 episodes 2016 The Catch Qasim Halabi 2 episodes Mistresses Jonathan Amadi 6 episodes 2017 Curb Your Enthusiasm Morsi Episode: "Never Wait for Seconds!" 2018 The Team Said Gharbour 8 episodes 2018–2019 Legion Amahl Farouk / Shadow King 19 episodes God Friended Me Hasan 2 episodes 2020 Castlevania Sala (voice) 10 episodes Tehran Masoud Tabrizi 8 episodes 2022The Cleaning Lady Hayak Barsamian Recurring role The Serpent Queen Claude, Duke of Guise 4 episodes 2022–2024 The Old Man Faraz Hamzad 6 episodes 2023 Ghosts of Beirut Ali-Reza Asgari 3 episodes Pantheon Dr. Farhad Karimi (voice) 3 episodes 2024 WondLa Loroc (voice) 2024 Am Abgrund Tofik Gasimov 2025 The Night Agent Abbas Mansuri 8 episodesSplinter Cell: Deathwatch Reza "Gunther" Karimi (voice) 8 episodes

Video games Year Title Role Notes 2008 Dead Space Dr. Challus Mercer 2010 Dark Void The Watcher Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands Opening Poem Reader, Sandman, additional voices Medal of Honor Pashto Fighter 5 2012 Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Thug Spec Ops: The Line Refugees Call of Duty: Black Ops II Additional Voices 2016 1979 Revolution: Black Friday Asadollah Lajevardi Also producer 2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Arash Kadivar 2022 Gotham Knights Ra's al Ghul