Shaun Toub

Shaun Toub is the kind of character actor who can quietly anchor an entire film. As Yinsen in Iron Man, he had limited screen time, yet the character carries the emotional spine of the hero's whole arc, and 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.

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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 Tehran.

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)

Origin

Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran

Occupation

Actor / Television actor / Film actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Rabbit

University

University of Southern California

• Official sitehttps://www.shauntoub.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/shauntoub/
• Xhttps://x.com/ShaunToub
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaun%20Toub
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%88%E3%83%BC%E3%83%96
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q144643

Tags

• From Tehran
• Actor
• Television actor
• Film actor

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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