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My Take
Shaun Toub is the kind of character actor who can quietly anchor an entire film. As Yinsen in Iron Man, he had maybe fifteen minutes of screen time, yet his "Don't waste your life" carries the emotional spine of Tony Stark's whole arc, that is the mark of an actor who makes every scene count. He brings a grounded, soulful gravity to roles that could easily be reduced to stereotype, whether in Crash, The Kite Runner or Homeland. I appreciate how he has built a long, dignified career playing complex Middle Eastern characters with real humanity, refusing the easy caricatures Hollywood often defaults to.
Overview
Shaun Toub is an Iranian-American actor born on April 6, 1963 in Tehran, Iran, and a graduate of the University of Southern California. He is widely known for his roles as Yinsen in Iron Man, Farhad in the Oscar-winning film Crash, and Rahim Khan in The Kite Runner. He has also appeared in major television series including Homeland and the Marvel series WandaVision.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Shaun Toub
- Name (Japanese)
- ショーン・トーブ
- Reading
- しょーん・とーぶ
- Born
- April 6, 1963 (age 63)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Rabbit
- Origin
- Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- Actor / Television actor / Film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Southern California
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Television actor — see all → · More people from Iran →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.